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Genesis 40:12

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

KJV

Respondit Joseph : Hæc est interpretatio somnii : tres propagines, tres adhuc dies sunt :

Vulgate

καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ Ἰωσήφ Τοῦτο ἡ σύγκρισις αὐτοῦ. οἱ τρεῖς πυθμένες τρεῖς ἡμέραι εἰσίν·

LXX

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

ASV

וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר ל/וֹ֙ יוֹסֵ֔ף זֶ֖ה פִּתְרֹנ֑/וֹ שְׁלֹ֨שֶׁת֙ הַ/שָּׂ֣רִגִ֔ים שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת יָמִ֖ים הֵֽם

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

הֵ֖מָּה
hmh
pronoun · 560×
וֹ
v
noun · 5×
זֶּֽה
zh
pronoun · 1173×
יּ֣וֹם
yvm
noun · 2285×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
יוֹסֵ֖ף
yvsp
proper_noun · 213×
שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת
shlsht
adjective · 429×
שָׂרִיגִ֑ם
shrygm
noun · 3×

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Gen 40:18 — And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation thereof: The three baskets are three days:
  • Gen 40:18 — And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation thereof: The three baskets are three days:
  • Gen 41:12 — And there was there with us a young man, an Hebrew, servant to the captain of the guard; and we told him, and he interpreted to us our dreams; to each man according to his dream he did interpret.
  • Gen 41:12 — And there was there with us a young man, an Hebrew, servant to the captain of the guard; and we told him, and he interpreted to us our dreams; to each man according to his dream he did interpret.
  • Gen 41:25 — And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one: God hath shewed Pharaoh what he is about to do.
  • Judg 7:14 — And his fellow answered and said, This is nothing else save the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel: for into his hand hath God delivered Midian, and all the host.