Genesis 40:18-20
International Children’s Bible
18 Joseph answered, “I will tell you what the dream means. The three baskets stand for three days. 19 Before the end of three days, the king will cut off your head! He will hang your body on a pole. And the birds will eat your flesh.”
20 Three days later it was the king’s birthday. So he gave a feast for all his officers. In front of his officers, he let the chief officer who served his wine and the chief baker out of prison.
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Genesis 40:18-20
New King James Version
18 So Joseph answered and said, (A)“This is the interpretation of it: The three baskets are three days. 19 (B)Within three days Pharaoh will lift [a]off your head from you and (C)hang you on a tree; and the birds will eat your flesh from you.”
20 Now it came to pass on the third day, which was Pharaoh’s (D)birthday, that he (E)made a feast for all his servants; and he (F)lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants.
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- Genesis 40:19 Lit. up
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