12ዮሴፍም እንዲህ አለው፤ "እንግዲህ የሕልሙ ትርጓሜ ይህ ነው፤ ሦስቱ ሐረግ ሦስት ቀን ነው፤ 13በሦስት ቀን ውስጥ ፈርዖን ከእስር ቤት ያወጣሃል፣ ወደ ቀድሞ ሹመትህም ይመልስሃል፤ በፊት የመጠጥ አሳላፊ በነበርህበት ጊዜ ታደርግ እንደነረው ሁሉ የፈርዖንን ጽዋ በእጁ ትሰጠለህ።
Then Joseph said to him, "This is the interpretation of it: the three branches are three days; within three more days Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore you to your office; and you will put Pharaoh's cup into his hand according to your former custom when you were his cupbearer (Genesis 40:12-13).