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Then I placed the cup in Pharaoh’s hand.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/40.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand, and I took the grapes and pressed them into Pharaoh’s cup and placed the cup in Pharaoh’s hand.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/40.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand, and I took the grapes, squeezed them into his cup, and placed the cup in his hand.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/40.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Pharaoh's cup <i>was</i> in my hand: and I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh's cup, and I gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/40.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then Pharaoh’s cup <i>was</i> in my hand; and I took the grapes and pressed them into Pharaoh’s cup, and placed the cup in Pharaoh’s hand.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/40.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand; so I took the grapes and squeezed them into Pharaoh’s cup, and I put the cup into Pharaoh’s hand.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/40.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Now Pharaoh&#8217s cup was in my hand; so I took the grapes and squeezed them into Pharaoh&#8217s cup, and I put the cup into Pharaoh&#8217s hand.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/40.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Now Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand; so I took the grapes and squeezed them into Pharaoh’s cup, and I put the cup into Pharaoh’s hand.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/40.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand; so I took the grapes and squeezed them into Pharaoh’s cup, and I put the cup into Pharaoh’s hand.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/40.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Now Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand, and I took the grapes and squeezed them into Pharaoh’s cup; then I placed the cup into Pharaoh’s hand.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/40.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand, and I took the grapes, squeezed them into Pharaoh’s cup, and placed the cup in Pharaoh’s hand.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/40.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Pharaoh&#8217s cup was in my hand, and I took the grapes, squeezed them into Pharaoh&#8217s cup, and placed the cup in Pharaoh&#8217s hand."&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/40.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/40.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I held the king's cup and squeezed the grapes into it, then I gave the cup to the king." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/40.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/40.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Pharaoh's cup was in my hand, so I took the grapes and squeezed them into it. I put the cup in Pharaoh's hand."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/40.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I was holding the king's cup; so I took the grapes and squeezed them into the cup and gave it to him." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/40.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then, with Pharaoh's cup in my hand, I took the grapes, squeezed them into Pharaoh's cup, then handed the cup directly to Pharaoh."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/40.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Pharaoh?s cup was in my hand, and I took the grapes, squeezed them into his cup, and placed the cup in his hand.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/40.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Now Pharaoh's cup was in my hand, so I took the grapes, squeezed them into his cup, and put the cup in Pharaoh's hand." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/40.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Pharaoh?s cup was in my hand, and I took the grapes and squeezed them into Pharaoh?s cup, and I placed the cup into Pharaoh?s hand."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/40.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/40.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/40.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and 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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/40.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and 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.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/40.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Pharaoh's cup in my hand; and I shall take the grapes and press them into Pharaoh's cup, and I shall give the cup into Pharaoh's hand.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/40.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the cup of Pharao was in my hand: and I took the grapes, and pressed them into the cup which I held, and I gave the cup to Pharao. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/40.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the cup of Pharaoh was in my hand. Therefore, I took the grapes, and I pressed them into the cup that I held, and I handed the cup to Pharaoh.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/40.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand; so I took the grapes, pressed them out into his cup, and put it in Pharaoh’s hand.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/40.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand; and I took the grapes and pressed them into Pharaoh’s cup, and placed the cup in Pharaoh’s hand.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/40.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />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 hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/40.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the cup of Pharaoh was in my hand and I took grapes and I squeezed them into the cup of Pharaoh and I gave the cup to the hand of Pharaoh.”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/40.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/40.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the cup of Pharao was in my hand; and I took the bunch of grapes, and squeezed it into the cup, and gave the cup into Pharao's hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/40-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=10180" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/40.htm">The Cupbearer and the Baker</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">10</span>and on the vine were three branches. As it budded, its blossoms opened and its clusters ripened into grapes. <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6547.htm" title="6547: par·‘ōh (N-proper-ms) -- A title of Eg. kings. Of Egyptian derivation; Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings.">Pharaoh’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/3563.htm" title="3563: wə·ḵō·ws (Conj-w:: N-fsc) -- From an unused root meaning to hold together; a cup, often figuratively, a lot; also some unclean bird, probably an owl.">cup</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: bə·yā·ḏî (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">was in my hand,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: wā·’eq·qaḥ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">and I took</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6025.htm" title="6025: hā·‘ă·nā·ḇîm (Art:: N-mp) -- A grape. From an unused root probably meaning to bear fruit; a grape.">the grapes,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7818.htm" title="7818: wā·’eś·ḥaṭ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To squeeze out. A primitive root; to tread out, i.e. Squeeze.">squeezed</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯām (DirObjM:: 3mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">them</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">into</a> <a href="/hebrew/6547.htm" title="6547: par·‘ōh (N-proper-ms) -- A title of Eg. kings. Of Egyptian derivation; Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings.">his</a> <a href="/hebrew/3563.htm" title="3563: kō·ws (N-fsc) -- From an unused root meaning to hold together; a cup, often figuratively, a lot; also some unclean bird, probably an owl.">cup,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: wā·’et·tên (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">and placed</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3563.htm" title="3563: hak·kō·ws (Art:: N-fs) -- From an unused root meaning to hold together; a cup, often figuratively, a lot; also some unclean bird, probably an owl.">the cup</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">in</a> <a href="/hebrew/6547.htm" title="6547: par·‘ōh (N-proper-ms) -- A title of Eg. kings. Of Egyptian derivation; Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings.">his</a> <a href="/hebrew/3709.htm" title="3709: kap̄ (N-fsc) -- Hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a pan. From kaphaph; the hollow hand or palm; figuratively, power.">hand.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>Joseph replied, “This is the interpretation: The three branches are three days.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/2-1.htm">Nehemiah 2:1</a></span><br />Now in the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was set before him, I took the wine and gave it to the king. I had never been sad in his presence,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/10-5.htm">1 Kings 10:5</a></span><br />the food at his table, the seating of his servants, the service and attire of his attendants, his cupbearers, and the burnt offerings he presented at the house of the LORD, it took her breath away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/esther/1-7.htm">Esther 1:7</a></span><br />Beverages were served in an array of goblets of gold, each with a different design, and the royal wine flowed freely, according to the king’s bounty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/1-5.htm">Daniel 1:5</a></span><br />The king assigned them daily provisions of the royal food and wine. They were to be trained for three years, after which they were to enter the king’s service.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/5-1.htm">Daniel 5:1-2</a></span><br />Later, King Belshazzar held a great feast for a thousand of his nobles, and he drank wine with them. / Under the influence of the wine, Belshazzar gave orders to bring in the gold and silver vessels that Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, so that the king could drink from them, along with his nobles, his wives, and his concubines.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-27.htm">Matthew 26:27-29</a></span><br />Then He took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. / This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. / I tell you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it anew with you in My Father’s kingdom.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/14-23.htm">Mark 14:23-25</a></span><br />Then He took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, and they all drank from it. / He said to them, “This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many. / Truly I tell you, I will no longer drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it anew in the kingdom of God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/22-17.htm">Luke 22:17-18</a></span><br />After taking the cup, He gave thanks and said, “Take this and divide it among yourselves. / For I tell you that I will not drink of the fruit of the vine from now on until the kingdom of God comes.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/2-3.htm">John 2:3-10</a></span><br />When the wine ran out, Jesus’ mother said to Him, “They have no more wine.” / “Woman, what is that to you and to Me?” Jesus replied. “My hour has not yet come.” / His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever He tells you.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/15-1.htm">John 15:1-5</a></span><br />“I am the true vine, and My Father is the keeper of the vineyard. / He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful. / You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/19-29.htm">John 19:29-30</a></span><br />A jar of sour wine was sitting there. So they soaked a sponge in the wine, put it on a stalk of hyssop, and lifted it to His mouth. / When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished.” And bowing His head, He yielded up His spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/14-10.htm">Revelation 14:10</a></span><br />he too will drink the wine of God’s anger, poured undiluted into the cup of His wrath. And he will be tormented in fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-3.htm">Revelation 18:3</a></span><br />All the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her immorality. The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy from the extravagance of her luxury.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/104-15.htm">Psalm 104:15</a></span><br />wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/3-10.htm">Proverbs 3:10</a></span><br />then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="hdg">And I took, etc.</p><p class="hdg">pressed.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/49-11.htm">Genesis 49:11</a></b></br> 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:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/10-9.htm">Leviticus 10:9</a></b></br> 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: <i>it shall be</i> a statute for ever throughout your generations:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/3-10.htm">Proverbs 3:10</a></b></br> So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.</p><p class="hdg">hand.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/40-21.htm">Genesis 40:21</a></b></br> And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/10-5.htm">1 Kings 10:5</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/9-4.htm">2 Chronicles 9:4</a></b></br> 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.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/revelation/19-15.htm">Crushing</a> <a href="/revelation/18-6.htm">Cup</a> <a href="/genesis/40-10.htm">Grapes</a> <a href="/genesis/39-23.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/genesis/40-7.htm">Pharaoh</a> <a href="/genesis/40-7.htm">Pharaoh's</a> <a href="/genesis/37-22.htm">Placed</a> <a href="/revelation/19-15.htm">Press</a> <a href="/genesis/19-9.htm">Pressed</a> <a href="/judges/6-38.htm">Squeezed</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/11-5.htm">Crushing</a> <a href="/genesis/40-13.htm">Cup</a> <a href="/genesis/49-11.htm">Grapes</a> <a href="/genesis/40-13.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/genesis/40-13.htm">Pharaoh</a> <a href="/genesis/40-13.htm">Pharaoh's</a> <a href="/genesis/40-21.htm">Placed</a> <a href="/genesis/49-19.htm">Press</a> <a href="/exodus/5-13.htm">Pressed</a> <a href="/judges/6-38.htm">Squeezed</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 40</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/40-1.htm">The chief butler and baker of Pharaoh are also imprisoned.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/40-5.htm">Joseph interprets their dreams.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/40-20.htm">They are accomplished according to his interpretation.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/40-23.htm">The ingratitude of the butler, in forgetting Joseph.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The cupbearer held a significant position in Pharaoh's court, responsible for serving wine and ensuring it was not poisoned. This role required trust and loyalty, reflecting the cupbearer's close proximity to Pharaoh. The imagery of the cup in his hand symbolizes authority and service, a theme that resonates throughout Scripture, as seen in <a href="/nehemiah/1-11.htm">Nehemiah 1:11</a>, where Nehemiah also serves as a cupbearer to the king.<p><b>and I took the grapes</b><br>The act of taking grapes directly suggests a personal involvement in the preparation of the wine, which was a common practice in ancient Egypt. Grapes were a staple in Egyptian agriculture, and wine was a valued commodity. This detail highlights the cupbearer's direct role in the process, emphasizing his responsibility and the trust placed in him by Pharaoh. The imagery of grapes can also be seen in <a href="/isaiah/5.htm">Isaiah 5:1-7</a>, where Israel is compared to a vineyard, symbolizing God's care and expectation of fruitfulness.<p><b>squeezed them into his cup</b><br>The act of squeezing grapes into the cup signifies the transformation of raw materials into a finished product, akin to the process of refining and purifying. This can be seen as a metaphor for spiritual transformation and the pressing trials that lead to growth, as reflected in <a href="/james/1-2.htm">James 1:2-4</a>. The imagery of wine is also significant in biblical typology, often representing joy, blessing, and covenant, as seen in the New Testament during the Last Supper (<a href="/matthew/26-27.htm">Matthew 26:27-29</a>).<p><b>and placed the cup in his hand.</b><br>Placing the cup in Pharaoh's hand signifies the completion of the cupbearer's duty and the restoration of his position. This act of service is a foreshadowing of Joseph's own rise to power, as he interprets the dream and later becomes second in command in Egypt. The theme of restoration and elevation is prevalent in the Bible, as seen in the story of Daniel, who also interprets dreams and gains favor with the king (<a href="/daniel/2-46.htm">Daniel 2:46-49</a>). The cupbearer's dream and its fulfillment serve as a precursor to Joseph's own vindication and the unfolding of God's providential plan.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/pharaoh.htm">Pharaoh</a></b><br>The ruler of Egypt, representing authority and power. In this context, he is the one who receives the cup from the cupbearer.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/c/cupbearer.htm">Cupbearer</a></b><br>An official in Pharaoh's court who is responsible for serving drinks. He is the one recounting his dream to Joseph in prison.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/joseph.htm">Joseph</a></b><br>Although not directly mentioned in this verse, Joseph is the interpreter of the cupbearer's dream. He is in prison due to false accusations but remains faithful to God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>The setting of this account, a place of both Joseph's trials and eventual rise to power.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/d/dream.htm">Dream</a></b><br>The event being recounted by the cupbearer, which holds prophetic significance for his future.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_small_things.htm">Faithfulness in Small Things</a></b><br>The cupbearer's role, though seemingly minor, is crucial. Our faithfulness in small tasks can lead to greater responsibilities and opportunities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_dreams.htm">God's Sovereignty in Dreams</a></b><br>God uses dreams to communicate His plans. We should be attentive to how God might speak to us, whether through dreams, scripture, or other means.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_timing.htm">Trust in God's Timing</a></b><br>Joseph's interpretation of the dream shows that God's timing is perfect. We must trust that God is working behind the scenes, even when we don't see immediate results.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_intermediaries.htm">The Role of Intermediaries</a></b><br>Joseph acts as an intermediary between God and the cupbearer. We, too, can be used by God to bring His message to others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_cup.htm">Symbolism of the Cup</a></b><br>The cup represents service and sacrifice. As Christians, we are called to serve others and offer our lives as a living sacrifice to God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_40.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 40</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_a_pulpit.htm">What role did a cupbearer serve in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_happens_in_exodus.htm">What events occur in the biblical book of Exodus?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_atenism.htm">What is Atenism?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_jealousy_blocking_your_growth.htm">What does communion symbolize in Christian faith?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/40.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11) <span class= "bld">And pressed them.</span>--Plutarch, <span class= "ital">Is. et Osir. </span>? 6, says that before the time of Psammetichus the Egyptians did not drink wine, nor make libations of it to the gods. This statement has been abundantly disproved, and probably arose from the writer supposing that the custom of, possibly, one district was the universal rule. Nevertheless, the king's drink here does not seem to have been fermented wine, but a sort of sherbet made of fresh grape-juice and water. It is a pleasant beverage, still much used in the East, but sometimes the grape juice is left till fermentation has just begun when it acquires a pleasant briskness, and is less cloying.<p><span class= "bld">Into Pharaoh's hand.</span>--Heb., <span class= "ital">I placed the cup upon Pharaoh's palm. </span>The word is used in <a href="/genesis/32-25.htm" title="And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him.">Genesis 32:25</a> of the <span class= "ital">hollow </span>of Jacob's thigh (see Note there). Here it means the hollow produced by bending the fingers inwards. Now the Hebrews always spoke of placing the cup in a person's hand (<a href="/ezekiel/23-31.htm" title="You have walked in the way of your sister; therefore will I give her cup into your hand.">Ezekiel 23:31</a>, and see <a href="/psalms/75-8.htm" title="For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and he pours out of the same: but the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall wring them out, and drink them.">Psalm 75:8</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/51-7.htm" title="Babylon has been a golden cup in the LORD's hand, that made all the earth drunken: the nations have drunken of her wine; therefore the nations are mad.">Jeremiah 51:7</a>); and even here Joseph, though probably speaking the Egyptian language, nevertheless used the Hebrew idiom, saying, <span class= "ital">thou wilt give Pharaoh's cup into his hand. </span>It is the Egyptian cup-bearer, who, using the idiom of his own country, speaks of placing the cup upon Pharaoh's palm, the reason being that Egyptian cups had no stems, but were flat bowls or saucers, held in the very way which the cup-bearer describes.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/40-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Pharaoh’s</span><br /><span class="heb">פַּרְעֹ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(par·‘ōh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6547.htm">Strong's 6547: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pharaoh -- a title of Egypt kings</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cup</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכ֥וֹס</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵō·ws)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3563.htm">Strong's 3563: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cup, a lot, some unclean bird, an owl</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was in my hand,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּיָדִ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·yā·ḏî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and I took</span><br /><span class="heb">וָאֶקַּ֣ח</span> <span class="translit">(wā·’eq·qaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the grapes,</span><br /><span class="heb">הָֽעֲנָבִ֗ים</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘ă·nā·ḇîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6025.htm">Strong's 6025: </a> </span><span class="str2">A grape</span><br /><br /><span class="word">squeezed</span><br /><span class="heb">וָֽאֶשְׂחַ֤ט</span> <span class="translit">(wā·’eś·ḥaṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7818.htm">Strong's 7818: </a> </span><span class="str2">To tread out, squeeze</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them into</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[his]</span><br /><span class="heb">פַּרְעֹ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(par·‘ōh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6547.htm">Strong's 6547: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pharaoh -- a title of Egypt kings</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cup,</span><br /><span class="heb">כּ֣וֹס</span> <span class="translit">(kō·ws)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3563.htm">Strong's 3563: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cup, a lot, some unclean bird, an owl</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and placed</span><br /><span class="heb">וָאֶתֵּ֥ן</span> <span class="translit">(wā·’et·tên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the cup</span><br /><span class="heb">הַכּ֖וֹס</span> <span class="translit">(hak·kō·ws)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3563.htm">Strong's 3563: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cup, a lot, some unclean bird, an owl</span><br /><br /><span class="word">into</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[his]</span><br /><span class="heb">פַּרְעֹֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(par·‘ōh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6547.htm">Strong's 6547: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pharaoh -- a title of Egypt kings</span><br /><br /><span class="word">hand.”</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּ֥ף</span> <span class="translit">(kap̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3709.htm">Strong's 3709: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a pan</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/40-11.htm">Genesis 40:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/40-11.htm">Genesis 40:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/40-11.htm">Genesis 40:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/40-11.htm">Genesis 40:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/40-11.htm">Genesis 40:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/40-11.htm">Genesis 40:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/40-11.htm">Genesis 40:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/40-11.htm">Genesis 40:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/40-11.htm">Genesis 40:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/40-11.htm">Genesis 40:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/40-11.htm">OT Law: Genesis 40:11 Pharaoh's cup was in my hand (Gen. 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