Genesis 40:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Genesis 40:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 40:9 in 6 Bible Translations

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Genesis 40:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The chief cup bearer told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, “In my dream, behold, a vine was in front of me,”

Genesis 40:9 — World English Bible

Genesis 40:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Genesis 40:9 — American Standard Version

Genesis 40:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

Genesis 40:9 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 40:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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; ”

Genesis 40:9 — Darby Translation

Genesis 40:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“So the chiefe butler tolde his dreame to Ioseph, and said vnto him, In my dreame, behold, a vine was before me,”

Genesis 40:9 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 40:9 in Context — Genesis 40

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. And Joseph said unto them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell me them, I pray you.

9 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:

11 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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What Does Genesis 40:9 Mean?

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