Genesis 40:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Genesis 40:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 40:18 in 7 Bible Translations

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Genesis 40:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Joseph answered, “This is its interpretation. The three baskets are three days.”

Genesis 40:18 — World English Bible

Genesis 40:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Genesis 40:18 — American Standard Version

Genesis 40:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And Joseph answereth and saith, `This <FI>is<Fi> its interpretation: the three baskets are three days;”

Genesis 40:18 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 40:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation of it: the three baskets are three days.”

Genesis 40:18 — Darby Translation

Genesis 40:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then Ioseph answered, and saide, This is the interpretation thereof: The three baskets are three dayes:”

Genesis 40:18 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 40:18 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“And Joseph answered and said, "This is its interpretation: the three baskets—they are three days.”

Genesis 40:18 — The Living Sword

Genesis 40:18 in Context — Genesis 40

16 Le chef des panetiers, voyant que Joseph avait donné une explication favorable, dit: Voici, il y avait aussi, dans mon songe, trois corbeilles de pain blanc sur ma tête.

17 Dans la corbeille la plus élevée il y avait pour Pharaon des mets de toute espèce, cuits au four; et les oiseaux les mangeaient dans la corbeille au-dessus de ma tête.

18 Joseph répondit, et dit: En voici l’explication. Les trois corbeilles sont trois jours.

19 Encore trois jours, et Pharaon enlèvera ta tête de dessus toi, te fera pendre à un bois, et les oiseaux mangeront ta chair.

20 Le troisième jour, jour de la naissance de Pharaon, il fit un festin à tous ses serviteurs; et il éleva la tête du chef des échansons et la tête du chef des panetiers, au milieu de ses serviteurs:

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What Does Genesis 40:18 Mean?

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