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Genesis 41:9

Then spake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my faults this day:

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וַיְדַבֵּר֙vaydaberand speakדָבַרconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and speak”, the next action in the storyH1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdueanswer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, [idiom] well, [idiom] work.שַׂ֣רsarcaptainשַׂרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “captain”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8269a head person (of any rank or class)captain (that had rule), chief (captain), general, governor, keeper, lord,(-task-)master, prince(-ipal), ruler, steward.הַמַּשְׁקִ֔יםhamashqimthe butlerמַשְׁקֶהdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the butler”, the ordinary formH4945properly, causing to drink, i.e. a butler; by implication (intransitively), drink (itself); figuratively, a well-watered regionbutler(-ship), cupbearer, drink(-ing), fat pasture, watered.אֶתetamongאֵתpreposition — “among”H854properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.against, among, before, by, for, from, in(-to), (out) of, with. Often with another prepositional prefix.פַּרְעֹ֖הparoPharaohפַּרְעֹהnoun, proper name — “Pharaoh”H6547Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kingsPharaoh.לֵאמֹ֑רlemorto sayאָמַרpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to say”, the to-form of the verbH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).חֲטָאַ֕יchataayfaultחֵטְאnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “fault”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2399a crime or its penaltyfault, [idiom] grievously, offence, (punishment of) sin.אֲנִ֖יanimineאֲנִיpronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “mine”H589II, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, [idiom] which, [idiom] who.מַזְכִּ֥ירmazkirbe maleזָכַרverb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “be male”, a verb used as a describing wordH2142properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male[idiom] burn (incense), [idiom] earnestly, be male, (make) mention (of), be mindful, recount, record(-er), remember, make to be remembered, bring (call, come, keep, put) to (in) remembrance, [idiom] still, think on, [idiom] well.הַיּֽוֹםhayomthe as long asיוֹםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the as long as”, the ordinary formH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Then spoke the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying: 'I make mention of my faults this day:

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American Standard Version (1901)

Then spake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my faults this day:

Young’s Literal Translation

And the chief of the butlers speaketh with Pharaoh, saying, 'My sin I mention this day:

World English Bible

Then the chief cup bearer spoke to Pharaoh, saying, “I remember my faults today.

Darby Translation

Then spoke the chief of the cup-bearers to Pharaoh, saying, I remember mine offences this day.

Douay-Rheims

Then at length the chief butler remembering, said: I confess my sin:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Then spoke the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying: 'I make mention of my faults this day:

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the chief cupbearer spoke to Pharao, saying, I this day remember my fault:

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐλάλησεν ὁ ἀρχιοινοχόος πρὸς Φαραὼ, λέγων, τὴν ἁμαρτίαν μου ἀναμιμνήσκω σήμερον.