Chapter 40
Genesis 40:16
RBT Translation:
LITV Translation:
And the chief of the bakers saw that the interpretation was good. And he said to Joseph, I also in my dream saw three baskets of white bread on my head.
And the chief of the bakers saw that the interpretation was good. And he said to Joseph, I also in my dream saw three baskets of white bread on my head.
ESV Translation:
When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was favorable, he said to Joseph, “I also had a dream: there were three cake baskets on my head,
When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was favorable, he said to Joseph, “I also had a dream: there were three cake baskets on my head,
Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And the chief baker saw that he interpreted aright; and he said to Joseph, I also saw a dream, and methought I took up on my head three baskets of mealy food.
And the chief baker saw that he interpreted aright; and he said to Joseph, I also saw a dream, and methought I took up on my head three baskets of mealy food.
Footnotes
1221 | Strong’s #5536, sal. From salal; properly, a willow twig (as pendulous), i.e. An osier; but only as woven into a basket -- basket. “properly a slender rod, (root salal), of which baskets are woven; hence a basket woven of rods…properly a basket made of reeds…” -Gesenius |
1222 | Strong’s #2751, chori. Masculine singular noun. From the root chavar (#2357) to grow white/pale. This has been interpreted as white bread assuming that it was made from a fine flour. Cf. Gesenius, Fuerst, etc. |