Genesis 40
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Genesis 40:4-8

4The captainH8269 of the bodyguardH2876 putH6485 JosephH3130 in chargeH6485 of them, and he 1tookH8334 careH8334 of them; and they were in confinementH4929 for 2someH3117 timeH3117. 5Then the cupbearerH4945 and the bakerH644 for the kingH4428 of EgyptH4714, whoH834 were confinedH631 in jailH1004H5470, bothH8147 hadH2492 a dreamH2472 the sameH259 nightH3915, eachH376 manH376 with his own dreamH2472 and eachH376 dreamH2472 with its own interpretationH6623. 63When JosephH3130 cameH935 to them in the morningH1242 and observedH7200 them, 4beholdH2009, they were dejectedH2196. 7He askedH7592 Pharaoh’sH6547 officialsH5631 whoH834 were with him in confinementH4929 in his master’sH113 houseH1004, “56WhyH4069 are your facesH6440 so sadH7451 todayH3117?” 8Then they saidH559 to him, “7We have 8hadH2492 a dreamH2472 and thereH369 is noH369 oneH369 to interpretH6622 it.” Then JosephH3130 saidH559 to them, “9Do not interpretationsH6623 belong to GodH430? TellH5608 it to me, pleaseH4994.”

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Notes

  1. 1. Genesis 40:4 Lit ministered to ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 40:4 Lit days ↩
  3. 3. Genesis 40:6 Or And ↩
  4. 4. Genesis 40:6 Lit and behold ↩
  5. 5. Genesis 40:7 Lit saying, Why ↩
  6. 6. Genesis 40:7 Neh 2:2 ↩
  7. 7. Genesis 40:8 Gen 41:15 ↩
  8. 8. Genesis 40:8 Lit dreamed ↩
  9. 9. Genesis 40:8 Gen 41:16; Dan 2:27, 28 ↩

Commentaries on Genesis 40

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