Genesis 40:12

Then Joseph said to him, “This is its interpretation: the three branches are three days;

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In The King James Version

And Joseph said unto him, This is the interpretation of it: The three branches are three days:

In Context

11Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand, and I took the grapes and pressed them into his cup and gave the cup to Pharaoh.”

13within three days Pharaoh will release you from prison and restore you to your office, and you will give Pharaoh’s cup into his hand as you used to do when you were his cupbearer.

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Cross References

Genesis 40:18Joseph answered, “This is its interpretation: the three baskets are three days;

Genesis 41:25Then Joseph said to Pharaoh, “Pharaoh’s two dreams signify the same thing; God has made known to Pharaoh what he is about to do.

Genesis 41:28That is why I said to Pharaoh, ‘God has shown to Pharaoh what he is about to do.’

Matthew 26:26While they were eating, Jesus took some bread, and, after saying the blessing, broke it and, as he gave it to his disciples, said, “Take it and eat it; this is my body.”

Galatians 4:25Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia, and represents the Jerusalem of today, for she and her children are in slavery.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 40:6-20

5 And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison. 6 And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, behold, they were sad. 7 And he asked Pharaoh's officers that were with him in the ward of his lord's house, saying, Wherefore look ye so sadly to day? 8 And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it.… Read the whole commentary →

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