And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me;
The verse opens the chief butler's telling of his dream while he and the chief baker were confined in prison under Joseph's charge after Pharaoh became offended with them, at a turning point in Joseph's life. In the morning Joseph saw that they were sad and kindly asked why they looked sad, and they answered that they had dreamed dreams with no one to interpret them, which troubled them. Joseph answered that the ability to interpret dreams comes from God and asked them to tell him their dreams. The verse itself is the beginning of the butler's account to Joseph of his dream about a vine before him.
The dream meant that in three days the butler would be freed from prison and restored to the king's favor and office to put Pharaoh's cup into his hand as before. At the same time Joseph foretold that the baker would be put to death by hanging, and both outcomes came to pass exactly as foretold. The interpretation satisfied the butler and relieved his distressed mind, which led Joseph to plead to be remembered to Pharaoh for release from the dungeon on the ground that he had been stolen from the land of the Hebrews and had done nothing to deserve imprisonment.
The verse opens the chief butler's telling of his dream while he and the chief baker were confined in prison under Joseph's charge after Pharaoh became offended with them, at a turning point in Joseph's life. In the morning Joseph saw that they were sad and kindly asked why they looked sad, and they answered that they had dreamed dreams with no one to interpret them, which troubled them. Joseph answered that the ability to interpret dreams comes from God and asked them to tell him their dreams. The verse itself is the beginning of the butler's account to Joseph of his dream about a vine before him.
The dream meant that in three days the butler would be freed from prison and restored to the king's favor and office to put Pharaoh's cup into his hand as before. At the same time Joseph foretold that the baker would be put to death by hanging, and both outcomes came to pass exactly as foretold. The interpretation satisfied the butler and relieved his distressed mind, which led Joseph to plead to be remembered to Pharaoh for release from the dungeon on the ground that he had been stolen from the land of the Hebrews and had done nothing to deserve imprisonment.