Genesis Chapter 40 verse 7 Holy Bible
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?
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And he said to the servants of Pharaoh who were in prison with him, Why are you looking so sad?
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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?
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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?
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And he asked Pharaoh's officers that were with him in the ward of his lord's house, saying, Why look ye so sad to-day?
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He asked Pharaoh's officers who were with him in custody in his master's house, saying, "Why do you look so sad today?"
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and he asketh Pharaoh's eunuchs who `are' with him in charge in the house of his lord, saying, `Wherefore `are' your faces sad to-day?'
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Ellicott's Commentary
Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewSo he askedוַיִּשְׁאַ֞ל (way·yiš·’al)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 7592: To inquire, to request, to demandPharaoh’sפַרְעֹ֗ה (p̄ar·‘ōh)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 6547: Pharaoh -- a title of Egypt kingsofficialsסְרִיסֵ֣י (sə·rî·sê)Noun - masculine plural constructStrong's 5631: A eunuch, valet, a minister of statewhoאֲשֶׁ֨ר (’ă·šer)Pronoun - relativeStrong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order thatwere in custodyבְמִשְׁמַ֛ר (ḇə·miš·mar)Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 4929: Place of confinement, jail, prison, guard, watch, observancewith himאִתּ֧וֹ (’it·tōw)Preposition | third person masculine singularStrong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, amongin his master’sאֲדֹנָ֖יו (’ă·ḏō·nāw)Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 113: Sovereign, controllerhouse,בֵּ֥ית (bêṯ)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 1004: A house“Whyמַדּ֛וּעַ (mad·dū·a‘)InterrogativeStrong's 4069: Why? for what reason?are your facesפְּנֵיכֶ֥ם (pə·nê·ḵem)Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluralStrong's 6440: The faceso downcastרָעִ֖ים (rā·‘îm)Adjective - masculine pluralStrong's 7451: Bad, eviltoday?”הַיּֽוֹם׃ (hay·yō·wm)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 3117: A dayJump to PreviousChamberlains Charge Confinement Custody Downcast Eunuchs Faces House Lord's Master's Officers Officials Pharaoh Pharaoh's Prison Sad Sadly Servants Today To-Day Ward Wherefore
