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Genesis 40:9
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The chief butler told his dream to Yosef, and said to him, "In my dream, behold, a vine was in front of me,
And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me;
Then the chief cupbearer told his dream to Joseph, and he said to him, "In my dream, now behold, there was a vine before me,
So the man who served wine to the king told Joseph his dream. He said, "I dreamed I saw a vine, and
So the chief cupbearer told his dream to Joseph: "In my dream, there was a vine in front of me.
So the chief cupbearer told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, "In my dream there was a grapevine in front of me;
So the chief cupbearer told his dream to Joseph, saying to him, "In my dream, behold, there was a vine in front of me;
So the chiefe butler tolde his dreame to Ioseph, and said vnto him, In my dreame, behold, a vine was before me,
So the chief cupbearer recounted his dream to Joseph and said to him, "In my dream, behold, there was a vine in front of me;
The king's personal servant told Joseph, "In my dream I saw a vine
Then the chief cupbearer told Yosef his dream: "In my dream, there in front of me was a vine,
Then the chief of the cup-bearers told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me;
So the chief cupbearer told his dream to Joseph and said to him, "In my dream there was a vine before me,
Then the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me;
So the wine steward said, "In my dream there was a grapevine in front of me
So the chief cupbearer told his dream to Joseph: “In my dream there was a vine in front of me.
And the chief of the cupbearers told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me.
Then the chefe butlar tolde Ioseph his dreame, and saide vnto him: I dreamed that there was a vyne before me,
And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me;
Then the chief wine-servant gave Joseph an account of his dream, and said, In my dream I saw a vine before me;
And the chiefe butler tolde his dreame to Ioseph, and saide vnto him: In my dreame, me thought there stoode a vine before me,
And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him: 'In my dream, behold, a vine was before me;
And the chiefe Butler tolde his dreame to Ioseph, and said to him; In my dreame, beholde, a vine was before mee:
And the chief cupbearer related his dream to Joseph, and said, In my dream a vine was before me.
And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me;
So the chief cupbearer told Joseph his dream: "In my dream there was a vine before me,
The `souereyn of boteleris telde first his dreem; Y seiy that a vyne bifore me,
And the chief of the butlers recounteth his dream to Joseph, and saith to him, `In my dream, then lo, a vine [is] before me!
And the chief cupbearer told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, look, a vine was before me;
And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine [was] before me;
The chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, "In my dream, behold, a vine was in front of me,
Then the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, "Behold, in my dream a vine was before me,
So the chief cup-bearer told Joseph his dream first. "In my dream," he said, "I saw a grapevine in front of me.
So the head cup-carrier told his dream to Joseph. He said, "In my dream, there was a vine in front of me.
So the chief cupbearer told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, "In my dream there was a vine before me,
And the chief of the butlers related his dream to Joseph, - and said to him, In my dream, then lo! a vine, before me;
The chief butler first told his dream: I saw before me a vine,
So the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, "In my dream there was a vine before me,
First the head cupbearer told his dream to Joseph: "In my dream there was a vine in front of me with three branches on it: It budded, blossomed, and the clusters ripened into grapes. I was holding Pharaoh's cup; I took the grapes, squeezed them into Pharaoh's cup, and gave the cup to Pharaoh."
So the chief cupbearer told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, "In my dream, behold, there was a vine in front of me;
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
a vine: Genesis 37:5-10, Judges 7:13-15, Daniel 2:31, Daniel 4:8, Daniel 4:10-18
Reciprocal: Nehemiah 1:11 - For I was Daniel 4:9 - tell
Cross-References
One night both of the prisoners had a dream. The baker and the wine server each had his own dream, and each dream had its own meaning.
On the vine there were three branches. I watched the branches grow flowers and then become grapes.
Before the end of three days, Pharaoh will forgive you and allow you to go back to your work. You will do the same work for Pharaoh as you did before.
I was kidnapped and taken from the land of my people, the Hebrews. I have done nothing wrong! I should not be in prison."
Joseph answered, "I will tell you what the dream means. The three baskets mean three days.
"King, in your dream you saw a large statue in front of you that was very large and shiny. It was very impressive.
Finally, Daniel came to me. (I gave Daniel the name Belteshazzar to honor my god. The spirit of the holy gods is in him.) I told him about my dream.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph,.... He listened to what Joseph said, and paid a regard to it, and began to think he might be able to interpret his dream, and therefore was forward, and the first to tell him it at once; whereas the chief baker did not seem disposed to do it, until he observed the good interpretation given of the butler's dream, Genesis 40:16:
and said unto him, in my dream, behold, a vine [was] before me; it appeared to him in his dream, as if a vine sprung up at once, and stood before him; which was very suitable to his office as a butler, wine being the fruit of the vine, which he provided for the king his master, and presented to him at table.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
- Joseph in Prison
An uncomplaining patience and an unhesitating hopefulness keep the breast of Joseph in calm tranquillity. There is a God above, and that God is with him. His soul swerves not from this feeling. Meanwhile, new and distinguished prisoners are introduced into his place of confinement.
Genesis 40:1-4
The chief butler and chief baker, high officials in Pharaohâs court, come under the displeasure of their sovereign. âIn the house of the captain of the guards.â It appears that this officerâs establishment contained the keep in which Joseph and these criminals were confined. âCharged Joseph with them.â As Joseph was his slave, and these were state prisoners, he appointed him to wait upon them. It is probable that Josephâs character had been somewhat re-established with him during his residence in the prison.
Genesis 40:5-8
These prisoners dream, âeach according to the interpretation of his dream,â the imagery of which was suited to indicate his future state. They were sad - anxious to know the meaning of these impressive dreams. âWhy are your forces bad today?â Joseph keeps up his character of frank composure. âDo not interpretations belong to God?â In his past history he had learned that dreams themselves come from God. And when he adds, âTell them now to me,â he intimates that God would enable him to interpret their dreams. Here again he uses the general name of God, which was common to him with the pagan.
Genesis 40:9-15
The chief butler now recites his dream. âPressed them into Pharaohâs cup.â The imagery of the dream is not intended to intimate that Pharaoh drank only the fresh juice of the grape. It only expresses by a natural figure the source of wine, and possibly the duty of the chief butler to understand and superintend the whole process of its formation. Egypt was not only a corn, but a vine country. The interpretation of this dream was very obvious and natural; yet not without a divine intimation could it be known that the âthree branches were three days.â Joseph, in the quiet confidence that his interpretation would prove correct, begs the chief butler to remember him and endeavor to procure his release. âStolen, stolen was I.â He assures him that he was not a criminal, and that his enslavement was an act of wrongful violence - a robbery by the strong hand. âFrom the land of the Hebrews;â a very remarkable expression, as it strongly favors the presumption that the Hebrews inhabited the country before Kenaan took possession of it. âI have not done aught.â Joseph pleads innocence, and claims liberation, not as an unmerited favor, but as a right. âThe pit.â The pit without water seems to have been the primitive place of confinement for culprits.
Genesis 40:16-19
The chief baker is encouraged by this interpretation to tell his dream. âI also.â He anticipates a favorable answer, from the remarkable likeness of the dreams. âOn my head.â It appears from the monuments of Egypt that it was the custom for men to carry articles on their heads. âAll manner of baked meatsâ were also characteristic of a corn country. âLift up thy head from upon thee.â This part of the interpretation proves its divine origin. And hang thee - thy body, after being beheaded. This was a constant warning to all beholders.
Genesis 40:20-23
The interpretations prove correct. âThe birthday of Pharaoh.â It is natural and proper for men to celebrate with thanksgiving the day of their birth, as life is a pure and positive blessing. The benign Creator gives only a happy and precious form of existence to those whom he endows with the capacity of estimating its value. A birthday feast cannot be without a chief butler and a chief baker, and hence, the fate of these criminals must be promptly decided. âLifted up the head;â a phrase of double meaning. The chief butler remembers not Joseph. This is a case of frequent occurrence in this nether world. But there is One above who does not forget him. He will deliver him at the proper time.
