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Genesis 40:12-19

12 Then Joseph said to him, ^a“This is its interpretation: ^bthe three branches are three days. 13 In three days Pharaoh will ^clift up your head and restore you to your office, and you shall place Pharaoh’s cup in his hand as formerly, when you were his cupbearer. 14 Only remember me, when it is well with you, and please do me the kindness to mention me to Pharaoh, and so get me out of this house. 15 For ^dI was indeed stolen out of the land of the Hebrews, and ^ehere also I have done nothing that they should put me into the pit.”

16 When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was favorable, he said to Joseph, “I also had a dream: there were three cake baskets on my head, 17 and in the uppermost basket there were all sorts of baked food for Pharaoh, but the birds were eating it out of the basket on my head.” 18 And Joseph answered and said, ^f“This is its interpretation: the three baskets are three days. 19 ^gIn three days Pharaoh will lift up your head—from you!—and ^hhang you on a tree. And the birds will eat the flesh from you.”