And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me;
Parallel translations
- 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,
- BSB So the chief cupbearer told Joseph his dream: “In my dream there was a vine before me,
- NKJV Then the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, “Behold, in my dream a vine was before me,
- NASB So the chief cupbearer told his dream to Joseph, saying to him, “In my dream, behold, there was a vine in front of me;
- NLT So the chief cup-bearer told Joseph his dream first. “In my dream,” he said, “I saw a grapevine in front of me.
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Quick answer
The chief cupbearer recounts his dream of a vine before him.
Overview
The cupbearer describes a vivid vision centered on a vine. His willingness to share opens the way for Joseph's God-given interpretation. The imagery of vine and cup fittingly reflects his royal office of serving wine.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Judg 7:13–15And when Gideon was come, behold, there was a man that told a dream unto his fellow, and said, Behold, I dreamed a dream, and, lo, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the host of Midian, and came unto a tent, and smote it that it fell, and overturned it, that the tent lay along.
- Dan 2:31Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof was terrible.
- Gen 37:5–10And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.
- Dan 4:8But 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 before him I told the dream, saying,
- Dan 4:10–18Thus were the visions of mine head in my bed; I saw, and behold a tree in the midst of the earth, and the height thereof was great.
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