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Genesis 40:12
ESV Then Joseph said to him, "This is its interpretation: the three branches are three days.
NIV "This is what it means," Joseph said to him. "The three branches are three days.
NASB Then Joseph said to him, 'This is the interpretation of it: the three branches are three days;
CSB "This is its interpretation," Joseph said to him. "The three branches are three days.
NLT This is what the dream means,' Joseph said. 'The three branches represent three days.
KJV And Joseph said unto him, This is the interpretation of it: The three branches are three days:
NKJV And Joseph said to him, “This is the interpretation of it: The three branches are three days.

What does Genesis 40:12 mean?

Joseph is falsely imprisoned (Genesis 39:11–15), but his integrity and skill have not gone unnoticed (Genesis 39:21–23). While languishing in jail, two other prisoners arrived: the cupbearer and baker of Egypt's ruler, the Pharaoh (Genesis 40:1–3). Given some sort of caretaker's role, Joseph noticed the men's distress the morning after they both had vivid, prophetic dreams (Genesis 40:5–6). He reassured them that God could provide an interpretation, offering to pass along God's wisdom (Genesis 40:7–8). The cupbearer's dream involved seeing a three-branched vine rapidly grow into ripened grapes. He then pressed the grapes and gave the results to Pharaoh (Genesis 40:9–11).

In Scripture, numbers seen in dreams often contain some specific significance. This will feature in dreams later in Joseph's life, as well (Genesis 41:1–8). Joseph begins to interpret the cupbearer's dream by nothing that the three branches represent three days. This will lead to a happy prediction for the jailed man (Genesis 40:13).
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