Genesis 40:9

So the chief cupbearer told Joseph his dream. “In my dream there was a vine right in front of me,” he explained.

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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

8“We've both had dreams but can't find anyone to explain what they mean,” they said. So Joseph told them, “Isn't God the one who can interpret the meaning of dreams? Tell me your dreams.”

10“The vine had three branches. As soon as it budded, it flowered, and produced clusters of ripe grapes.

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Cross References

Genesis 37:5Joseph had a dream, and when he told his brothers about it, they hated him even more.

Daniel 2:31Your Majesty, as you looked, there before you stood a great statue. The statue standing in front of you was huge, and blazingly bright. It looked terrifying!

Daniel 4:10As I lay in bed dreaming, I saw a tree in the middle of the earth—a really large tree.

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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