Genesis 40:7

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

• וַיִּשְׁאַ֞לand he asked

  vaiyishalH7592 →171 times

• אֶת־<obj.>

  ʾet-H853 →10935 times

• סְרִיסֵ֣י[the] officials of

  seriseiH5631 →42 times

• פַרְעֹ֗הPharaoh

  farohH6547 →274 times

• אֲשֶׁ֨רwho

  ʾasherH834 →5497 times

• אִתּ֧וֹ[were] with him

  ʾitoH854 →929 times

• בְמִשְׁמַ֛רin [the] custody of

  vemishmarH4929 →22 times

• בֵּ֥ית[the] house of

  beitH1004 →2046 times

• אֲדֹנָ֖יוmaster<s> his

  ʾadonavH113 →333 times

• לֵאמֹ֑ר<to> saying

  lemorH559 →5305 times

• מַדּ֛וּעַwhy?

  madua'H4069 →

• פְּנֵיכֶ֥ם[are] faces your

  peneikhemH6440 →2123 times

• רָעִ֖יםsad

  raimH7451 →662 times

• הַיּֽוֹם׃this day

  haiyomH3117 →2304 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

• Through

  1 Samuel 1:8

  “Hannah, why are you crying?” her husband Elkanah asked. “Why won’t you eat? Why is your heart so grieved? Am I not better to you than ten sons?”

  it leads to

  • Ruth 4:15

    He will renew your life and sustain you in your old age. For your daughter-in-law, who loves you and is better to you than seven sons, has given him birth.”

  • Isaiah 54:6

    For the LORD has called you back, like a wife deserted and wounded in spirit, like the rejected wife of one’s youth,” says your God.

  • Job 6:14

    A despairing man should have the kindness of his friend, even if he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.

  • John 20:15

    “Woman, why are you weeping?” Jesus asked. “Whom are you seeking?” Thinking He was the gardener, she said, “Sir, if you have carried Him off, tell me where you have put Him, and I…

• Through

  Nehemiah 2:2

  so the king said to me, “Why is your face sad, though you are not ill? This could only be sadness of the heart.” I was overwhelmed with fear

  it leads to

  • Proverbs 15:13

    A joyful heart makes a cheerful countenance, but sorrow of the heart crushes the spirit.

• Through

  Judges 18:24

  He replied, “You took the gods I had made, and my priest, and went away. What else do I have? How can you say to me, ‘What is the matter with you?’”

  it leads to

  • Habakkuk 2:18–19

    What use is an idol, that a craftsman should carve it—or an image, a teacher of lies? For its maker trusts in his own creation; he makes idols that cannot speak.

• Through

  Luke 24:17

  He asked them, “What are you discussing so intently as you walk along?” They stood still, with sadness on their faces.

  it leads to

  • John 16:20–22

    Truly, truly, I tell you, you will weep and wail while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.

  • John 16:6

    Instead, your hearts are filled with sorrow because I have told you these things.