¹²Joseph said, “This is what it means: the three branches are three days. ¹³In three days the king will release you, pardon you, and restore you to your position. You will give him his cup as you did before when you were his wine steward. ¹⁴But please remember me when everything is going well for you, and please be kind enough to mention me to the king and help me to get out of this prison. ¹⁵After all, I was kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews, and even here in Egypt I didn’t do anything to deserve being put in prison.”

¹⁶When the chief baker saw that the interpretation of the wine steward’s dream was favourable, he said to Joseph, “I had a dream too; I was carrying three bread baskets on my head. ¹⁷In the top basket there were all kinds of pastries for the king, and the birds were eating them.”

¹⁸Joseph answered, “This is what it means: the three baskets are three days. ¹⁹In three days the king will release you—and have your head cut off! Then he will hang your body on a pole, and the birds will eat your flesh.”

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