Adam Clarke Commentary - Genesis 40:11

Adam Clarke Commentary - Genesis 40:11 - 40:11

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Adam Clarke Commentary - Genesis 40:11 - 40:11

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40:1 - 40:1
40:3 - 40:3
40:4 - 40:4
40:5 - 40:5
40:6 - 40:6
40:8 - 40:8
40:11 - 40:11
40:12 - 40:12
40:14 - 40:14
40:15 - 40:15
40:19 - 40:19
40:20 - 40:20
40:23 - 40:23

And I took the grapes and pressed them into Pharaoh’s cup - From this we find that wine anciently was the mere expressed juice of the grape, without fermentation. The saky, or cup-bearer, took the bunch, pressed the juice into the cup, and instantly delivered it into the hands of his master. This was anciently the יין yain of the Hebrews, the οινος of the Greeks, and the mustum of the ancient Latins.