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Genesis 40:9

What does Genesis 40:9 mean?

A plain-English look at Genesis 40:9 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

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;

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Then the chief wine-servant gave Joseph an account of his dream, and said, In my dream I saw a vine before me;

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!

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

The chief butler first told his dream: I saw before me a vine,

DBY

Darby Bible · 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;

Context

v.8And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it. And Joseph said unto them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell it me, I pray you.

v.9This passage

v.10and in the vine were three branches: and it was as though it budded, and its blossoms shot forth; and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes:

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Judges 7:13

    And when Gideon was come, behold, there was a man telling a dream unto his fellow; and he said, Behold, I dreamed a dream; and, lo, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the camp of Midian, and came unto the tent, and smote it so that it fell, and turned it upside down, so that the tent lay flat.

  • Daniel 4:8

    But at the last Daniel came in before me, whose name was Belteshazzar, according to the name of my god, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods: and I told the dream before him, saying,

  • Daniel 2:31

    Thou, O king, sawest, and, behold, a great image. This image, which was mighty, and whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the aspect thereof was terrible.

  • Daniel 4:10

    Thus were the visions of my head upon my bed: I saw, and, behold, a tree in the midst of the earth; and the height thereof was great.

  • Genesis 37:5

    And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it to his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.

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