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Genesis 40:9 β€” Meaning and Application

King James Version

β€œAnd the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine {was} before me;”

Genesis 40:9

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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? {look...: Heb. are your faces evil?}

8

And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and {there is} no interpreter of it. And Joseph said unto them, {Do} not interpretations {belong} to God? tell me {them}, I pray you.

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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;

10

And in the vine {were} three branches: and it {was} as though it budded, {and} her blossoms shot forth; and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes:

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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.

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