King James Version

Genesis 40:17

And in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of bakemeats for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head.

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וּבַסַּ֣לuvasaland in basketסַלconjunction, preposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and in basket”, the ordinary formH5536properly, a willow twig (as pendulous), i.e. an osier; but only as woven into abasketbasket.הָֽעֶלְי֔וֹןhaelyonthe highעֶלְיוֹןdefinite article, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “the high”, the ordinary formH5945an elevation, i.e. (adj.) lofty (compar.); as title, the Supreme(Most, on) high(-er, -est), upper(-most).מִכֹּ֛לmikolfrom allכֹּלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “from all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).מַאֲכַ֥לmaakhalfruitמַאֲכָלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “fruit”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3978an eatable (includ. provender, flesh and fruit)food, fruit, (bake-)meat(-s), victual.פַּרְעֹ֖הparoPharaohפַּרְעֹהnoun, proper name — “Pharaoh”H6547Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kingsPharaoh.מַעֲשֵׂ֣הmaasehbusinessמַעֲשֶׂהnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “business”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4639an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) propertyact, art, [phrase] bakemeat, business, deed, do(-ing), labor, thing made, ware of making, occupation, thing offered, operation, possession, [idiom] well, (handy-, needle-, net-) work(ing, -manship), wrought.אֹפֶ֑הofehbakeאָפָהverb, qal, participle, absolute — “bake”, a verb used as a describing wordH644to cook, especially to bakebake(-r, (-meats)).וְהָע֗וֹףvehaofand the birdעוֹףconjunction, definite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and the bird”, the ordinary formH5775a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectivelybird, that flieth, flying, fowl.אֹכֵ֥לokheleatאָכַלverb, qal, participle, absolute — “eat”, a verb used as a describing wordH398to eat (literally or figuratively)[idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.אֹתָ֛םotamobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).מִןminfromמִןpreposition — “from”H4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many sensesabove, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.הַסַּ֖לhasalthe basketסַלdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the basket”, the ordinary formH5536properly, a willow twig (as pendulous), i.e. an osier; but only as woven into abasketbasket.מֵעַ֥לmealfrom aboveעַלpreposition, preposition — “from above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…רֹאשִֽׁיroshiheadרֹאשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “head”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

and in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of baked food for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

and in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of baked food for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head.

Young’s Literal Translation

and in the uppermost basket [are] of all [kinds] of Pharaoh's food, work of a baker; and the birds are eating them out of the basket, from off my head.'

World English Bible

In the uppermost basket there were all kinds of baked food for Pharaoh, and the birds ate them out of the basket on my head.”

Darby Translation

And in the uppermost basket there were all manner of victuals for Pharaoh that the baker makes, and the birds ate them out of the basket upon my head.

Douay-Rheims

And that in one basket which was uppermost, I carried all meats that are made by the art of baking, and that the birds ate out of it.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

and in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of baked food for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And in the upper basket there was the work of the baker of every kind which Pharao eats; and the fowls of the air ate them out of the basket that was on my head.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐν δὲ κανῷ τῷ ἐπάνω ἀπὸ πάντων τῶν γενῶν, ὧν Φαραὼ ἐσθίει, ἔργον σιτοποιοῦ, καὶ τὰ πετεινὰ τοῦ οὐρανου κατήσθιεν αὐτὰ ἀπὸ τοῦ κανοῦ τοῦ ἐπάνω τῆς κεφαλῆς μου.