Genesis 40:9

40:9 So the chief cupbearer told his dream to Joseph: ¹  “In my dream, there was a vine in front of me.

Genesis 40:16

40:16 When the chief baker saw that the interpretation of the first dream was favorable, ²  he said to Joseph, “I also appeared in my dream and there were three baskets of white bread ³  on my head.

[40:9]  ¹ tn The Hebrew text adds “and he said to him.” This has not been translated because it is redundant in English.

[40:16]  ² tn Heb “that [the] interpretation [was] good.” The words “the first dream” are supplied in the translation for clarity.

[40:16]  ³ tn Or “three wicker baskets.” The meaning of the Hebrew noun חֹרִי (khori, “white bread, cake”) is uncertain; some have suggested the meaning “wicker” instead. Comparison with texts from Ebla suggests the meaning “pastries made with white flour” (M. Dahood, “Eblaite h¬a-rí and Genesis 40,16 h£o„rî,” BN 13 [1980]: 14-16).