Genesis 40:16

KJV1611 – Modern English

When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was favorable, he said to Joseph, I also was in my dream, and behold, I had three white baskets on my head:

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  • Gen 40:1-2 : 1 And it happened after these events, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker had offended their lord, the king of Egypt. 2 And Pharaoh was angry with two of his officers, with the chief of the butlers, and with the chief of the bakers.

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  • Gen 40:17-22
    6 verses
    89%

    17And in the uppermost basket there were all kinds of baked goods for Pharaoh; and the birds ate them out of the basket on my head.

    18And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation of it: The three baskets are three days:

    19Within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head from off you, and will hang you on a tree; and the birds will eat your flesh from off you.

    20And it came to pass on the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, that he made a feast for all his servants; and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants.

    21And he restored the chief butler to his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand:

    22But he hanged the chief baker, as Joseph had interpreted to them.

  • Gen 40:5-13
    9 verses
    80%

    5And both of them dreamed a dream, each man his own dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were confined in the prison.

    6And Joseph came in to them in the morning, and saw them, and indeed, they were sad.

    7And he asked Pharaoh's officers who were with him in the custody of his lord's house, saying, Why do you look so sad today?

    8And they said to him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said to them, Do not interpretations belong to God? Tell me your dreams, please.

    9And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me;

    10And on the vine were three branches: and it seemed to bud, and its blossoms burst forth, and its clusters produced ripe grapes:

    11And Pharaoh's cup was in my hand; and I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh's cup, and I gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand.

    12And Joseph said to him, This is the interpretation of it: The three branches are three days:

    13Within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head, and restore you to your place; and you shall deliver Pharaoh's cup into his hand, as you did when you were his butler.

  • Gen 41:9-13
    5 verses
    77%

    9Then the chief butler spoke to Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my faults this day:

    10Pharaoh was angry with his servants, and put me in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, both me and the chief baker.

    11And we each had a dream in one night, he and I; each of us dreamed according to the interpretation of his own dream.

    12There with us was a young Hebrew man, a servant of the captain of the guard, and we told him our dreams, and he interpreted them for us, to each man according to his dream.

    13And it came to pass, just as he interpreted for us, so it was; he restored me to my office, and he hanged the other.

  • Gen 40:15
    77%

    15For indeed I was kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews: and here also I have done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.

  • Gen 40:1-3
    3 verses
    76%

    1And it happened after these events, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker had offended their lord, the king of Egypt.

    2And Pharaoh was angry with two of his officers, with the chief of the butlers, and with the chief of the bakers.

    3And he put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, in the prison, the place where Joseph was confined.

  • Gen 41:15
    75%

    15And Pharaoh said to Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is no one who can interpret it. But I have heard it said of you, that you can understand a dream to interpret it.

  • Gen 41:17
    73%

    17Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, In my dream, I stood on the bank of the river.

  • Gen 37:6
    73%

    6And he said to them, Listen, I pray you, to this dream which I have dreamed:

  • Gen 39:6
    70%

    6And he left all that he had in Joseph's care; and he did not concern himself with anything except the bread which he ate. And Joseph was a handsome person, and well-favored.

  • Gen 41:22
    69%

    22Then I saw in my dream, and saw seven ears come up on one stalk, full and good.