Genesis 40:9

Plain English Version

So the wine-boss told Joseph about his dream. He said, “In my dream, I saw a grape vine.

Cross References

Genesis 40:1

Some time later, Joseph was still in jail in Egypt country. The big boss of Egypt country was called Pharaoh, and he had lots of men that worked for him. This story is about 2 of those men. The 1st man was Pharaoh’s wine-boss. He used to make wine and other special drinks for Pharaoh. The 2nd man was Pharaoh’s bread-boss. He used to cook bread and cakes for Pharaoh to eat. Both of those men were important workers in Pharaoh’s house. One day, that wine-boss and that bread-boss, they both did something that made Pharaoh really angry.

Genesis 40:10

That grape vine had 3 branches. Little flowers started to grow on those branches, then straight away, those flowers got big, and grapes grew from them, then those grapes got big.

Genesis 40:8

Then those 2 men said to Joseph, “We both had dreams last night, but we don’t understand what those dreams mean, and there is nobody here that can tell us what they mean.” Joseph said, “Only God can tell people what dreams mean. Please tell me about your dreams. God will show me what they mean.”