Genesis 40:18

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

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

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 40:18 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 40:12Joseph replied, “This is the interpretation: The three branches 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 41:26The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven ripe heads of grain are seven years. The dreams have the same meaning.
  4. Daniel 2:36This was the dream; now we will tell the king its interpretation.
  5. 1 Corinthians 10:4and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ.
  6. 1 Corinthians 11:24and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “This is My body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”

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