Genesis 40:18

18 Joseph said, "This is the interpretation: The three baskets are three days;

Genesis 40:18 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 40:18

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.

Genesis 40:18 In-Context

16 When the head baker saw how well Joseph's interpretation turned out, he spoke up: "My dream went like this: I saw three wicker baskets on my head;

17 the top basket had assorted pastries from the bakery and birds were picking at them from the basket on my head."

18 Joseph said, "This is the interpretation: The three baskets are three days;

19 within three days Pharaoh will take off your head, impale you on a post, and the birds will pick your bones clean."

20 And sure enough, on the third day it was Pharaoh's birthday and he threw a feast for all his servants. He set the head cupbearer and the head baker in places of honor in the presence of all the guests.