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So the man who served wine to the king told Joseph his dream. He said, "I dreamed I saw a vine, and

Before the end of three days the king will free you, and he will allow you to return to your work. You will serve the king his wine just as you did before.

Three days later, on his birthday, the king gave a feast for all his officers. In front of his officers, he released from prison the chief officer who served his wine and the chief baker.

The king gave his chief officer who served wine his old position, and once again he put the king's cup of wine into the king's hand.

The king slept again and dreamed a second time. In his dream he saw seven full and good heads of grain growing on one stalk.

The next morning the king was troubled about these dreams, so he sent for all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. The king told them his dreams, but no one could explain their meaning to him.

A young Hebrew man, a servant of the captain of the guard, was in the prison with us. When we told him our dreams, he explained their meanings to us. He told each man the meaning of his dream, and

This seemed like a very good idea to the king, and all his officers agreed.

Then the king took off from his own finger his ring with the royal seal on it, and he put it on Joseph's finger. He gave Joseph fine linen clothes to wear, and he put a gold chain around Joseph's neck.

The king had Joseph ride in the second royal chariot, and people walked ahead of his chariot calling, "Bow down!" By doing these things, the king put Joseph in charge of all of Egypt.

Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt, so he said to his sons, "Why are you just sitting here looking at one another?

When Joseph saw his brothers, he knew who they were, but he acted as if he didn't know them. He asked unkindly, "Where do you come from?" They answered, "We have come from the land of Canaan to buy food."

Joseph knew they were his brothers, but they did not know who he was.

And Joseph remembered his dreams about his brothers bowing to him. He said to them, "You are spies! You came to learn where the nation is weak!"

But his brothers said to him, "No, my master. We come as your servants just to buy food.

They said to each other, "We are being punished for what we did to our brother. We saw his trouble, and he begged us to save him, but we refused to listen. That is why we are in this trouble now."

When Joseph talked to his brothers, he used an interpreter, so they did not know that Joseph understood what they were saying.

Joseph told his servants to fill his brothers' bags with grain and to put the money the brothers had paid for the grain back in their bags. The servants were also to give them what they would need for their trip back home. And the servants did this.

When they stopped for the night, one of the brothers opened his sack to get food for his donkey. Then he saw his money in the top of the sack.

They said, "The master of that land spoke unkindly to us. He accused us of spying on his country,