Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thine head from off thee Order thee to be beheaded; so the Targum of Jonathan and Ben Melech interpret it,
``Pharaoh shall remove thy head from thy body with a sword:''
and shall hang thee on a tree; his body after his head was severed from it, this should be hung upon a gallows or gibbet, and there continue: and the birds shall eat the flesh from off thee; as they usually do when bodies are thus hung up, see ( 2 Samuel 21:92 Samuel 21:10 ) ; this was signified by the birds eating the bakemeats out of the uppermost basket when upon his head, as it seemed to him in his dream.
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In the basket on top there were baked goods for Pharaoh's food, but birds were eating them out of the basket on my head."
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Joseph responded, "This is the dream's interpretation: The three baskets are three days.
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After three days, Pharaoh will give you an audience and will hang you from a tree where birds will peck your flesh from you."
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The third day was Pharaoh's birthday, and he gave a party for all of his servants. Before all of his servants, he gave an audience to the chief wine steward and the chief baker.
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He returned the chief wine steward to his position, and he placed the cup in Pharaoh's hand.