Genesis 40:3-5

Contemporary English Version

Joseph Tells the Meaning of the Prisoners' Dreams

40 ^1-3While Joseph was in prison, both the king's^[a] personal servant^[b] and his chief cook made the king angry. So he had them thrown into the same prison with Joseph. ⁴They spent a long time in prison, and the official in charge of the palace guard,^[c] made Joseph their servant.

⁵One night each of the two men had a dream, but their dreams had different meanings.

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Footnotes

40.1-3 the king's: See the note at 12.15.
40.1-3 personal servant: The Hebrew text has “cup bearer,” an important and trusted official in the royal court, who personally served wine to the king.
40.4 the palace guard: Possibly Potiphar (see 39.1).