Genesis 40:9

The chief of the cupbearers told his dream to Joseph. He said to him, “In my dream, behold, a vine was in front of me.

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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 said to him, “We have both dreamed a dream and no one can interpret it.” Joseph said to them, “Do not interpretations belong to God? Tell me, please.”

10In the vine were three branches. As it budded, its blossoms came out and the clusters of grapes ripened.

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Cross References

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

Daniel 2:31King, you looked up and you saw a large statue. This statue, which was very powerful and bright, stood before you. Its brightness was terrifying.

Daniel 4:10These were the sights that I saw in my mind as I lay upon my bed: I looked, and there was a tree in the middle of the earth, and its height was very great.

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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