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Now, until the time in which he was taken, Joseph had studied the Toraha and all the ways of YHVHb,
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And so it was that he had become so learned that he could impart to his brethren all that he had heard from their father, Jacob and his mother, Rachel.
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And it came to pass that he did not stop studying when he was taken, but he was also learned in Egypt that he might give good counsel in the ways of YHVH in the language of the Egyptians.
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And it came to pass that because of this he had become the favorite of the sons of Elohima among these, the sons of manb;
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And it was because of this that the handmaids who come to serve the guards would kiss and embrace him, and he had been given charge over all of the other prisoners.
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And it was even as the angel of YHVHa had said, for wherever Joseph went, there was he blessed and favored.
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¶ And it came to pass after these things, that the chief cupbearer of the Pharaoh and his cook had offended their lord, who was the king of Egypt.
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And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, yea even against the chief of his cupbearers and against the chief of his cooks.
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And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was kept.
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And the chief guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them; and it came to pass that they were kept there for a few days’ time.
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¶ And it came to pass that both the cupbearer and the cook came to dream a dream, both of them; the cupbearer and the cook of the Pharaoh, which were bound in the prison.
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And each man founda his dream in the same night, each man understood not the meaning or the interpretation of his dream.
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¶ And it came to pass that Joseph came in unto them in the morning and looked upon them; and behold, they were distraught.
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And Joseph asked the officers of Pharaoh that were with him in the ward of his the house of his master, saying: Wherefore look ye so sadly today?
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And they said unto him: We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpretera of it.
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And Joseph said unto them: Do not interpretations belong to Ha'Elohima? Tell me then, thy dreams, I pray you.
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¶ And the chief cupbearer told his dream to Joseph and said to him: In my dream, behold, a vine was before me;
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And in the vine were three branches; and it was as though it budded, and her blossoms shot forth; and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes;
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And Pharaoh's cup was in my hand; and I took the grapes and pressed them into the cup of Pharaoh, and I gave the cup into the hand of Pharaoh.
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¶ And Joseph said unto him: This is the interpretation of it: The three branches are three days;
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Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thine head and restore thee unto thy place;
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And thou shalt deliver the cup of Pharaoh into his hand after the former manner when thou wast his cupbearer.
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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;
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For indeed I have come willingly out of the land of the Hebrews; and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.
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¶ And when the chief cook 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;
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And in the uppermost basket there was all manner of baked goods for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head.
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And Joseph answered and said: This is the interpretation thereof: The three baskets are three days;
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Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee and shall hanga thee on a tree; and the birds shall eat thy flesh from off thee.
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¶ And it came to pass the third day, which was birthday of Pharaoh, that he made a feast unto all his servants; and he lifted up the head of the chief cupbearer and of the chief cook among his servants.
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And he restored the chief cupbearer unto his position again; and he gave the cup into the hand of Pharaoh;
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But he hanged the chief cook, as Joseph had interpreted to them.
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¶ And it came to pass that the chief cupbearer did not remember Joseph, but forgot him; and so it was that Joseph staid awhile longer in that prison.