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Genesis 40:17

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.

KJV

et in uno canistro quod erat excelsius, portare me omnes cibos qui fiunt arte pistoria, avesque comedere ex eo.

Vulgate

ἐν δὲ τῷ κανῷ τῷ ἐπάνω ἀπὸ πάντων τῶν γενημάτων ὧν ὁ βασιλεὺς Φαραὼ ἐσθίει, ἔργον σιτοποιοῦ· καὶ τὰ πετεινὰ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ κατήσθιεν αὐτὰ ἀπὸ τοῦ κανοῦ τοῦ ἐπάνω τῆς κεφαλῆς μου.

LXX

and in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of baked food for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head.

ASV

וּ/בַ/סַּ֣ל הָֽ/עֶלְי֔וֹן מִ/כֹּ֛ל מַאֲכַ֥ל פַּרְעֹ֖ה מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה אֹפֶ֑ה וְ/הָ/ע֗וֹף אֹכֵ֥ל אֹתָ֛/ם מִן הַ/סַּ֖ל מֵ/עַ֥ל רֹאשִֽׁ/י

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

13 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
אֹפֶ֑ה
'ph
verb · 25×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
ם
m
verb · 811×
מִן
mn
preposition · 1223×
מַאֲכָ֔ל
m'kl
noun · 29×
מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה
m'shh
noun · 234×
סַ֣ל
sl
noun · 15×
ע֣וֹף
'vp
noun · 71×
עֶלְי֔וֹן
'lyvn
adjective · 51×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
פַּרְעֹ֔ה
pr'h
proper_noun · 267×
רֹ֣אשׁ
r'sh
noun · 593×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Gen 49:20 — Out of Asher his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield royal dainties.