Bible Strands
Genesis 40:10
and on the vine were three branches. As it budded, its blossoms opened and its clusters ripened into grapes.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The chief cupbearer recounts his dream to Joseph while imprisoned in Pharaoh’s house (Genesis 40:9). He pauses mid-narration to describe the exact visual progression of a vine that appeared before him.
The words — The text highlights שָׂרִיגִים (sa.rig.im), meaning “branches,” and הִבְשִׁילוּ (hiv.shi.lu), meaning “they ripened,” to track the vine’s rapid progression from budding to fruitfulness.
The thread — This verse continues the cupbearer’s dream narrative, which concludes in Genesis 40:11 with the grapes being pressed into Pharaoh’s cup. The sequence of budding, blossoming, and ripening establishes the vine’s readiness for harvest.
Why it lands — The passage requires the reader to observe the precise agricultural timeline presented in the dream before interpreting its symbolic meaning. It demands attention to the order of events rather than immediate allegorical application.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And in the vine were three branches: and it was as though it budded, and her blossoms shot forth; and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes: