Genesis 40
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Genesis 40:9-15

9So the chief cupbearer told Joseph his dream. He said “In my dream a grapevine with three branches appeared in front of me.

10Soon after it sprouted it blossomed. Then its clusters ripened into grapes.

11Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand, so I took the grapes and squeezed them into it. I put the cup in Pharaoh’s hand.”

12“This is what it means,” Joseph said to him. “The three branches are three days.

13In the next three days Pharaoh will release you and restore you to your position. You will put Pharaoh’s cup in his hand as you used to do when you were his cupbearer.

14Remember me when things go well for you, and please do me a favor. Mention me to Pharaoh, and get me out of this prison.

15I was kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews, and even here I’ve done nothing to deserve being put in this prison.”

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