Genesis 40:12
And Joseph said unto him, This is the interpretation of it: The three branches are three days:
Genesis 40:12 in other translations
| BSB | Joseph replied, “This is the interpretation: The three branches are three days. |
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| WEB | Joseph said to him, “This is its interpretation: the three branches are three days. |
| ASV | And Joseph said unto him, This is the interpretation of it: the three branches are three days; |
| YLT | And Joseph saith to him, ‘This is its interpretation: the three branches are three days; |
| DARBY | And Joseph said to him, This is the interpretation of it: the three branches are three days. |
| BBE | Then Joseph said, This is the sense of your dream: the three branches are three days; |
| Webster | And Joseph said to him, This is the interpretation of it: The three branches are three days; |
What does Genesis 40:12 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 40:12-15
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 40:1-19
It was not so much the prison that made the butler and baker sad, as their dreams. God has more ways than one to sadden the spirits. Joseph had compassion towards them. Let us be concerned for the sadness of our brethren's countenances. It is often a relief to those that are in trouble to be noticed. Also learn to look into the causes of our own sorrow. Is there a good reason? Is there not comfort sufficient to…
Genesis 40:12 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 40:12
- Judges 7:14
And his fellow answered and said, This is nothing else save the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel: for into his hand hath God delivered Midian, and all the host.
- Genesis 41:12
And there was there with us a young man, an Hebrew, servant to the captain of the guard; and we told him, and he interpreted to us our dreams; to each man according to his dream he did interpret.
- Genesis 40:18
And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation thereof: The three baskets are three days:
- Genesis 41:25-26
And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one: God hath shewed Pharaoh what he is about to do. The seven good kine are seven years; and the seven good ears are seven years: the dream is one.
- Daniel 4:19-33
Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was astonied for one hour, and his thoughts troubled him. The king spake, and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or the interpretation thereof, trouble thee. Belteshazzar answered and said, My lord, the dream be to them that hate thee, and the interpretation thereof to thine enemies. The tree that thou sawest, which grew, and was strong, whose height reached unto the heaven, and the sight thereof to all the earth; Whose leaves were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was meat for all; under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and upon whose branches the fowls of the heaven had their habitation: It is thou, O king, that art grown and become strong: for thy greatness is grown, and reacheth unto heaven, and thy dominion to the end of the earth. …
- Daniel 2:36-45
This is the dream; and we will tell the interpretation thereof before the king. Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory. And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold. And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth. …
- Matthew 26:26
And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.
- Galatians 4:25
For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children.
- 1 Corinthians 10:4
And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.
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Context
- Genesis 40:11
And Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand: and I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh’s cup, and I gave the cup into Pharaoh’s hand.
- Genesis 40:12
And Joseph said unto him, This is the interpretation of it: The three branches are three days:
- Genesis 40:13
Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thine head, and restore thee unto thy place: and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh’s cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou wast his butler.
Genesis 40:12 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y díjole José: Esta es su declaración: Los tres sarmientos son tres días: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Joseph lui dit: C’est ici son interprétation: Les trois sarments, ce sont trois jours. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Joseph sprach zu ihm: Dies ist seine Deutung: Die drei Reben sind drei Tage. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Respondit Joseph: Hæc est interpretatio somnii: tres propagines, tres adhuc dies sunt: |