Genesis 40:9 - Forerunner Commentary

Genesis 40:9

7 So he asked Pharaoh’s officers who were with him in the custody of his lord’s house, saying, ^a“Why do you look so sad today?”

8 And they said to him, ^a“We each have had a dream, and there is no interpreter of it.” So Joseph said to them, ^b“Do not interpretations belong to God? Tell them to me, please.”

9 Then the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, “Behold, in my dream a vine was before me,

10 and in the vine were three branches; it was as though it budded, its blossoms shot forth, and its clusters brought forth ripe grapes.

11 Then Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand; and I took the grapes and pressed them into Pharaoh’s cup, and placed the cup in Pharaoh’s hand.”

12 And Joseph said to him, ^a“This is the interpretation of it: The three branches ^bare three days.

13 Now within three days Pharaoh will ^alift up your head and restore you to your¹ place, and you will put Pharaoh’s cup in his hand according to the former manner, when you were his butler.

Verse Comparison: Genesis 40:9

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American Standard Version
And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me;

Amplified® Bible
And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph and said to him, In my dream I saw a vine before me,

Contemporary English Version
The king's personal servant told Joseph, "In my dream I saw a vine

Darby English Version
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;

Good News Bible
So the wine steward said, "In my dream there was a grapevine in front of me

King James Version
And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me;

New American Standard Bible
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;

New International Version
So the chief cupbearer told Joseph his dream. He said to him, "In my dream I saw a vine in front of me,

New King James Version
Then the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, “Behold, in my dream a vine was before me,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
So the chief cupbearer told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, "In my dream, behold, there appeared a vine in front of me;

Revised Standard Version
So the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, "In my dream there was a vine before me,

Young's Literal Translation
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!

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