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Genesis 40:17 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" 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. "
Genesis 40:17
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews: and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.
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:
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:
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
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Genesis 40:1
"And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt."
Genesis 40:2
"And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers."
Genesis 40:3
"And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound."
Genesis 40:4
"And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward."
Genesis 40:5
"And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison."
Genesis 40:6
"And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, behold, they were sad."
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