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 (40:13)

But think on me when it shall be well with thee, and show kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house: (40:14)

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 (40:15)

When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said unto Joseph, I also [was] in my dream, and, behold, [I had] three white baskets on my head: (40:16)

And in the uppermost basket [there was] of all manner of bakemeats for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head (40:17)

And Joseph answered and said, This [is] the interpretation thereof: The three baskets [are] three days: (40:18)

Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and shall hang thee on a tree; and the birds shall eat thy flesh from off thee (40:19)

And it came to pass the third day, [which was] Pharaoh's birthday, that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants (40:20)

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

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

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

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