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Genesis 40:12

Genesis 40:12
And Joseph said unto him, This is the interpretation of it: The three branches are three days:

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And Joseph said unto him, this is the interpretation of it,.... Of the dream:

the three branches are three days; signify three days, or, as Jarchi expresses it, are a sign of three days; which…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Genesis 40:1-23

- 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…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

The three branches are three days - That is, The three branches signify three days; so, this Is my body, that is, this bread signifies or represents my body; this cup is my blood, Represents my blood;…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Genesis 40:5-19

Observe, I. The special providence of God, which filled the heads of these two prisoners with unusual dreams, such as made extraordinary impressions upon them, and carried with them evidences of a…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Genesis 40:10-19

The Interpretation of their Dreams

10. it was as though it budded Another rendering is "and as it budded, its blossoms shot forth." But the rendering in the text is grammatically to be preferred. The…