Holy Scripture

Genesis 40:13

A church father on this verse
“I do not wish to speak of someone else's dream. You certainly remember my words, that even then I refused to interpret it because I fear its outcome, the death that I dread. Let us first speak of the man who, when he was in charge of wine, seemed to be happy and believed that this was the pinnacle of power because he…”
Ambrose of Milan, 4th c. — On Joseph the Patriarch

Source: Septuagint

Original

13Yet three days and Pharaoh shall remember thy office, and he shall restore thee to thy place of chief cupbearer, and thou shalt give the cup of Pharaoh into his hand, according to thy former high place, as thou wast wont to be cupbearer.

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In context

11And the cup of Pharaoh was in my hand; and I took the bunch of grapes, and squeezed it into the cup, and gave the cup into Pharaoh’s hand.

12And Joseph said to him, This is the interpretation of it. The three stems are three days.

— Genesis 40:13 —

14But remember me of thyself, when it shall be well with thee, and thou shalt deal mercifully with me, and thou shalt make mention of me to Pharaoh, and thou shalt bring me forth out of this dungeon.

15For surely I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews, and here I have done nothing, but they have cast me into this pit.

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