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The Book of Genesis, Chapter 40, Verse 4

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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.
King James Version
And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward.
American Standard Version
And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he ministered unto them: and they continued a season in ward.
New English Translation
The captain of the guard appointed Joseph to be their attendant, and he served them. They spent some time in custody.
World English Bible
The captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, and he took care of them. They stayed in prison many days.
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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:
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Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thine head, and restore thee unto thy place: and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh's cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou wast his butler.
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But think on me when it shall be well with thee, and shew kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house: