The Book of Genesis-Verse by Verse

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Genesis 40:8
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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Genesis 40:9
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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Genesis 40:10
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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Genesis 40:11 (KJV) 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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Genesis 40:12 (KJV) And Joseph said unto him, This is the interpretation of it: The three branches are three days:

 

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Genesis 40:13 (KJV) 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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Genesis 40:14 (KJV) 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:

 

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Genesis 40:15 (KJV) For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews: and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.

 

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Genesis 40:16
16 When the chief baker saw that Joseph had given a favorable interpretation, he said to Joseph, "I too had a dream: On my head were three baskets of bread.

 

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Genesis 40:17
17 In the top basket were all kinds of baked goods for Pharaoh, but the birds were eating them out of the basket on my head."

 

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Genesis 40:18
18 "This is what it means," Joseph said. "The three baskets are three days.

 

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Genesis 40:19
19 Within three days Pharaoh will lift off your head and hang you on a tree. And the birds will eat away your flesh."

 

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Genesis 40:20
20 Now the third day was Pharaoh's birthday, and he gave a feast for all his officials. He lifted up the heads of the chief cupbearer and the chief baker in the presence of his officials:

 

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Genesis 40:21 (KJV) And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand:

 

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Genesis 40:22 (KJV) But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them.

 

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Genesis 40:23 (KJV) Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him.

 

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Genesis 41:1 (KJV) And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river.

 

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Genesis 41:2 (KJV) And, behold, there came up out of the river seven well favoured kine and fatfleshed; and they fed in a meadow.

 

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Genesis 41:3 (KJV) And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill favoured and leanfleshed; and stood by the other kine upon the brink of the river.

 

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Genesis 41:4 (KJV) And the ill favoured and leanfleshed kine did eat up the seven well favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke.