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Easton
properly a servant in charge of the wine (Ge 40:1-13; 41:9). The Hebrew word, mashkeh, thus translated is rendered also (plural) "cup-bearers" (1Ki 10:5; 2Ch 9:4). Nehemiah (Ne 1:11) was cup-bearer to king Artaxerxes. It was a position of great responsibility and honour in royal households.
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And it will be after these words, The cup-bearer of the king of Egypt, and the baker, sinned to their lord the king of Egypt And Pharaoh will be angry against his two eunuchs, against the chief of the cup-bearers, and against the chief of the bakers. read more. And he will give them in guard in the house of the chief of the cooks, to the house of the fortress, the place where Joseph was bound there. And the chief of the cooks will appoint Joseph over them, and he will serve them; and they will be days in guard. And they will dream a dream, they two, a man his dream in one night, a man according to the interpretation of his dream; the cup-bearer and the baker which were to the king of Egypt, who were bound in the house of the fortress. And Joseph will come to them in the morning, and will see them, and behold, they sad. And he will ask Pharaoh's eunuchs which were with him in guard of the house of his lord, saying, Why are your faces evil this day? And they will say to him, We dreamed a dream, and there is none interpreting it And Joseph will say to them, Are not interpretations to God? Relate now to me. And the chief of the cup-bearers will relate his dream to Joseph, and will say to him, In my dream, and behold a vine before me; And in the vine three shoots; and this as flourishing, its leaf went forth; the clusters of grapes were ripened. And Pharaoh's cup in my hand; and I shall take the grapes and press them into Pharaoh's cup, and I shall give the cup into Pharaoh's hand. And Joseph will say to him, This its interpretation: The three shoots they are three days. Yet in three days Pharaoh will lift up thy head, and restore thee to thy place, and thou shalt give Pharaoh's cup into his hand, according to thy first judgment, when thou wert his cup-bearer.
And the chief of the cup-bearers will speak to Pharaoh, saying, I, remembering my sin this day.
And the food of his table, and the seats of his servants, and the standing of his attendants, and their vestments, and his cup-bearers, and his burnt-offerings which he will bring up to the house of Jehovah; and no more spirit was in her.
Now, O Lord, now will thine ear be attending to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, desiring to fear thy name? and prosper now to thy servant this day: and wilt thou give him for compassion before this man? And I was giving drink to the king.
Hastings
Morish
An officer of great importance in Oriental courts: he presented the drinking cup to the king. Ge 40. Nehemiah held the office at Shushan, and was highly esteemed by the king. Ne 2:1.
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Smith
Butler.
One of the officers of the king's household,
who had charge of the wine and poured it out for the king. The chief butler, as the title signifies, was in charge of the butlers.
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And it will be after these words, The cup-bearer of the king of Egypt, and the baker, sinned to their lord the king of Egypt And Pharaoh will be angry against his two eunuchs, against the chief of the cup-bearers, and against the chief of the bakers. read more. And he will give them in guard in the house of the chief of the cooks, to the house of the fortress, the place where Joseph was bound there. And the chief of the cooks will appoint Joseph over them, and he will serve them; and they will be days in guard. And they will dream a dream, they two, a man his dream in one night, a man according to the interpretation of his dream; the cup-bearer and the baker which were to the king of Egypt, who were bound in the house of the fortress. And Joseph will come to them in the morning, and will see them, and behold, they sad. And he will ask Pharaoh's eunuchs which were with him in guard of the house of his lord, saying, Why are your faces evil this day? And they will say to him, We dreamed a dream, and there is none interpreting it And Joseph will say to them, Are not interpretations to God? Relate now to me. And the chief of the cup-bearers will relate his dream to Joseph, and will say to him, In my dream, and behold a vine before me; And in the vine three shoots; and this as flourishing, its leaf went forth; the clusters of grapes were ripened. And Pharaoh's cup in my hand; and I shall take the grapes and press them into Pharaoh's cup, and I shall give the cup into Pharaoh's hand. And Joseph will say to him, This its interpretation: The three shoots they are three days. Yet in three days Pharaoh will lift up thy head, and restore thee to thy place, and thou shalt give Pharaoh's cup into his hand, according to thy first judgment, when thou wert his cup-bearer.
Now, O Lord, now will thine ear be attending to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, desiring to fear thy name? and prosper now to thy servant this day: and wilt thou give him for compassion before this man? And I was giving drink to the king.