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The Definition of the word Butler

Butler

Properly a servant in charge of the wine (Gen. 40:1-13; 41:9). "The Hebrew word, mashkeh, thus translated is rendered also" "(plural) "cup-bearers" (1 Kings 10:5; 2 Chr. 9:4). Nehemiah" (1:11) was cup-bearer to king Artaxerxes. It was a position of great responsibility and honour in royal households.


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