Genesis 40 · Verse 11

Genesis 40:11

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.
Genesis 40:11, King James Version

Genesis 40:11 in other translations

BSBPharaoh’s cup was in my hand, and I took the grapes, squeezed them into his cup, and placed the cup in his hand.”
WEBPharaoh’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.”
ASVand 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.
YLTand Pharaoh's cup is in my hand, and I take the grapes and press them into the cup of Pharaoh, and I give the cup into the hand of Pharaoh.'
DARBYAnd Pharaoh's cup was in my hand; and I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh's cup, and gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand.
BBEAnd Pharaoh's cup was in my hand, and I took the grapes and crushing them into Pharaoh's cup, gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand.
WebsterAnd 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.

What does Genesis 40:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 40:9-11

Ge 40:9-15. The Butler's Dream. 9-11. In my dream, behold, a vine was before me--The visionary scene described seems to represent the king as taking exercise and attended by his butler, who gave him a cooling draught. On all occasions, the kings of ancient Egypt were required to practice temperance in the use of wine [Wilkinson]; but in this scene, it is a prepared beverage he is drinking, probably the sherbet of…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 11 And I took the grapes and pressed them into Pharaoh's cup - From this we find that wine anciently was the mere expressed juice of the grape, without fermentation. The saky, or cup-bearer, took the bunch, pressed the juice into the cup, and instantly delivered it into the hands of his master. This was anciently the יין yain of the Hebrews, the οινος of the Greeks, and the mustum of the ancient Latins.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 40:1-19

It was not so much the prison that made the butler and baker sad, as their dreams. God has more ways than one to sadden the spirits. Joseph had compassion towards them. Let us be concerned for the sadness of our brethren's countenances. It is often a relief to those that are in trouble to be noticed. Also learn to look into the causes of our own sorrow. Is there a good reason? Is there not comfort sufficient to…

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Genesis 40:11 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְכ֥וֹסve.Khosand [the] cup ofH3563
פַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhPharaohH6547
בְּיָדִ֑יbe.ya.Di[was] in hand myH3027
וָאֶקַּ֣חva.'e.Kachand I tookH3947
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הָֽעֲנָבִ֗יםha.'a.na.Vimthe grapesH6025
וָֽאֶשְׂחַ֤טva.'es.Chatand I squeezedH7818
אֹתָם֙'o.Tam<obj.> themH853
אֶל\־'el-intoH413
כּ֣וֹסKos[the] cup ofH3563
פַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhPharaohH6547
וָאֶתֵּ֥ןva.'e.Tenand I putH5414
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַכּ֖וֹסha.Kosthe cupH3563
עַל\־'al-onH5921
כַּ֥ףkaf[the] palm ofH3709
פַּרְעֹֽה\׃par.'OhPharaohH6547

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Genesis 40:11

  • Nehemiah 1:11-2:1

    O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king’s cupbearer. And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that wine was before him: and I took up the wine, and gave it unto the king. Now I had not been beforetime sad in his presence.

  • 1 Kings 10:5

    And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cupbearers, and his ascent by which he went up unto the house of the Lord; there was no more spirit in her.

  • 2 Chronicles 9:4

    And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel; his cupbearers also, and their apparel; and his ascent by which he went up into the house of the Lord; there was no more spirit in her.

  • Leviticus 10:9

    Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations:

  • Proverbs 3:10

    So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.

  • Genesis 40:21

    And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh’s hand:

  • Genesis 49:11

    Binding his foal unto the vine, and his ass’s colt unto the choice vine; he washed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And I took, etc.From this we find that wine anciently was the mere expressed juice of the grape, without fermentation. The {saky,} or cup-bearer, took the bunch, pressed the juice into the cup, and instantly delivered it to his master.
pressed.
49:11; Le 10:9; Pr 3:10
hand.
21; 1Ki 10:5; 2Ch 9:4; Ne 1:11; 2:1

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Genesis 40:10

    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:

  • Genesis 40:11

    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.

  • Genesis 40:12

    And Joseph said unto him, This is the interpretation of it: The three branches are three days:

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Genesis 40:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y que la copa de Faraón estaba en mi mano, y tomaba yo las uvas, y las exprimía en la copa de Faraón, y daba yo la copa en mano de Faraón.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et la coupe du Pharaon était dans ma main, et je pris les raisins, et les pressai dans la coupe du Pharaon, et je mis la coupe dans la main du Pharaon.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und der Becher des Pharao war in meiner Hand, und ich nahm die Trauben und preßte sie aus in den Becher des Pharao und gab den Becher in des Pharao Hand.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		calicemque Pharaonis in manu mea: tuli ergo uvas, et expressi in calicem quem tenebam, et tradidi poculum Pharaoni.