Genesis 40:16-18
New English Translation
16 When the chief baker saw that the interpretation of the first dream was favorable,[a] he said to Joseph, “I also appeared in my dream and there were three baskets of white bread[b] on my head. 17 In the top basket there were baked goods of every kind for Pharaoh, but the birds were eating them from the basket that was on my head.”
18 Joseph replied, “This is its meaning: The three baskets represent[c] three days.
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- Genesis 40:16 tn Heb “that [the] interpretation [was] good.” The words “the first dream” are supplied in the translation for clarity.
- Genesis 40:16 tn Or “three wicker baskets.” The meaning of the Hebrew noun חֹרִי (khori, “white bread, cake”) is uncertain; some have suggested the meaning “wicker” instead. Comparison with texts from Ebla suggests the meaning “pastries made with white flour” (M. Dahood, “Eblaite ḫa-rí and Genesis 40, 16 ḥōrî,” BN 13 [1980]: 14-16).
- Genesis 40:18 tn Heb “the three baskets [are].”
Genesis 40:16-18
New International Version
16 When the chief baker(A) saw that Joseph had given a favorable interpretation,(B) he said to Joseph, “I too had a dream: On my head were three baskets(C) of bread.[a] 17 In the top basket were all kinds of baked goods for Pharaoh, but the birds were eating them out of the basket on my head.”
18 “This is what it means,” Joseph said. “The three baskets are three days.(D)
Footnotes
- Genesis 40:16 Or three wicker baskets
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