Verse 7
Genesis 40:7
Bible in Basic English
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And he said to the servants of Pharaoh who were in prison with him, Why are you looking so sad?
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יִּשְׁאַ֞ל אֶת סְרִיסֵ֣י פַרְעֹ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר אִתּ֧/וֹ בְ/מִשְׁמַ֛ר בֵּ֥ית אֲדֹנָ֖י/ו לֵ/אמֹ֑ר מַדּ֛וּעַ פְּנֵי/כֶ֥ם רָעִ֖ים הַ/יּֽוֹם
English Translation
And he asked the eunuchs of Pharaoh who were with him in the custody of his lord, saying, "Why are your faces dejected today?"
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Chapter 40 Context
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Now after these things the chief servant who had the care of the wine, and the chief bread-maker in...
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And Pharaoh was angry with his two servants, with the chief wine-servant and the chief bread-maker;
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And he put them in prison under the care of the captain of the army, in the same prison where Joseph...
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And the captain put them in Joseph's care, and he did what was needed for them; and they were kept i...
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And these two had a dream on the same night; the chief wine-servant and the chief bread-maker of the...
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And in the morning when Joseph came to them he saw that they were looking sad.
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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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Then they said to him, We have had a dream, and no one is able to give us the sense. And Joseph said...
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Then the chief wine-servant gave Joseph an account of his dream, and said, In my dream I saw a vine...
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And on the vine were three branches; and it seemed as if it put out buds and flowers, and from them...
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And Pharaoh's cup was in my hand, and I took the grapes and crushing them into Pharaoh's cup, gave t...
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Then Joseph said, This is the sense of your dream: the three branches are three days;
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After three days Pharaoh will give you honour, and put you back into your place, and you will give h...
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But keep me in mind when things go well for you, and be good to me and say a good word for me to Pha...
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For truly I was taken by force from the land of the Hebrews; and I have done nothing for which I mig...
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Now when the chief bread-maker saw that the first dream had a good sense, he said to Joseph, I had a...
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And in the top basket were all sorts of cooked meats for Pharaoh; and the birds were taking them out...
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Then Joseph said, This is the sense of your dream: the three baskets are three days;
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After three days Pharaoh will take you out of prison, hanging you on a tree, so that your flesh will...
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Now the third day was Pharaoh's birthday, and he gave a feast for all his servants; and he gave hono...
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And he put the chief wine-servant back in his old place; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand.
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But the chief bread-maker was put to death by hanging, as Joseph had said.
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But the wine-servant did not keep Joseph in mind or give a thought to him.
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