Genesis 40:7 — Bible Verse (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?”
Genesis 40:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 40:7 in 6 Bible Translations
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Genesis 40:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He asked Pharaoh’s officers who were with him in custody in his master’s house, saying, “Why do you look so sad today?””
Genesis 40:7 — World English Bible
Genesis 40:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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? ”
Genesis 40:7 — American Standard Version
Genesis 40:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and he asketh Pharaoh's eunuchs who <FI>are<Fi> with him in charge in the house of his lord, saying, `Wherefore <FI>are<Fi> your faces sad to-day?'”
Genesis 40:7 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 40:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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? ”
Genesis 40:7 — Darby Translation
Genesis 40:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And he asked Pharaohs officers, that were with him in his masters warde, saying, Wherefore looke ye so sadly to day?”
Genesis 40:7 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 40:7 in Context — Genesis 40
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.
7 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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What Does Genesis 40:7 Mean?
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