KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Genesis 40:17 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“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.”
What does this verse really mean? Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Hebrew Scripture. This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. Follow the buttons in the right-hand column for detailed definitions and verses that use the same root words. Use this reference information to gain deeper insight into the Bible and enrich your understanding. Information based on Strong's Exhaustive Concordance[1].
| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And in the uppermost” | הָֽעֶלְי֗וֹן | An elevation, i.e., (adjectively) lofty (comparatively); as title, the Supreme | uppermost |
| “basket” | וּבַסַּ֣ל | Properly, a willow twig (as pendulous), i.e., an osier; but only as woven into a basket | basket |
| “there was” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “of all manner” | מִכֹּ֛ל | Properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | all manner |
| “of bakemeats” | מַֽעֲשֵׂ֣ה | An action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property | bakemeats |
| “for Pharaoh;” | פַּרְעֹ֖ה | Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings | Pharaoh |
| “and the birds” | וְהָע֗וֹף | A bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively | birds |
| “did eat” | אֹכֵ֥ל | To eat (literally or figuratively) | did eat |
| “them out of” | מִן | Properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses | out |
| “the basket” | הַסַּ֖ל | Properly, a willow twig (as pendulous), i.e., an osier; but only as woven into a basket | basket |
| “upon” | מֵעַ֥ל | Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | upon |
| “my head.” | רֹאשִֽׁי׃ | The head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.) | head |
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15 For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews: and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.
16 When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said unto Joseph, I also was in my dream, and, behold, I had three white baskets on my head:
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.
18 And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation thereof: The three baskets are three days:
19 Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and shall hang thee on a tree; and the birds shall eat thy flesh from off thee.
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