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RBT Translation:
And the prince of Those-who-bake is seeing for he has divided good, and he is saying toward He-Adds, `Also myself is in my Bonded-one, and behold, three reed-baskets1221 of a white-one1222 are upon my shaking-one,
LITV Translation:
And the chief of the bakers saw that the interpretation was good. And he said to Joseph, I also in my dream saw three baskets of white bread on my head.
ESV Translation:
When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was favorable, he said to Joseph, “I also had a dream: there were three cake baskets on my head,
Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And the chief baker saw that he interpreted aright; and he said to Joseph, I also saw a dream, and methought I took up on my head three baskets of mealy food.

Footnotes

1221

Strong’s #5536, sal. From salal; properly, a willow twig (as pendulous), i.e. An osier; but only as woven into a basket -- basket.

“properly a slender rod, (root salal), of which baskets are woven; hence a basket woven of rods…properly a basket made of reeds…” -Gesenius

1222

Strong’s #2751, chori. Masculine singular noun. From the root chavar (#2357) to grow white/pale. This has been interpreted as white bread assuming that it was made from a fine flour. Cf. Gesenius, Fuerst, etc.