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| 1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 1Some time later, both the senior security advisor to the king of Egypt and his head chef offended their master, Egypt's king. |
| 2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 2Pharaoh was so angry with his two officers—his senior security advisor and his head chef— |
| 3[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 3that he locked them up in the prison dungeon operated by the captain of the guard, the very place where Joseph was imprisoned. |
| 4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 4The captain of the guard entrusted them to Joseph's custody, who took care of them, since they were to remain there in custody for a number of days. |
| 5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5Then the two of them each had a dream. They both had their dreams the same night, and there were separate interpretations for each dream—the senior security advisor and the head chef to the king of Egypt, who had confined them in prison. |
| 6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 6When Joseph came to see them in the morning, he noticed how downcast they looked! They were both very sad. |
| 7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 7So he asked Pharaoh's officers, who were with him in prison in his master's house, "Why are you so sad today?" |
| 8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 8"We had a dream," they replied, "but there's no one to interpret it." "Interpretations belong to God," Joseph told them, "so please tell me your stories." |
| 9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9So the senior security advisor related his dream to Joseph. "In my dream," he said, "all of a sudden there was a vine in front of me! |
| 10[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 10On the vine were three branches that budded. Blossoms shot out, and clusters grew up that produced ripe grapes. |
| 11[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 11Then, with Pharaoh's cup in my hand, I took the grapes, squeezed them into Pharaoh's cup, then handed the cup directly to Pharaoh." |
| 12[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 12Then Joseph told him, "This is what your dream means: The three branches are three days. |
| 13[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 13Within three days, Pharaoh will encourage you and return you to your responsibilities. You'll attend to Pharaoh's personal wine cup, just as you did when you were his senior security advisor. |
| 14[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 14But keep me in mind when things go well for you. Be sure to extend kindness to me by remembering me to Pharaoh. Bring me out of this prison, |
| 15[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 15because I was kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews. Not only that, I haven't done anything that deserves me being confined to this pit." |
| 16[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 16When the head chef heard that the interpretation was good, he told Joseph, "I was also in my dream. All of a sudden, there were three baskets with white bread stacked on top of my head. |
| 17[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 17There was all kinds of food in the basket that was on top, including baked food for Pharaoh. The birds were eating them from the basket on my head." |
| 18[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 18Joseph replied, "This is what your dream means: The three baskets are also three days. |
| 19[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 19Within three more days, Pharaoh will behead you and hang you on gallows, where birds will eat your flesh from you." |
| 20[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 20On the third day, which just happened to be Pharaoh's birthday, he threw a party for all his servants. He lifted the head of both his senior security advisor and of his head chef in front of his servants— |
| 21[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 21that is, he restored his senior security advisor to his former responsibilities, including attending to Pharaoh's personal wine cup, |
| 22[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 22but he beheaded and hanged the head chef, just as Joseph had interpreted for them. |
| 23[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 23Despite all of this, the senior security advisor not only didn't remember Joseph, he deliberately forgot him. |
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