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HOLY BIBLE
BOOK OF GENESIS
GENESIS 40
1Sometime later, the cupbearer of the king of Egypt and his baker gave offence to their lord the king of Egypt.
2Pharaoh was angry with his two officials, the chief cupbearer and the chief of the bakers.
3So he imprisoned them in the house of the captain of the guard, into the same prison where Joseph was confined.
4And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and Joseph served them. After they had been in custody for some time,
5Both of them, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were bound in the prison, had a dream the same night. Each man's dream had its own meaning.
6When Joseph came to them in the morning he saw that they were troubled.
7So he asked Pharaoh's officers, who were with him in custody in his master's house, saying, Why look so sad today?
8And they said to him, We both had dreams and there is no one to interpret them. Joseph said to them, Don't interpretations belong to God? Tell them to me.
9So the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream a vine was before me.
10On the vine were three branches. As it budded, its blossoms opened and its clusters ripened into grapes.
11Pharaoh's cup was in my hand, and I took the grapes, pressed them into Pharaoh's cup, then placed the cup in Pharaoh's hand.
12Joseph said to him, This is the interpretation of it: The three branches are three days.
13In three days Pharaoh will pardon you and restore you to your office; you will place Pharaoh's cup into his hand as you formerly did when you were his cupbearer.
14But remember me when things go well for you, and show me kindness. Mention me to Pharaoh and get me out of this place.
15For truly I was kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews, nor have I done anything here to deserve being put in the dungeon.
16When the chief baker saw that the interpretation of the first dream was favourable, he said to Joseph, I also was in my dream, and I had three baskets of bread on my head.
17In the uppermost basket there was of all manner of baked goods for Pharaoh, but the birds were eating them out of the basket on my head.
18Joseph answered, This is the interpretation of it: The three baskets are three days.
19In three days Pharaoh will take your head from you and hang you on a tree; and the birds will eat your flesh from you.
20On the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, he made a feast for all his servants, and he lifted up the head of the chief cupbearer and of the chief baker among his servants.
21He restored the chief cupbearer to his former position, and he placed the cup into Pharaoh's hand;
22But he hanged the chief baker, just as Joseph had interpreted to them.
23Yet the chief butler did not think of Joseph; he forgot him.
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"For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end."
- Jeremiah 29:11
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- Relevance: A foundational Orthodox text, ideal for your site’s authoritative exegesis.
- Source: Available in English via Fathers of the Church series (Catholic University of America Press) or CCEL.org (public domain).
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- Relevance: A key Catholic commentary, complementing Orthodox perspectives.
- Source: Public domain, available via NewAdvent.org or Fathers of the Church series.
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- Description: A verse-by-verse exegesis of Genesis, including Genesis 1, with a focus on literal interpretation and Syriac theological traditions. Ephrem’s concise style emphasizes doctrinal fidelity and spiritual insights.
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