Genesis 40:18
“And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation thereof: The three baskets are three days:”
Genesis 40:18 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation thereof: The three baskets are three days:
- DRADouay–Rheims
- Joseph answered: This is the interpretation of the dream: The three baskets are yet three days:
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation thereof: the three baskets are three days;
- DARBYDarby
- And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation of it: the three baskets are three days.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- Joseph answered, This is its interpretation. The three baskets are three days.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- And Joseph answereth and saith, 'This is its interpretation: the three baskets are three days;
- BPVBiblePics Version
- Joseph answered, "This is the interpretation: The three baskets are three days.
Context: Genesis 40
16When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said unto Joseph, I also was in my dream, and, behold, I had three white baskets on my head:
17And in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of bakemeats for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head.
18And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation thereof: The three baskets are three days:
19Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and shall hang thee on a tree; and the birds shall eat thy flesh from off thee.
20And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants.
About Genesis 40: Joseph Interprets Dreams in Prison
Joseph interprets the dreams of the Pharaoh's cupbearer and the baker and is later called upon to interpret the Pharaoh's dream. He correctly predicts seven years of plenty followed by seven years of famine.
Commentary
Genesis 40 is a chapter that focuses on two of Joseph's fellow prisoners, the cupbearer and the baker of Pharaoh. Both of these men have dreams that Joseph interprets for them. The cupbearer's dream is interpreted as a sign of his imminent release from prison, while the baker's dream is interpreted as a sign of his impending death.