JOSEPH INTERPRETS THE DREAMS OF PHARAOH'S OFFICERS.
The Fate of the Chief Butler and of the Baker of the King.
And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker offended their lord the [{100}] king of Egypt. And Pharaoh was wroth against his two officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers. And he put them into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound. And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he ministered unto them: and they continued a season in prison.
And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream, in one night, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were bound in the prison. And Joseph came in to them in the morning, and saw them, and, behold, they were sad. And he asked Pharaoh's officers that were with him in prison, saying, "Wherefore look ye so sad to-day?"
And they said unto him, "We have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it."
And Joseph said unto them, "Do not interpretations belong to God? Tell it me, I pray you."
And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, "In my dream, behold, a vine was before me; and in the vine were three branches: and it was as though it budded, and its blossoms shot forth; and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes: and Pharaoh's cup was in my hand; and I took the grape: and pressed them into Pharaoh's cup, and I gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand."
A GROVE OF DATE PALMS IN EGYPT
From a photograph belonging to Miss Clara L. Bodman and used by her kind permission.
