Genesis 41:9

Genesis 41:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then spake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my faults this day:
• New International Version (NIV)Then the chief cupbearer said to Pharaoh, “Today I am reminded of my shortcomings.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then the chief cupbearer said to Pharaoh, "I remember my offenses today.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the chief butler spoke to Pharaoh, saying: “I remember my faults this day.

Context of Genesis 41:9

7And these thin heads swallowed up the seven plump, well-formed heads! Then Pharaoh woke up again and realized it was a dream. 8The next morning Pharaoh was very disturbed by the dreams. So he called for all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. When Pharaoh told them his dreams, not one of them could tell him what they meant. Finally, the king’s chief cup-bearer spoke up. “Today I have been reminded of my failure,” he told Pharaoh. 10“Some time ago, you were angry with the chief baker and me, and you imprisoned us in the palace of the captain of the guard. 11One night the chief baker and I each had a dream, and each dream had its own meaning.

Genesis 41:9 word by word

וַיְדַבֵּר֙ שַׂ֣ר הַמַּשְׁקִ֔ים אֶת־פַּרְעֹ֖ה לֵאמֹ֑ר אֶת־חֲטָאַ֕י אֲנִ֖י מַזְכִּ֥יר הַיּֽוֹם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then spakeדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• the chiefשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
• butlerשָׁקָהshâqâh · to water: wateringH8248
• unto Pharaohפַּרְעֹהpar‛ôh · PharaohH6547
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• I do rememberזָכַרzâkar · to rememberH2142
• my faultsחֵטְאchêţ' · sinH2399
• this dayיוֹםyôm · day: todayH3117

Cross-references for Genesis 41:9

• Genesis 40:1Some time later, Pharaoh’s chief cup-bearer and chief baker offended their royal master.

Commentaries on Genesis 41:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9I do remember my faults - It is not possible he could have forgotten the circumstance to which he here alludes; it was too intimately connected with all that was dear to him, to permit him ever to forget it. But it was not convenient for him to remember this before; and probably he would not have remembered it now, had he not seen, that giving this information in such a case was likely to serve his own interest. We are justified in thinking evil of this…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-57Verses 1-57 - Joseph Was Exalted 1. יאר ye'or “river, canal,” mostly applied to the Nile. Some suppose the word to be Coptic. 2. אחוּ 'āchû “sedge, reed-grass, marsh-grass.” This word is probably Coptic. 8. חרטמים charṭumı̂ym ̓̀ exēgētai ̔͂ hierogrammateis “sacred scribes, hieroglyphs.” חרט chereṭ “stylus,” a graving tool. 43. אברך 'abrēk “bend the knee.” In this sense it is put for הברך habrēk imperative hiphil of ברך bārak Those who take the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-32Verses 9-32 God's time for the enlargement of his people is the fittest time. If the chief butler had got Joseph to be released from prison, it is probable he would have gone back to the land of the Hebrews. Then he had neither been so blessed himself, nor such a blessing to his family, as afterwards he proved. Joseph, when introduced to Pharaoh, gives honour to God. Pharaoh had dreamed that he stood upon the bank of the river Nile, and saw the kine, both…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-13The chief cup-bearer finally remembered Joseph and testified that his interpretations were true.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-139-13. then spake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my faults--This public acknowledgment of the merits of the young Hebrew would, tardy though it was, have reflected credit on the butler had it not been obviously made to ingratiate himself with his royal master. It is right to confess our faults against God, and against our fellow men when that confession is made in the spirit of godly sorrow and penitence. But this man was not much…Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 41:9

• Dream
• Heathen
• Intercession
• Joseph
• Prisoners
• Promotion
• Servant
• Seven

In the dictionaries

• Pharaoh
• Pharaoh, king of Egypt
• Appoint
• Array
• Butler
• Captain
• Cry
• Cupbearer
• Discreet
• Dungeon

Commentaries on Genesis 41

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings