Genesis 40:7

KJV1611 – Modern English

And he asked Pharaoh's officers who were with him in the custody of his lord's house, saying, Why do you look so sad today?

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  • Neh 2:2 : 2 Therefore the king said to me, Why is your face sad, since you are not sick? This is nothing but sorrow of heart. Then I was very much afraid,
  • Luke 24:17 : 17 And he said to them, What are these things you are discussing with each other as you walk, and are sad?
  • Judg 18:24 : 24 And he said, You have taken away my gods which I made and the priest, and you have gone away; what more do I have? And how can you say to me, What troubles you?
  • 1 Sam 1:8 : 8 Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why do you weep? and why do you not eat? and why is your heart grieved? Am I not better to you than ten sons?
  • 2 Sam 13:4 : 4 And he said to him, Why are you, being the king's son, becoming thin from day to day? Will you not tell me? And Amnon said to him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister.

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    1And it happened after these events, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker had offended their lord, the king of Egypt.

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    3And he put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, in the prison, the place where Joseph was confined.

    4And the captain of the guard assigned Joseph to them, and he served them; and they remained in custody for a time.

    5And both of them dreamed a dream, each man his own dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were confined in the prison.

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    13And it came to pass, just as he interpreted for us, so it was; he restored me to my office, and he hanged the other.

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