40:12 “This is its meaning,” Joseph said to him. “The three branches represent 1 three days. 40:13 In three more days Pharaoh will reinstate you 2 and restore you to your office. You will put Pharaoh’s cup in his hand, just as you did before 3 when you were cupbearer.
40:18 Joseph replied, “This is its meaning: The three baskets represent 4 three days.
1 tn Heb “the three branches [are].”
2 tn Heb “Pharaoh will lift up your head.” This Hebrew idiom usually refers to restoring dignity, office, or power. It is comparable to the modern saying “someone can hold his head up high.”
3 tn Heb “according to the former custom.”
4 tn Heb “the three baskets [are].”