Genesis 40:7 BSB — MannaFest

Genesis 40:7

So he asked the officials of Pharaoh who were in custody with him in his master’s house, “Why are your faces so downcast today?”

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ASV

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?

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?

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּשְׁאַ֞ל	vai.yish.'Al	and he asked	H7592 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
סְרִיסֵ֣י	se.ri.Sei	[the] officials of	H5631 →
פַרְעֹ֗ה	far.'Oh	Pharaoh	H6547 →
אֲשֶׁ֨ר	'a.Sher	who	H834 →
אִתּ֧וֹ	'i.To	[were] with him	H854 →
בְמִשְׁמַ֛ר	ve.mish.Mar	in [the] custody of	H4929 →
בֵּ֥ית	beit	[the] house of	H1004 →
אֲדֹנָ֖יו	'a.do.Nav	master<s> his	H113 →
לֵאמֹ֑ר	le.Mor	<to> saying	H559 →
מַדּ֛וּעַ	ma.Du.a'	why?	H4069 →
פְּנֵיכֶ֥ם	pe.nei.Khem	[are] faces your	H6440 →
רָעִ֖ים	ra.'Im	sad	H7451 →
הַיּֽוֹם׃	hai.Yom	this day	H3117 →

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Where the connections lead

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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?”
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
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?’”
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.
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.

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