Genesis 40:9
“And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me;”
Genesis 40:9 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me;
- DRADouay–Rheims
- The chief butler first told his dream: I saw before me a vine,
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me;
- DARBYDarby
- 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;
- WEBThe World English Bible
- The chief cupbearer told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was in front of me,
- YLTYoung'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!
- BPVBiblePics Version
- The chief butler shared his dream with Joseph, saying, "In my dream, I saw a vine before me;
Context: Genesis 40
7And he asked Pharaoh's officers that were with him in the ward of his lord's house, saying, Wherefore look ye so sadly to day?
8And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said unto them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell me them, I pray you.
9And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me;
10And 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:
11And Pharaoh's cup was in my hand: and I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh's cup, and I gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand.
About Genesis 40: Joseph Interprets Dreams in Prison
Joseph interprets the dreams of the Pharaoh's cupbearer and the baker and is later called upon to interpret the Pharaoh's dream. He correctly predicts seven years of plenty followed by seven years of famine.
Commentary
Genesis 40 is a chapter that focuses on two of Joseph's fellow prisoners, the cupbearer and the baker of Pharaoh. Both of these men have dreams that Joseph interprets for them. The cupbearer's dream is interpreted as a sign of his imminent release from prison, while the baker's dream is interpreted as a sign of his impending death.