Genesis 40:9

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

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KJV

And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me;

ASV

And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me;

YLT

And the chief of the butlers recounteth his dream to Joseph, and saith to him, `In my dream, then lo, a vine is before me!

DBT

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;

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And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph,....

John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)reformed

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Everything was done in the king's presence--the cup was washed, the juice of the grapes pressed into it; and it was then handed to him--not grasped; but lightly resting on the tips of the fingers.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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Nehemiah 1:11
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.)
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.
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:
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.”
Genesis 37:5–10
Then Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him even more.
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.
Daniel 4:9
“O Belteshazzar, chief of the magicians, I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you and that no mystery baffles you. So explain to me the visions I saw in my dream, and their interpretation.

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Who & where

PersonPatriarchsJosephThe rejected-then-exalted son — Genesis's great Christ-type; preserver of his family and of Egypt; the bridge into Exodus.

About this book

The Creation of Light — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

Genesis — The book of beginnings. Creation, fall, flood, covenant, election, providence — eleven generational seams stitch one unbroken story from heaven-and-earth to a coffin in Egypt.

Canon: Old Testament
Author: Moses — by traditional attribution; the book is the first of the Pentateuch
Date: Composed c. 15th–13th century BC; draws on older patriarchal sources (the toledoth framework is internal)

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first — the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

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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:
leads to
- Daniel 1:7
  The chief official gave them new names: To Daniel he gave the name Belteshazzar; to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abednego.
- Daniel 4:18
  This is the dream that I, King Nebuchadnezzar, saw. Now, Belteshazzar, tell me the interpretation, because none of the wise men of my kingdom can interpret it for me. But you are able, because…
- Daniel 5:14
  I have heard that the spirit of the gods is in you, and that you have insight, intelligence, and extraordinary wisdom.
- Daniel 4:9
  “O Belteshazzar, chief of the magicians, I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you and that no mystery baffles you. So explain to me the visions I saw in my…
- Daniel 5:11–12
  There is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods in him. In the days of your father he was found to have insight, intelligence, and wisdom like that…
Through
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.
leads to
- Habakkuk 1:7
  They are dreaded and feared; from themselves they derive justice and sovereignty.
- Isaiah 13:11
  I will punish the world for its evil and the wicked for their iniquity. I will end the haughtiness of the arrogant and lay low the pride of the ruthless.
- Daniel 7:3–17
  Then four great beasts came up out of the sea, each one different from the others:

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