Genesis 40:16

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was favorable, he said to Joseph, “I too had a dream: There were three baskets of white bread on my head.”

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BSBPD

“When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was favorable, he said to Joseph, “I too had a dream: There were three baskets of white bread on my head.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said unto Joseph, I also was in my dream, and, behold, three baskets of white bread were on my head:”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And the chief of the bakers seeth that he hath interpreted good, and he saith unto Joseph, `I also <FI>am<Fi> in a dream, and lo, three baskets of white bread <FI>are<Fi> on my head,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 40:16 — 1 related verse from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 40:1Some time later, the king’s cupbearer and baker offended their master, the king of Egypt.

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