Genesis 40:12

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“Joseph replied, “This is the interpretation: The three branches are three days.”

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BSBPD

“Joseph replied, “This is the interpretation: The three branches are three days.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And Joseph said unto him, This is the interpretation of it: The three branches are three days:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And Joseph said unto him, This is the interpretation of it: the three branches are three days;”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And Joseph saith to him, `This <FI>is<Fi> its interpretation: the three branches are three days;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 40:12 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 40:18Joseph replied, “This is the interpretation: The three baskets are three days.
  2. Genesis 41:12Now a young Hebrew was there with us, a servant of the captain of the guard. We told him our dreams and he interpreted them for us individually.
  3. Genesis 41:25At this, Joseph said to Pharaoh, “The dreams of Pharaoh are one and the same. God has revealed to Pharaoh what He is about to do.
  4. Genesis 41:26The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven ripe heads of grain are seven years. The dreams have the same meaning.
  5. Genesis 41:28It is just as I said to Pharaoh: God has shown Pharaoh what He is about to do.
  6. Judges 7:14His friend replied: “This is nothing less than the sword of Gideon son of Joash, the Israelite. God has delivered Midian and the whole camp into his hand.”
  7. Daniel 2:36This was the dream; now we will tell the king its interpretation.
  8. Daniel 4:19For a time, Daniel, who was also known as Belteshazzar, was perplexed, and his thoughts alarmed him. So the king said, “Belteshazzar, do not let the dream or its interpretation alarm you.” “My lord,” replied Belteshazzar, “may the dream apply to those who hate you, and its interpretation to your enemies!
  9. Matthew 26:26While they were eating, Jesus took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is My body.”
  10. 1 Corinthians 10:4and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ.
  11. Galatians 4:25Now Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present-day Jerusalem, because she is in slavery with her children.

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