Genesis 40:11
New International Version
Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand, and I took the grapes, squeezed them into Pharaoh’s cup and put the cup in his hand.”

New Living Translation
I was holding Pharaoh’s wine cup in my hand, so I took a cluster of grapes and squeezed the juice into the cup. Then I placed the cup in Pharaoh’s hand.”

English Standard Version
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.”

Berean Standard Bible
Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand, and I took the grapes, squeezed them into his cup, and placed the cup in his hand.”

King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
Then 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.”

New American Standard Bible
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.”

NASB 1995
“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.”

NASB 1977
“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.”

Legacy Standard Bible
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.”

Amplified Bible
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.”

Christian Standard Bible
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.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
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."”

American Standard Version
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.

Contemporary English Version
I held the king's cup and squeezed the grapes into it, then I gave the cup to the king."

English Revised Version
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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
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."

Good News Translation
I was holding the king's cup; so I took the grapes and squeezed them into the cup and gave it to him."

International Standard Version
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."

Majority Standard Bible
Pharaoh?s cup was in my hand, and I took the grapes, squeezed them into his cup, and placed the cup in his hand.?

NET Bible
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."

New Heart English Bible
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."

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

World English Bible
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.”
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
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.”

Young's Literal Translation
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.'

Smith's Literal Translation
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.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
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.

Catholic Public Domain Version
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.”

New American Bible
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.”

New Revised Standard Version
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.”
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
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.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
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.”
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
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.'

Brenton Septuagint Translation
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.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Cupbearer and the Baker
10and on the vine were three branches. As it budded, its blossoms opened and its clusters ripened into grapes. 11Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand, and I took the grapes, squeezed them into his cup, and placed the cup in his hand.” 12Joseph replied, “This is the interpretation: The three branches are three days.…

Cross References
Nehemiah 2:1
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,

1 Kings 10:5
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.

Esther 1:7
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.

Daniel 1:5
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.

Daniel 5:1-2
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.

Matthew 26:27-29
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.”

Mark 14:23-25
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.”

Luke 22:17-18
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.”

John 2:3-10
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.” ...

John 15:1-5
“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. ...

John 19:29-30
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.

Revelation 14:10
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.

Revelation 18:3
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.”

Psalm 104:15
wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart.

Proverbs 3:10
then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.


Treasury of Scripture

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.

And I took, etc.

pressed.

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:

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.

hand.

Genesis 40:21
And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand:

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.

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Genesis 40
1. The chief butler and baker of Pharaoh are also imprisoned.
5. Joseph interprets their dreams.
20. They are accomplished according to his interpretation.
23. The ingratitude of the butler, in forgetting Joseph.














Pharaoh’s cup
The term "Pharaoh" refers to the ruler of ancient Egypt, a title that held immense power and authority. In the context of Genesis, Pharaoh is not just a political figure but also a symbol of worldly power and influence. The "cup" signifies a vessel of sustenance and life, often associated with divine providence and blessing. In ancient cultures, sharing a cup was a sign of fellowship and trust. The cup in Pharaoh's hand indicates a position of service and trust that the cupbearer held, reflecting the intimate relationship between the ruler and his servant.

was in my hand
The phrase "in my hand" denotes possession and responsibility. In Hebrew, the hand often symbolizes power, action, and control. The cupbearer’s role was significant, as he was entrusted with the safety and quality of what Pharaoh consumed. This trust placed in the cupbearer is a metaphor for the responsibilities God entrusts to His people, calling them to be faithful stewards of the roles and tasks He assigns.

I took the grapes
The act of taking the grapes signifies an action of preparation and service. Grapes, in biblical symbolism, often represent abundance, blessing, and the fruitfulness of the land. The Hebrew culture viewed vineyards and grapes as signs of prosperity and divine favor. By taking the grapes, the cupbearer is actively participating in the process of providing for Pharaoh, which can be seen as a parallel to how believers are called to actively participate in God’s work on earth.

squeezed them into his cup
The process of squeezing the grapes into the cup is an act of transformation, turning solid fruit into liquid wine. This transformation can be seen as a metaphor for the work of God in the lives of believers, where He takes the raw materials of our lives and transforms them into something new and valuable. In a spiritual sense, it reflects the process of sanctification, where God molds and shapes His people for His purposes.

and placed the cup in his hand
Placing the cup in Pharaoh’s hand signifies the completion of a task and the fulfillment of duty. It is an act of service and submission, acknowledging Pharaoh’s authority. In a broader spiritual context, it reflects the believer’s call to serve God and others, fulfilling the roles and responsibilities given by God. This act of placing the cup can also symbolize the offering of one’s work and life to God, trusting Him with the outcome.

(11) And pressed them.--Plutarch, Is. et Osir. ? 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.

Into Pharaoh's hand.--Heb., I placed the cup upon Pharaoh's palm. The word is used in Genesis 32:25 of the hollow 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 (Ezekiel 23:31, and see Psalm 75:8; Jeremiah 51:7); and even here Joseph, though probably speaking the Egyptian language, nevertheless used the Hebrew idiom, saying, thou wilt give Pharaoh's cup into his hand. 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.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Pharaoh’s
פַּרְעֹ֖ה (par·‘ōh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 6547: Pharaoh -- a title of Egypt kings

cup
וְכ֥וֹס (wə·ḵō·ws)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 3563: A cup, a lot, some unclean bird, an owl

was in my hand,
בְּיָדִ֑י (bə·yā·ḏî)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 3027: A hand

and I took
וָאֶקַּ֣ח (wā·’eq·qaḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 3947: To take

the grapes,
הָֽעֲנָבִ֗ים (hā·‘ă·nā·ḇîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 6025: A grape

squeezed
וָֽאֶשְׂחַ֤ט (wā·’eś·ḥaṭ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 7818: To tread out, squeeze

them into
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

[his]
פַּרְעֹ֔ה (par·‘ōh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 6547: Pharaoh -- a title of Egypt kings

cup,
כּ֣וֹס (kō·ws)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 3563: A cup, a lot, some unclean bird, an owl

and placed
וָאֶתֵּ֥ן (wā·’et·tên)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

the cup
הַכּ֖וֹס (hak·kō·ws)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 3563: A cup, a lot, some unclean bird, an owl

into
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

[his]
פַּרְעֹֽה׃ (par·‘ōh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 6547: Pharaoh -- a title of Egypt kings

hand.”
כַּ֥ף (kap̄)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 3709: Hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a pan


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