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Genesis 40:10-12
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10 On the vine there were three branches. As it budded, its blossoms opened and its clusters ripened into grapes. 11 Now Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand, so I took the grapes, squeezed them into his[a] cup, and put the cup in Pharaoh’s hand.”[b]

12 “This is its meaning,” Joseph said to him. “The three branches represent[c] three days.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 40:11 tn Heb “the cup of Pharaoh.” The pronoun “his” has been used here in the translation for stylistic reasons.
  2. Genesis 40:11 sn The cupbearer’s dream is dominated by sets of three: three branches, three stages of growth, and three actions of the cupbearer.
  3. Genesis 40:12 tn Heb “the three branches [are].”
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