Treasury of Scripture Knowledge The chief baker seeing that he had wisely interpreted the dream, said: I also dreamed a dream, That I had three baskets of meal upon my head: the chief. Genesis 40:1,2 After this, it came to pass, that two eunuchs, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, offended their lord. . . . white baskets. Context The Cupbearer and the Baker…15For I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews, and here without any fault was cast into the dungeon. 16The chief baker seeing that he had wisely interpreted the dream, said: I also dreamed a dream, That I had three baskets of meal upon my head:17And that in one basket which was uppermost, I carried all meats that are made by the art of baking, and that the birds ate out of it.… Cross References Genesis 40:1 After this, it came to pass, that two eunuchs, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, offended their lord. Genesis 40:15 For I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews, and here without any fault was cast into the dungeon. Genesis 40:17 And that in one basket which was uppermost, I carried all meats that are made by the art of baking, and that the birds ate out of it. Lexicon When the chiefשַׂר־ (śar-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 8269: Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince baker הָאֹפִ֖ים (hā·’ō·p̄îm) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 644: To cook, to bake saw וַיַּ֥רְא (way·yar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7200: To see that כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction the interpretation פָּתָ֑ר (pā·ṯār) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6622: To open up, interpret was favorable, ט֣וֹב (ṭō·wḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good he said וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to Joseph, יוֹסֵ֔ף (yō·w·sêp̄) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3130: Joseph -- 'he increases', a son of Jacob, also the name of several Israelites “I אֲנִי֙ (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 589: I too אַף־ (’ap̄-) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 637: Meaning accession, yea, adversatively though had a dream: בַּחֲלוֹמִ֔י (ba·ḥă·lō·w·mî) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 2472: A dream There were וְהִנֵּ֗ה (wə·hin·nêh) Conjunctive waw | Interjection Strong's Hebrew 2009: Lo! behold! three שְׁלֹשָׁ֛ה (šə·lō·šāh) Number - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7969: Three, third, thrice baskets סַלֵּ֥י (sal·lê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 5536: A willow twig, an osier, as woven into a, basket of white bread חֹרִ֖י (ḥō·rî) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2751: White (bread) on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against my head. רֹאשִֽׁי׃ (rō·šî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 7218: The head Additional Translations 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.When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said to Joseph, I also was in my dream, and, behold, I had three white baskets on my head: 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: 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 when the chief of the bakers saw that the interpretation was good, he said to Joseph, I also was in my dream, and behold, three baskets of white bread were on my head. 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: When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said to Joseph, I also was in my dream, and behold, I had three white baskets on my head: When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said to Joseph, "I also was in my dream, and behold, three baskets of white bread were on my head. And the chief of the bakers seeth that he hath interpreted good, and he saith unto Joseph, 'I also am in a dream, and lo, three baskets of white bread are on my head, Jump to Previous Baker Baskets Bread Bread-Maker Cake Chief Dream Favorable Favorably First Good Head Interpretation Interpreted Joseph Sense Three WhiteJump to Next Baker Baskets Bread Bread-Maker Cake Chief Dream Favorable Favorably First Good Head Interpretation Interpreted Joseph Sense Three WhiteExternal Links Genesis 40:16 NIVGenesis 40:16 NLT Genesis 40:16 ESV Genesis 40:16 NASB Genesis 40:16 ASV Genesis 40:16 Bible Apps Genesis 40:16 Biblia Paralela Genesis 40:16 Chinese Bible Genesis 40:16 French Bible Genesis 40:16 German Bible Alphabetical: a also and baker baskets behold bread chief dream favorable favorably given had he head I in interpretation interpreted Joseph my of On said saw that the there three to too were When white OT Law: Genesis 40:16 When the chief baker saw that (Gen. 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