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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And Pharaoh's cup was in his hand,.... So it seemed to him in his dream, as it often had been when in his office:
and…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 40:1-23
- Joseph in Prison An uncomplaining patience and an unhesitating hopefulness keep the breast of Joseph in calm…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
And I took the grapes and pressed them into Pharaoh's cup - From this we find that wine anciently was the mere expressed…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 40:5-19
Observe, I. The special providence of God, which filled the heads of these two prisoners with unusual dreams, such as…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
pressed them into Pharaoh's cup The cupbearer did not squeeze grapes into his master's cup in order to make wine. He…
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