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Genesis 40:18

Joseph

16 When 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:

17 And 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.

And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation thereof: The three baskets are three days:

19 Yet 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.

20 And 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.

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BSB
Joseph replied, “This is the interpretation: The three baskets are three days.
KJV
And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation thereof: The three baskets are three days:
WEB
Joseph answered, “This is its interpretation. The three baskets are three days.
ASV
And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation thereof: the three baskets are three days;
DARBY
And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation of it: the three baskets are three days.
BLB
And Joseph answered and said, “This [is] its interpretation: The three baskets are three days.
ÅB
Da svarte Josef og sa: Dette er tydningen: De tre kurver er tre dager.
OTB
Josef svarte: "Dette er tydningen: de tre kurvene er tre dager.
B1930
Da svarte Josef og sa: Dette er tydningen: De tre kurver er tre dager.

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