Bible Reading
February 9
The World English Bible
Feb.
9
Genesis
40
Gen
40:1 It happened after these things, that the butler of the king of
Egypt and his baker offended their lord, the king of Egypt.
Gen
40:2 Pharaoh was angry with his two officers, the chief cupbearer
and the chief baker.
Gen
40:3 He put them in custody in the house of the captain of the
guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.
Gen
40:4 The captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, and he took
care of them. They stayed in prison many days.
Gen
40:5 They both dreamed a dream, each man his dream, in one night,
each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the cupbearer
and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were bound in the prison.
Gen
40:6 Joseph came in to them in the morning, and saw them, and saw
that they were sad.
Gen
40:7 He asked Pharaoh's officers who were with him in custody in his
master's house, saying, "Why do you look so sad today?"
Gen
40:8 They said to him, "We have dreamed a dream, and there is
no one who can interpret it." Joseph said to them, "Don't
interpretations belong to God? Please tell it to me."
Gen
40:9 The chief cupbearer told his dream to Joseph, and said to him,
"In my dream, behold, a vine was in front of me,
Gen
40:10 and in the vine were three branches. It was as though it
budded, its blossoms shot forth, and its clusters brought forth ripe
grapes.
Gen
40:11 Pharaoh's cup was in my hand; and I took the grapes, and
pressed them into Pharaoh's cup, and I gave the cup into Pharaoh's
hand."
Gen
40:12 Joseph said to him, "This is its interpretation: the
three branches are three days.
Gen
40:13 Within three more days, Pharaoh will lift up your head, and
restore you to your office. You will give Pharaoh's cup into his
hand, the way you did when you were his cupbearer.
Gen
40:14 But remember me when it will be well with you, and show
kindness, please, to me, and make mention of me to Pharaoh, and bring
me out of this house.
Gen
40:15 For indeed, I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews,
and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the
dungeon."
Gen
40:16 When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he
said to Joseph, "I also was in my dream, and behold, three
baskets of white bread were on my head.
Gen
40:17 In the uppermost basket there was all kinds of baked food for
Pharaoh, and the birds ate them out of the basket on my head."
Gen
40:18 Joseph answered, "This is its interpretation. The three
baskets are three days.
Gen
40:19 Within three more days, Pharaoh will lift up your head from
off you, and will hang you on a tree; and the birds will eat your
flesh from off you."
Gen
40:20 It happened the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, that
he made a feast for all his servants, and he lifted up the head of
the chief cupbearer and the head of the chief baker among his
servants.
Gen
40:21 He restored the chief cupbearer to his position again, and he
gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand;
Gen
40:22 but he hanged the chief baker, as Joseph had interpreted to
them.
Gen
40:23 Yet the chief cupbearer didn't remember Joseph, but forgot
him.
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