Genesis 40:7

5 both of these men—the Egyptian king’s cupbearer and baker, who were being held in the prison—had a dream on the same night, and each dream had its own meaning.

6 When Joseph came to them in the morning, he saw that they were distraught.

So he asked the officials of Pharaoh who were in custody with him in his master’s house, “Why are your faces so downcast today?”

8 “We both had dreams,” they replied, “but there is no one to interpret them.” Then Joseph said to them, “Don’t interpretations belong to God? Tell me your dreams.”

9 So the chief cupbearer told Joseph his dream: “In my dream there was a vine before me,

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ÅB
Da spurte han Faraos hoffmenn, de som satt fengslet med ham hos hans herre: Hvorfor ser dere så sorgfulle ut idag?
OTB
Så han spurte faraos embetsmenn som var i forvaring sammen med ham i hans herres hus: "Hvorfor ser dere så nedslåtte ut i dag?"
B1930
Da spurte han Faraos hoffmenn, de som satt fengslet med ham hos hans herre: Hvorfor ser I så sorgfulle ut idag?
BSB
So he asked the officials of Pharaoh who were in custody with him in his master’s house, “Why are your faces so downcast today?”
KJV
And he asked Pharaoh’s officers that were with him in the ward of his lord’s house, saying, Wherefore look ye so sadly to day?
WEB
He asked Pharaoh’s officers who were with him in custody in his master’s house, saying, “Why do you look so sad today?”
ASV
And he asked Pharaoh`s officers that were with him in ward in his master`s house, saying, Wherefore look ye so sad to-day?
DARBY
And he asked Pharaoh's chamberlains that were with him in custody in his lord's house, saying, Why are your faces [so] sad to-day?
BLB
And he asked the officers of Pharaoh who [were] with him in custody [in] the house of his lord, saying, “Why are your⁺ faces evil today?”

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    so he asked Amnon, “Why are you, the son of the king, so depressed morning after morning? Won’t you tell me?” Amnon replied, “I am in love with Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.”

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    He replied, “You took the gods I had made, and my priest, and went away. What else do I have? How can you say to me, ‘What is the matter with you?’”

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    He asked them, “What are you discussing so intently as you walk along?” They stood still, with sadness on their faces.

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