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Genesis 40

The interpretation of dreames is of God. 12. 19. Ioſeph expoundeth the dreames of the two priſoners. 23 The ingratitude of the butler.
1.ANd after theſe thīgs, the butler of yͤ King of Egypt and his baker offended their lord the king of Egypt.
2.And Pharaóh was angry againſt his two " officers, againſt the chief butler, and againſt the chief baker.
3.Therefore he put them in warde in his chief ſtuardes houſe, in the priſon and place where Ioſeph was bounde.
4.And the chief ſtuarde gaue a Ioſeph charge ouer them, & he ſerued them: and they continued a ſeaſon in warde:
5.¶ And they bothe dreamed a dreame, ether of thē his dreame in one night, b eche one according to yͤ interpretation of his dreame, bothe yͤ butler & the baker of the King of Egypt, wͤ were bounde in the priſon.
6.And when Ioſeph came in vnto them in the morning, and loked vpon them, beholde, they were ſad.
7.And he aſked Pharaohs officers, that were with him in his maſters warde, ſaying, Wherfore " loke ye ſo ſadly to day?
8.Who anſwered him, We haue dreamed, eche one a dreame, & there is none to interpret the fame. Then Ioſeph ſaid vnto thē, c Are not interpretations of God? tel them me now.
9.So the chief butler tolde his dreame to Ioſeph, and ſaid vnto him, In my dreame, beholde, a vine was before me,
10.And in the vine were thre branches, and as it budded, her floure came forthe: & the cluſters of grapes waxed ripe.
11.And I had Pharaohs cup in mine hand, & I toke the grapes, and wrong them into Pharaohs cup, and I gaue the cup into Pharaohs hand.
12.Then Ioſeph ſaid vnto him, This is the interpretation of it: d The thre branches are thre dayes.
13.Within thre dayes ſhal Pharaóh lift vp thine " office, and thou ſhalt giue Pharaohs cup into his hand after the olde maner, when yͤ waſt his butler.
14.But haue me in remembraunce with thee, when thou art in good caſe, & ſhewe mercie, I pray thee, vnto me, and e make mencion of me to Pharaóh, that thou maieſt bring me out of this houfe.
15.For I was ſtollen away by theft out of yͤ land of the Ebrewes, & here alſo haue I done done nothing, wherefore they ſhulde put me " in the dungeon.
16.And when the chief baker ſawe that the interpretació was good, he ſaid vnto Ioſeph, Alſo me thoght in my dreame that I had thre f white baſkets on mine head.
17.And in the vppermoſt baſket there was of all maner baké meates for Pharaóh: & the birdes did eat them out of the baſket vpon mine head.
18.Then Ioſeph anſwered, & ſajd, g This is the interpretacion thereof: The thre baſkets are thre dayes:
19.Within thre daies ſhal Pharaóh take thine head from thee, & ſhal hang thee on a tre, and the birdes ſhal eat thy fleſh from of thee.
20.¶ And ſo the third day, which was Pharaóhs h birthday, he made a feaſt vnto all his ſeruantes: and he lifted vp the head of the chief butler, and the head of the chief baker among his ſeruantes.
21.And he reſtored the chief butler vnto his butlerſhip, who gaue the cup in to Pharaóhs hand,
22.But he hanged the chief baker, as Ioſeph had interpreted vnto them.
23.Yet the chief butler did not remembre Ioſeph, but forgat him.

Notes

2:".
Or, eunuches. the worde ſignifieth them that were in high estate, or, them that were gelded
4:a.
Godworked many wonder ful meanes to deliuer his.
5:b.
That is, euerie dreamehad his interpretation, as the thing afterward declared.
7:".
Ebr why are your faces euil?
8:c.
Can not God raiſe vp ſuche as ſhal interpret ſuche things?
12:d.
He was aſſured by the Spirit of God yͤ his interpretation was true.
13:".
Ebr. place.
14:e.
He refuſed not the meanes to be deliuered, which he thoght God had appoited.
15:".
Or, in the pit.
16:f.
That is, made of white twigges, or, as ſome read, baſkets ful of holes.
18:g.
He ſheweth that the miniſters of God oght not to cõceile that, ŵ God reueileth vnto them
20:h.
Which was an occaſion to appoint his officers and ſo to examine thẽ that were in priſon