Genesis 40:17
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“In the top basket were all sorts of baked goods for Pharaoh, but the birds were eating them out of the basket on my head.””
A short, plain-language explanation of Genesis 40:17 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.
“In the top basket were all sorts of baked goods for Pharaoh, but the birds were eating them out of the basket on my head.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“and in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of baked food for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and in the uppermost basket <FI>are<Fi> of all <FI>kinds<Fi> of Pharaoh's food, work of a baker; and the birds are eating them out of the basket, from off my head.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 40:17 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 49:20Asher’s food will be rich; he shall provide royal delicacies.
- 1 Chronicles 12:20When David went to Ziklag, these men of Manasseh defected to him: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai, chiefs of thousands in Manasseh.
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