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Genesis 40:9

Joseph

7 So he asked the officials of Pharaoh who were in custody with him in his master’s house, “Why are your faces so downcast today?”

8 “We both had dreams,” they replied, “but there is no one to interpret them.” Then Joseph said to them, “Don’t interpretations belong to God? Tell me your dreams.”

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.

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

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
So the chief cupbearer told Joseph his dream: “In my dream there was a vine before me,
KJV
And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me;
WEB
The chief cup bearer told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, “In my dream, behold, a vine was in front of me,
ASV
And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me;
DARBY
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;
BLB
And the chief of the cupbearers told his dream to Joseph and said to him, “In my dream, and behold, a vine [was] before me.
ÅB
Da fortalte den øverste munnskjenk Josef sin drøm og sa til ham: Jeg så i drømme et vintre som sto foran meg;
OTB
Så fortalte overmunnskjenken sin drøm til Josef og sa: "I min drøm var det en vinranke foran meg,
B1930
Da fortalte den øverste munnskjenk Josef sin drøm og sa til ham: Jeg så i drømme et vintre som stod foran mig;

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Cross references

  • Daniel 4:8

    But at last, into my presence came Daniel (whose name is Belteshazzar after the name of my god, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods). And I told him the dream:

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  • Judges 7:13–15

    And as Gideon arrived, a man was telling his friend about a dream. “Behold, I had a dream,” he said, “and I saw a loaf of barley bread come tumbling into the Midianite camp. It struck the tent so hard that the tent overturned and collapsed.”

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  • Genesis 37:5–10

    Then Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him even more.

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  • Daniel 4:10–18

    In these visions of my mind as I was lying in bed, I saw this come to pass: There was a tree in the midst of the land, and its height was great.

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  • Daniel 2:31

    As you, O king, were watching, a great statue appeared. A great and dazzling statue stood before you, and its form was awesome.

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