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Genesis 40:7

Pharaoh

5 And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison.

6 And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, behold, they were sad.

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?

8 And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said unto them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell me them, I pray you.

9 And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me;

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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.

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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?”
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?

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Cross references

  • Nehemiah 2:2

    Wherefore the king said unto me, Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou art not sick? this is nothing else but sorrow of heart. Then I was very sore afraid,

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  • 1 Samuel 1:8

    Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am not I better to thee than ten sons?

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  • 2 Samuel 13:4

    And he said unto him, Why art thou, being the king’s son, lean from day to day? wilt thou not tell me? And Amnon said unto him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.

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  • Judges 18:24

    And he said, Ye have taken away my gods which I made, and the priest, and ye are gone away: and what have I more? and what is this that ye say unto me, What aileth thee?

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  • Luke 24:17

    And he said unto them, What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad?

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