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Genesis 41:9–14

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¶ Then spake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my faults this day:
Pharaoh was wroth with his servants, and put me in ward in the captain of the guard’s house, both me and the chief baker:
And we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he; we dreamed each man according to the interpretation of his dream.
And there was there with us a young man, an Hebrew, servant to the captain of the guard; and we told him, and he interpreted to us our dreams; to each man according to his dream he did interpret.
And it came to pass, as he interpreted to us, so it was; me he restored unto mine office, and him he hanged.
¶ Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon: and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh.
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From verse 9

  1. Genesis 40:14Rank 1 from verse 9
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    14But think on me when it shall be well with thee, and shew kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house:

  2. Genesis 40:23Rank 2 from verse 9
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    23Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him.

  3. Genesis 40:1–3Rank 3 from verse 9
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    1AND it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt.

    2And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.

    3And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.

From verse 10

  1. Genesis 39:20Rank 1 from verse 10
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    20And Joseph’s master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king’s prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison.

  2. Genesis 40:2–3Rank 2 from verse 10
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    2And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.

    3And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.

  3. Genesis 37:36Rank 3 from verse 10
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    36And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, and captain of the guard.

From verse 11

  1. Genesis 40:5–8Rank 1 from verse 11
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    5¶ And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison.

    6And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, behold, they were sad.

    7And he asked Pharaoh’s officers that were with him in the ward of his lord’s house, saying, Wherefore look ye so sadly to day?

    8And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said unto them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell me them, I pray you.

From verse 12

  1. Genesis 37:36Rank 1 from verse 12
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    36And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, and captain of the guard.

  2. Genesis 40:12–19Rank 2 from verse 12
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    12And Joseph said unto him, This is the interpretation of it: The three branches are three days:

    13Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thine head, and restore thee unto thy place: and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh’s cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou wast his butler.

    14But think on me when it shall be well with thee, and shew kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house:

    15For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews: and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.

    16When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said unto Joseph, I also was in my dream, and, behold, I had three white baskets on my head:

    17And in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of bakemeats for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head.

    18And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation thereof: The three baskets are three days:

    19Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and shall hang thee on a tree; and the birds shall eat thy flesh from off thee.

  3. Genesis 39:1Rank 3 from verse 12
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    1AND Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither.

  4. Genesis 39:20Rank 4 from verse 12
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    20And Joseph’s master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king’s prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison.

From verse 13

  1. Ezekiel 43:3Rank 1 from verse 13
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    3And it was according to the appearance of the vision which I saw, even according to the vision that I saw when I came to destroy the city: and the visions were like the vision that I saw by the river Chebar; and I fell upon my face.

  2. Genesis 40:12Rank 2 from verse 13
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    12And Joseph said unto him, This is the interpretation of it: The three branches are three days:

  3. Genesis 40:20–22Rank 3 from verse 13
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    20¶ And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants.

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

    22But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them.

  4. Jeremiah 1:10Rank 4 from verse 13
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    10See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.

From verse 14

  1. Daniel 2:25Rank 1 from verse 14
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    25Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and said thus unto him, I have found a man of the captives of Judah, that will make known unto the king the interpretation.

  2. Psalms 113:7–8Rank 2 from verse 14
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    7He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;

    8That he may set him with princes, even with the princes of his people.

  3. Psalms 105:19–22Rank 3 from verse 14
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    19Until the time that his word came: the word of the Lord tried him.

    20The king sent and loosed him; even the ruler of the people, and let him go free.

    21He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his substance:

    22To bind his princes at his pleasure; and teach his senators wisdom.

  4. 1 Samuel 2:7–8Rank 4 from verse 14
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    7The Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.

    8He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s, and he hath set the world upon them.

  5. 2 Kings 25:29Rank 5 from verse 14
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    29And changed his prison garments: and he did eat bread continually before him all the days of his life.

WORDS IN THIS PASSAGE

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DEFINED WORDS

Genesis 41:9

COMBINED MEANING

spake

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The past tense of speak: uttered or expressed words, addressed someone, or communicated a matter in words.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

chief

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1. First, principal, highest, leading, greatest, most excellent, most important, or most responsible in rank, order, degree, value, or guilt. 2. A leader, head, principal ruler, officer, or principal member of a group.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

butler

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A household servant or officer entrusted with drink, vessels, and related provisions.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

Pharaoh

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The royal title used for the king of Egypt, applied to successive Egyptian rulers in the biblical record.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

remember

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1. To retain in mind or call back to mind; to recall. 2. To keep in mind with heed, observance, commemoration, or corresponding action. 3. To take account of a person, promise, deed, sin, or need and act with regard to it.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

day

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Sense 1: Light or the period of light between morning and evening, as distinguished from night. Sense 2: A complete daily cycle. Sense 3: A specified time, occasion, period, age, or season.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Genesis 41:10

COMBINED MEANING

Pharaoh

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The royal title used for the king of Egypt, applied to successive Egyptian rulers in the biblical record.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

put

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To place, set, lay, appoint, bring into a condition, or cause to be.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

ward

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1. Guard, watch, duty, an assigned division, or the place or body keeping watch. 2. Joined to a direction or object, toward or in relation to it. 3. Custody or confinement.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

captain

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1. A commander, chief, or officer set over an army, guard, band, company, people, or body. 2. A leader who goes before or conducts others in a work, course, or deliverance.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

guard

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Sense 1: To watch, protect, keep, or defend. Sense 2: A person or body assigned to such protection.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

house

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Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

chief

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1. First, principal, highest, leading, greatest, most excellent, most important, or most responsible in rank, order, degree, value, or guilt. 2. A leader, head, principal ruler, officer, or principal member of a group.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

baker

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A person whose occupation is baking bread or other food.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Genesis 41:11

COMBINED MEANING

dreamed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of dream, meaning to experience images or thoughts in sleep, especially a vision in a dream.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

dream

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Sense 1: Thoughts, images, or visions experienced in sleep. Sense 2: To experience images or thoughts in sleep, especially a vision in a dream.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

night

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1. The dark part of the daily cycle distinguished from day, from evening until morning, or any portion of it. 2. A time or condition compared with night or darkness.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Genesis 41:12

COMBINED MEANING

us

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The first-person plural object pronoun, referring to the speaker together with one or more others as recipients or objects of an action or relation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

young

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1. Early in life or growth. 2. Offspring or young persons or creatures.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

Hebrew

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1. A designation for Abraham and people of his descended nation, the Israelites or Jews. 2. The Hebrew language or tongue, and words or names expressed in it.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

servant

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One who serves another; a worker, attendant, subject, bondservant, or appointed minister.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

captain

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1. A commander, chief, or officer set over an army, guard, band, company, people, or body. 2. A leader who goes before or conducts others in a work, course, or deliverance.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

guard

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Sense 1: To watch, protect, keep, or defend. Sense 2: A person or body assigned to such protection.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

told

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Past-tense or past-participial form of tell (to say, relate, inform, count, or make known).

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

interpreted

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of interpret, meaning to explain or unfold meaning; to translate words from one language into another.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

dream

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Sense 1: Thoughts, images, or visions experienced in sleep. Sense 2: To experience images or thoughts in sleep, especially a vision in a dream.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Genesis 41:13

COMBINED MEANING

pass

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To go by, through, over, or beyond; to happen, cease, or be transferred.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

interpreted

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of interpret, meaning to explain or unfold meaning; to translate words from one language into another.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

us

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The first-person plural object pronoun, referring to the speaker together with one or more others as recipients or objects of an action or relation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

restored

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Returned, given back, recovered, healed, renewed, or brought back to a former place or condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Genesis 41:14

COMBINED MEANING

Pharaoh

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The royal title used for the king of Egypt, applied to successive Egyptian rulers in the biblical record.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

called

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of call. Sense 1: To name. Sense 2: To summon or invite. Sense 3: To proclaim or address. Sense 4: To request.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

dungeon

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A place of close imprisonment or confinement, often deep or low.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

changed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of change, meaning to make or become different; to alter, exchange, replace, or pass from one state to another.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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8And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh.

9¶ Then spake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my faults this day:

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10Pharaoh was wroth with his servants, and put me in ward in the captain of the guard’s house, both me and the chief baker:

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11And we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he; we dreamed each man according to the interpretation of his dream.

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12And there was there with us a young man, an Hebrew, servant to the captain of the guard; and we told him, and he interpreted to us our dreams; to each man according to his dream he did interpret.

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13And it came to pass, as he interpreted to us, so it was; me he restored unto mine office, and him he hanged.

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14¶ Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon: and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh.

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15And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it: and I have heard say of thee, that thou canst understand a dream to interpret it.

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