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Genesis 40:6

Joseph

4 The captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, and he became their personal attendant. After they had been in custody for some time,

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.

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

7 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.”

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
When Joseph came to them in the morning, he saw that they were distraught.
KJV
And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, behold, they were sad.
WEB
Joseph came in to them in the morning, and saw them, and saw that they were sad.
ASV
And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and saw them, and, behold, they were sad.
DARBY
And Joseph came in to them in the morning, and looked on them, and behold, they were sad.
BLB
and Joseph came to them in the morning and he saw them, and behold, they were troubled.
ÅB
Da Josef kom inn til dem om morgenen, så han på dem at de var motfalne.
OTB
Da Josef kom til dem om morgenen, la han merke til at de var nedtrykte.
B1930
Da Josef kom inn til dem om morgenen, så han på dem at de var motfalne.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Genesis 40:8

    “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.”

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  • Daniel 2:1–3

    In the second year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams that troubled his spirit, and sleep escaped him.

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  • Genesis 41:8

    In the morning his spirit was troubled, so he summoned all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but no one could interpret them for him.

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  • Daniel 7:28

    Thus ends the matter. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts troubled me greatly, and my face turned pale. But I kept the matter to myself.”

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  • Daniel 8:27

    I, Daniel, was exhausted and lay ill for days. Then I got up and went about the king’s business. I was confounded by the vision; it was beyond understanding.

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  • Daniel 4:5

    I had a dream, and it frightened me; while in my bed, the images and visions in my mind alarmed me.

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  • Daniel 5:6

    his face grew pale and his thoughts so alarmed him that his hips gave way and his knees knocked together.

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