15 For (A)I was in fact kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews, and even here I have done nothing that they should have put me into the [a]dungeon.”

16 When the chief baker saw that he had interpreted favorably, he said to Joseph, “I also saw in my dream, and behold, there were three baskets of white bread on my head; 17 and in the top basket there were some of all [b]kinds of baked food for Pharaoh, and the birds were eating them out of the basket on my head.”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 40:15 Or pit
  2. Genesis 40:17 Lit food for Pharaoh made by a baker

15 I was forcibly carried off from the land of the Hebrews,(A) and even here I have done nothing to deserve being put in a dungeon.”(B)

16 When the chief baker(C) saw that Joseph had given a favorable interpretation,(D) he said to Joseph, “I too had a dream: On my head were three baskets(E) of bread.[a] 17 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.”

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  1. Genesis 40:16 Or three wicker baskets