Genesis 40 – Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Joseph Interprets the Officials’ Dreams

1 Now it happened ^H1961 that after ^H310 these ^H428 things ^H1697, the cupbearer ^H4945 and the baker ^H644 for the king ^H4428 of Egypt ^H4714 offended ^H2398 their lord ^H113, the king ^H4428 of Egypt ^H4714.

2 And Pharaoh ^H6547 was ^H7107 furious ^H7107 with his two ^H8147 officials ^H5631, the chief ^H8269 cupbearer ^H4945 and the chief ^H8269 baker ^H644. 3 So he put ^H5414 them in confinement ^H4929 in the house ^H1004 of the captain ^H8269 of the bodyguard ^H2876, in the jail ^H1004 H5470, the same place ^H4725 where ^H834 H8033 Joseph ^H3130 was imprisoned ^H631. 4 And the captain ^H8269 of the bodyguard ^H2876 appointed ^H6485 Joseph ^H3130 as overseer ^H6485 over them, and he [fn]attended ^H8334 to ^H8334 them; and they were in confinement ^H4929 for [fn]some ^H3117 time ^H3117. 5 Then the cupbearer ^H4945 and the baker ^H644 for the king ^H4428 of Egypt ^H4714, who ^H834 were confined ^H631 in jail ^H1004 H5470, both ^H8147 had ^H2492 a dream ^H2472 the same ^H259 night ^H3915, each ^H376 man ^H376 with his own dream ^H2472 and each ^H376 dream ^H2472 with its own interpretation ^H6623. 6 Now Joseph ^H3130 came ^H935 to them in the morning ^H1242 and saw ^H7200 them, and behold ^H2009, they were dejected ^H2196. 7 So he asked ^H7592 Pharaoh’s ^H6547 officials ^H5631 who ^H834 were with him in confinement ^H4929 in his master’s ^H113 house ^H1004, saying ^H559, “Why ^H4069 are your faces ^H6440 so sad ^H7451 today ^H3117?” 8 Then they said ^H559 to him, “We have [fn]had ^H2492 a dream ^H2472, and there ^H369 is ^H369 no ^H369 one ^H369 to interpret ^H6622 it.” Then Joseph ^H3130 said ^H559 to them, “Do not interpretations ^H6623 belong to God ^H430? Recount ^H5608 it to me, please ^H4994.”

9 So the chief ^H8269 cupbearer ^H4945 recounted ^H5608 his dream ^H2472 to Joseph ^H3130 and said ^H559 to him, “In my dream ^H2472, [fn]behold ^H2009, there was a vine ^H1612 in front ^H6440 of me; 10 and on the vine ^H1612 were three ^H7969 branches ^H8299. And as it was budding ^H6524, its blossoms ^H5322 came ^H5927 out, and its clusters ^H811 produced ^H1310 ripe ^H1310 grapes ^H6025. 11 Now Pharaoh’s ^H6547 cup ^H3563 was in my hand ^H3027; so I took ^H3947 the grapes ^H6025 and squeezed ^H7818 them into Pharaoh’s ^H6547 cup ^H3563, and I put ^H5414 the cup ^H3563 into Pharaoh’s ^H6547 [fn]hand ^H3709.” 12 Then Joseph ^H3130 said ^H559 to him, “This ^H2088 is the interpretation ^H6623 of it: the three ^H7969 branches ^H8299 are three ^H7969 days ^H3117; 13 within three ^H7969 more ^H5750 days ^H3117 Pharaoh ^H6547 will [fn]lift ^H5375 up ^H5375 your head ^H7218 and restore ^H7725 you to your [fn]office ^H3653; and you will put ^H5414 Pharaoh’s ^H6547 cup ^H3563 into his hand ^H3027 according to your former ^H7223 custom ^H4941 when ^H834 you were his cupbearer ^H4945. 14 Only ^H3588 H518 remember ^H2142 me when ^H834 it goes ^H3190 well ^H3190 with you, and please ^H4994 show ^H6213 me lovingkindness ^H2617 by remembering ^H2142 me to Pharaoh ^H6547 and getting ^H3318 me out ^H3318 of this ^H2088 house ^H1004. 15 For I was in ^H1589 fact ^H1589 stolen ^H1589 from the land ^H776 of the Hebrews ^H5680, and even ^H1571 here ^H6311 I have done ^H6213 nothing ^H3808 H3972 that they should have put ^H7760 me into the pit ^H953.”

16 And the chief ^H8269 baker ^H644 saw ^H7200 that he had interpreted ^H6622 favorably ^H2896, so he said ^H559 to Joseph ^H3130, “I also ^H637 saw in my dream ^H2472, and behold ^H2009, there were three ^H7969 baskets ^H5536 of white ^H2751 bread ^H2751 on my head ^H7218; 17 and in the top ^H5945 basket ^H5536 there were some ^H4480 of all ^H3605 [fn]sorts of baked ^H644 food ^H3978 for Pharaoh ^H6547, and the birds ^H5775 were eating ^H398 them out of the basket ^H5536 on my head ^H7218.” 18 Then Joseph ^H3130 answered ^H6030 and said ^H559, “This ^H2088 is its interpretation ^H6623: the three ^H7969 baskets ^H5536 are three ^H7969 days ^H3117; 19 within three ^H7969 more ^H5750 days ^H3117 Pharaoh ^H6547 will lift ^H5375 up ^H5375 your head ^H7218 off of you and will hang ^H8518 you on a tree ^H6086, and the birds ^H5775 will eat ^H398 your flesh ^H1320 off ^H4480 H5921 of you.”

20 Thus it happened ^H1961 on the third ^H7992 day ^H3117, which was Pharaoh’s ^H6547 birthday ^H3205 H3117, that he made ^H6213 a feast ^H4960 for all ^H3605 his servants ^H5650; and he lifted ^H5375 up ^H5375 the head ^H7218 of the chief ^H8269 cupbearer ^H4945 and the head ^H7218 of the chief ^H8269 baker ^H644 among ^H8432 his servants ^H5650. 21 And he restored ^H7725 the chief ^H8269 cupbearer ^H4945 to his [fn]office ^H4945, and he put ^H5414 the cup ^H3563 into Pharaoh’s ^H6547 [fn]hand ^H3709; 22 but he hanged ^H8518 the chief ^H8269 baker ^H644, just ^H834 as Joseph ^H3130 had interpreted ^H6622 to them. 23 Yet the chief ^H8269 cupbearer ^H4945 did not remember ^H2142 Joseph ^H3130, but forgot ^H7911 him.