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Genesis 40:11

Pharaoh

9 So the chief cupbearer told Joseph his dream: “In my dream there was a vine before me,

10 and on the vine were three branches. As it budded, its blossoms opened and its clusters ripened into grapes.

Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand, and I took the grapes, squeezed them into his cup, and placed the cup in his hand.”

12 Joseph replied, “This is the interpretation: The three branches are three days.

13 Within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore your position. You will put Pharaoh’s cup in his hand, just as you did when you were his cupbearer.

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BSB
Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand, and I took the grapes, squeezed them into his cup, and placed the cup in his hand.”
KJV
And 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.
WEB
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.”
ASV
and 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.
DARBY
And Pharaoh's cup was in my hand; and I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh's cup, and gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand.
BLB
And the cup of Pharaoh [was] in my hand, and I took the grapes and pressed them into the cup of Pharaoh, and I put the cup in the hand of Pharaoh.”
ÅB
Og jeg holdt Faraos beger i min hånd, og jeg tok druene og presset dem ut i Faraos beger, og så rakte jeg Farao begeret.
OTB
Faraos beger var i min hånd, og jeg tok druene, presset dem i faraos beger, og satte begeret i hans hånd."
B1930
Og jeg holdt Faraos beger i min hånd, og jeg tok druene og krystet dem ut i Faraos beger, og så rakte jeg Farao begeret.

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Cross references

  • Nehemiah 1:11–2:1

    O Lord, may Your ear be attentive to my prayer and to the prayers of Your servants who delight to revere Your name. Give Your servant success this day, I pray, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.” (At that time I was the cupbearer to the king.)

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  • 1 Kings 10:5

    the food at his table, the seating of his servants, the service and attire of his attendants and cupbearers, and the burnt offerings he presented at the house of the LORD, it took her breath away.

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  • 2 Chronicles 9:4

    the food at his table, the seating of his servants, the service and attire of his attendants and cupbearers, and the burnt offerings he presented at the house of the LORD, it took her breath away.

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  • Leviticus 10:9

    “You and your sons are not to drink wine or strong drink when you enter the Tent of Meeting, or else you will die; this is a permanent statute for the generations to come.

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  • Proverbs 3:10

    then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.

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  • Genesis 40:21

    Pharaoh restored the chief cupbearer to his position, so that he once again placed the cup in Pharaoh’s hand.

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  • Genesis 49:11

    He ties his donkey to the vine, his colt to the choicest branch. He washes his garments in wine, his robes in the blood of grapes.

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