CSB

CSB

Click to Change

Return to Top

Return to Top

Printer Icon

Print

Copy
Copy Options
Format by: Verse Paragraph
Strong's
Red Letter
Audio Bibles
The Blue Letter Bible

Genesis 40 :: Christian Standard Bible (CSB)

toggle collapse
Choose a new font size and typeface
Audio Bibles
Joseph Interprets Two Prisoners’ Dreams
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:1 -

After this, the king of Egypt’s cupbearer and baker offended their master, the king of Egypt.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:2 -

Pharaoh was angry with his two officers, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker,

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:3 -

and put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guards in the prison where Joseph was confined.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:4 -

The captain of the guards assigned Joseph to them as their personal attendant, and they were in custody for some time.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:5 -

The king of Egypt’s cupbearer and baker, who were confined in the prison, each had a dream. Both had a dream on the same night, and each dream had its own meaning.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:6 -

When Joseph came to them in the morning, he saw that they looked distraught.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:7 -

So he asked Pharaoh’s officers who were in custody with him in his master’s house, “Why do you look so sad today? ”

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:8 -

“We had dreams,” they said to him, “but there is no one to interpret them.”

Then Joseph said to them, “Don’t interpretations belong to God? Tell me your dreams.”

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:9 -

So the chief cupbearer told his dream to Joseph: “In my dream there was a vine in front of me.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:10 -

“On the vine were three branches. As soon as it budded, its blossoms came out and its clusters ripened into grapes.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:11 -

“Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand, and I took the grapes, squeezed them into Pharaoh’s cup, and placed the cup in Pharaoh’s hand.”

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:12 -

“This is its interpretation,” Joseph said to him. “The three branches are three days.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:13 -

“In just three days Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore you to your position. You will put Pharaoh’s cup in his hand the way you used to when you were his cupbearer.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:14 -

“But when all goes well for you, remember that I was with you. Please show kindness to me by mentioning me to Pharaoh, and get me out of this prison.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:15 -

“For I was kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews, and even here I have done nothing that they should put me in the dungeon.”[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:16 -

When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was positive, he said to Joseph, “I also had a dream. Three baskets of white bread were on my head.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:17 -

“In the top basket were all sorts of baked goods for Pharaoh, but the birds were eating them out of the basket on my head.”

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:18 -

“This is its interpretation,” Joseph replied. “The three baskets are three days.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:19 -

“In just three days Pharaoh will lift up your head ​— ​from off you ​— ​and hang you on a tree.[fn] Then the birds will eat the flesh from your body.”[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:20 -

On the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, he gave a feast for all his servants. He elevated[fn] the chief cupbearer and the chief baker among his servants.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:21 -

Pharaoh restored the chief cupbearer to his position as cupbearer, and he placed the cup in Pharaoh’s hand.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:22 -

But Pharaoh hanged[fn] the chief baker, just as Joseph had explained to them.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:23 -

Yet the chief cupbearer did not remember Joseph; he forgot him.

CSB Footnotes
Lit custody days
Or pit, or cistern
Or and impale you on a pole
Lit eat your flesh from upon you
Lit He lifted up the head of
Or impaled
CSB

Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2017, 2020 by Holman Bible Publishers.

Additional information is provided here.

For more information on this translation, see the CSB Preface.

BLB Searches
Search the Bible
CSB
 [?]

Advanced Options

Other Searches

Multi-Verse Retrieval
x
CSB

Daily Devotionals
x

Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness.

Daily Bible Reading Plans
x

Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year.

One-Year Plans

Two-Year Plan