And Joseph answered and said Immediately, directly, without any further thought and meditation, being divinely instructed: this [is] the interpretation thereof; of the above dream: the three baskets [are] three days; signify three days.
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When the chief baker saw that the interpretation of the wine steward's dream was favorable, he said to Joseph, "I had a dream too; I was carrying three breadbaskets on my head.
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In the top basket there were all kinds of baked goods for the king, and the birds were eating them."
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Joseph answered, "This is what it means: the three baskets are three days.
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In three days the king will release you - and have your head cut off! Then he will hang your body on a pole, and the birds will eat your flesh."
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On his birthday three days later the king gave a banquet for all his officials; he released his wine steward and his chief baker and brought them before his officials.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.