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 7 Bible Translations
Read Genesis 40:7 in the King James Version (KJV) and 6 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
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 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And he asked the officers of Pharaoh who were with him in custody in the house of his master, saying, "Why are your faces bad today?"”
Genesis 40:7 — The Living Sword
Genesis 40:7 in Context — Genesis 40
5 Y ambos á dos, el copero y el panadero del rey de Egipto, que estaban arrestados en la prisión, vieron un sueño, cada uno su sueño en una misma noche, cada uno conforme á la declaración de su sueño.
6 Y vino á ellos José por la mañana, y mirólos, y he aquí que estaban tristes.
7 Y él preguntó á aquellos eunucos de Faraón, que estaban con él en la prisión de la casa de su señor, diciendo: ¿Por qué parecen hoy mal vuestros semblantes?
8 Y ellos le dijeron: Hemos tenido un sueño, y no hay quien lo declare. Entonces les dijo José: ¿No son de Dios las declaraciones? Contádmelo ahora.
9 Entonces el principal de los coperos contó su sueño á José, y díjole: Yo soñaba que veía una vid delante de mí,
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What Does Genesis 40:7 Mean?
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