¹⁸ Joseph answered, “I will tell you what the dream means. The three baskets stand for three days. ¹⁹ Before the end of three days, the king will cut off your head! He will hang your body on a pole. And the birds will eat your flesh.”

²⁰ Three days later it was the king’s birthday. So he gave a feast for all his officers. In front of his officers, he let the chief officer who served his wine and the chief baker out of prison.