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The Book of Genesis, Chapter 40, Verse 2

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And it came to pass after these things, [that] the butler of the king of Egypt and [his] baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt.
King James Version
And Pharaoh was wroth against two [of] his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.
American Standard Version
And Pharaoh was wroth against his two officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.
New English Translation
Pharaoh was enraged with his two officials, the cupbearer and the baker,
World English Bible
Pharaoh was angry with his two officers, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker.
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And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph [was] bound.
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And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward.
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And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which [were] bound in the prison.
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And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, behold, they [were] sad.
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And he asked Pharaoh's officers that [were] with him in the ward of his lord's house, saying, Wherefore look ye [so] sadly to day?
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And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and [there is] no interpreter of it. And Joseph said unto them, [Do] not interpretations [belong] to God? tell me [them], I pray you.
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And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine [was] before me;
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And in the vine [were] three branches: and it [was] as though it budded, [and] her blossoms shot forth; and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes:
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And Pharaoh's cup [was] in my hand: and I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh's cup, and I gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand.
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And Joseph said unto him, This [is] the interpretation of it: The three branches [are] three days: