Genesis 40:9

The chief cupbearer explained his dream first. “I saw before me a vine,

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In The 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;

In Context

8They responded, “We have seen a dream, and there is no one to interpret it for us.” And Joseph said to them, “Doesn’t interpretation belong to God? Recount for me what you have seen.”

10on which were three shoots, which grew little by little into buds, and, after the flowers, it matured into grapes.

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Cross References

Genesis 37:5Then it also happened that he recounted the vision of a dream to his brothers, for which reason a greater hatred began to be nurtured.

Daniel 2:31You, O king, saw, and behold, something like a great statue. This statue, which was great and high, stood exalted above you, and you considered how terrible it was.

Daniel 4:10I saw in the vision of my head upon my blanket, and behold, a watcher and a holy one descended from heaven.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 40:6-20

5 And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison. 6 And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, behold, they were sad. 7 And 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? 8 And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it.… Read the whole commentary →

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