KJV ORIGINAL
And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me;
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
The chief wine servant told Joseph about his dream, saying, 'In my dream, I saw a grapevine in front of me.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The chief wine servant begins telling Joseph about a dream he had involving a grapevine.
📚 Historical Context
This takes place while Joseph was imprisoned in Egypt, where he had gained a reputation for interpreting dreams. The chief butler (wine servant) and chief baker were fellow prisoners who had offended Pharaoh and were seeking understanding of their troubling dreams.
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