God’s Word Translation
Genesis 40:17
17The top basket contained all kinds of baked goods for Pharaoh, but the birds were eating them out of the basket on my head.”
Genesis 40:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)In the top basket were all kinds of baked goods for Pharaoh, but the birds were eating them out of the basket on my head.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)and in the uppermost basket there were all sorts of baked food for Pharaoh, but the birds were eating it out of the basket on my head."
- New King James Version (NKJV)In the uppermost basket were all kinds of baked goods for Pharaoh, and the birds ate them out of the basket on my head.”
Context of Genesis 40:17
15I was kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews, and even here I’ve done nothing to deserve being put in this prison.” 16The chief baker saw that the meaning Joseph had given to the cupbearer’s dream was good. So he said to Joseph, “I had a dream too. In my dream three baskets of white baked goods were on my head. The top basket contained all kinds of baked goods for Pharaoh, but the birds were eating them out of the basket on my head.” 18“This is what it means,” Joseph replied. “The three baskets are three days. 19In the next three days Pharaoh will cut off your head and hang your dead body on a pole. The birds will eat the flesh from your bones.”
Read all of Genesis 40Genesis 40:17 word by word
וּבַסַּ֣ל הָֽעֶלְי֔וֹן מִכֹּ֛ל מַאֲכַ֥ל פַּרְעֹ֖ה מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה אֹפֶ֑ה וְהָע֗וֹף אֹכֵ֥ל אֹתָ֛ם מִן־הַסַּ֖ל מֵעַ֥ל רֹאשִֽׁי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And in the uppermostעֶלְיוֹן‛elyôn · highH5945
- basketסַלsal · basketH5536
- of all mannerמַאֲכָלma'ăkâl · foodH3978
- of bakemeatsאָפָה'âphâh · to bakeH644
- of bakemeatsמַעֲשֶׂהma‛ăώeh · deed: workH4639
- for Pharaohפַּרְעֹהpar‛ôh · PharaohH6547
- and the birdsעוֹף‛ôph · birdH5775
- did eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
- uponעַל‛al · uponH5921
- my headרֹאשׁrô'sh · headH7218
Cross-references for Genesis 40:17
Commentaries on Genesis 40:17
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-23Verses 1-23 - Joseph in Prison An uncomplaining patience and an unhesitating hopefulness keep the breast of Joseph in calm tranquillity. There is a God above, and that God is with him. His soul swerves not from this feeling. Meanwhile, new and distinguished prisoners are introduced into his place of confinement. Genesis 40:1-4 The chief butler and chief baker, high officials in Pharaoh‘s court, come under the displeasure of their sovereign. “In the house…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-19Joseph listened to the dreams and gave their interpretations. These dreams were not trivial. They were serious warnings from God about what everyone would soon face. These two dreams also prepare for Pharaoh’s two dreams, which reveal the coming seasons of life and death that the nation would soon experience.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-2316. I had three white baskets--The circumstances mentioned exactly describe his duties, which, notwithstanding numerous assistants, he performed with his own hands. white--literally, "full of holes"; that is, wicker baskets. The meats were carried to table upon the head in three baskets, one piled upon the other; and in the uppermost, the bakemeats. And in crossing the open courts, from the kitchen to the dining rooms, the removal of the viands by a…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Genesis 40
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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