Genesis 41:9
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Then at length the chief butler remembering, said: I confess my sin:

I do remember.

Genesis 40:1-3,14,23 After this, it came to pass, that two eunuchs, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, offended their lord. . . .

Context
The Dreams of Pharaoh
8And when morning was come, being struck with fear, he sent to all the interpreters of Egypt, and to all the wise men: and they being called for, he told them his dream, and there was not any one that could interpret it. 9Then at length the chief butler remembering, said: I confess my sin:10The king being angry with his servants, commanded me and the chief baker to be cast into the prison of the captain of the soldiers.…
Cross References
Genesis 40:1
After this, it came to pass, that two eunuchs, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, offended their lord.

Genesis 40:2
And Pharao being angry with them, (now the one was chief butler, the other chief baker,)

Genesis 40:14
Only remember me when it shall be well with thee, and do me this kindness: to put Pharao in mind to take me out of this prison:

Genesis 40:23
But the chief butler, when things prospered with him, forgot his interpreter.

Lexicon
Then the chief
שַׂ֣ר (śar)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 8269: Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince

cupbearer
הַמַּשְׁקִ֔ים (ham·maš·qîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 4945: Causing to drink, a butler, drink, a well-watered region

said
וַיְדַבֵּר֙ (way·ḏab·bêr)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue

to
אֶת־ (’eṯ-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among

Pharaoh,
פַּרְעֹ֖ה (par·‘ōh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6547: Pharaoh -- a title of Egypt kings

“Today
הַיּֽוֹם׃ (hay·yō·wm)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3117: A day

I
אֲנִ֖י (’ă·nî)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 589: I

recall
מַזְכִּ֥יר (maz·kîr)
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2142: To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male

my failures.
חֲטָאַ֕י (ḥă·ṭā·’ay)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 2399: A crime, its penalty


Additional Translations
Then the chief cupbearer said to Pharaoh, “Today I recall my failures.Then spoke the chief butler to Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my faults this day:

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

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

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

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

Then spoke the chief butler to Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my faults this day:

Then the chief cupbearer spoke to Pharaoh, saying, "I remember my faults today.

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