Genesis 40:7
So he asked Pharaoh’s officials, who were with him in custody in his master’s house,“Why do you look so sad today?”
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- Neh 2:2 : 2 So the king said to me,“Why do you appear to be depressed when you aren’t sick? What can this be other than sadness of heart?” This made me very fearful.
- Luke 24:17 : 17 Then he said to them,“What are these matters you are discussing so intently as you walk along?” And they stood still, looking sad.
- Judg 18:24 : 24 He said,“You stole my gods that I made, as well as this priest, and then went away. What do I have left? How can you have the audacity to say to me,‘What do you want?’”
- 1 Sam 1:8 : 8 Then her husband Elkanah said to her,“Hannah, why are you crying and why won’t you eat? Why are you so upset? Am I not better to you than ten sons?”
- 2 Sam 13:4 : 4 He asked Amnon,“Why are you, the king’s son, so depressed every morning? Can’t you tell me?” So Amnon said to him,“I’m in love with Tamar the sister of my brother Absalom.”
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- Gen 40:1-66 verses89%
1 The Cupbearer and the Baker After these things happened, the cupbearer to the king of Egypt and the royal baker offended their master, the king of Egypt.
2 Pharaoh was enraged with his two officials, the cupbearer and the baker,
3 so he imprisoned them in the house of the captain of the guard in the same facility where Joseph was confined.
4 The captain of the guard appointed Joseph to be their attendant, and he served them. They spent some time in custody.
5 Both of them, the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were confined in the prison, had a dream the same night. Each man’s dream had its own meaning.
6 When Joseph came to them in the morning, he saw that they were looking depressed.
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8 They told him,“We both had dreams, but there is no one to interpret them.” Joseph responded,“Don’t interpretations belong to God? Tell them to me.”
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15 Joseph said to them,“What did you think you were doing? Don’t you know that a man like me can find out things like this by divination?”
- Gen 41:8-114 verses73%
8 In the morning he was troubled, so he called for all the diviner-priests of Egypt and all its wise men. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but no one could interpret them for him.
9 Then the chief cupbearer said to Pharaoh,“Today I recall my failures.
10 Pharaoh was enraged with his servants, and he put me in prison in the house of the captain of the guards– me and the chief baker.
11 We each had a dream one night; each of us had a dream with its own meaning.
- Gen 41:13-153 verses73%
13 It happened just as he had said to us– Pharaoh restored me to my office, but he impaled the baker.”
14 Then Pharaoh summoned Joseph. So they brought him quickly out of the dungeon; he shaved himself, changed his clothes, and came before Pharaoh.
15 Pharaoh said to Joseph,“I had a dream, and there is no one who can interpret it. But I have heard about you, that you can interpret dreams.”
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6 He said to them,“Listen to this dream I had:
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7 They answered him,“Why does my lord say such things? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing!
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17 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph,“In my dream I was standing by the edge of the Nile.
- Gen 45:2-32 verses72%
2 He wept loudly; the Egyptians heard it and Pharaoh’s household heard about it.
3 Joseph said to his brothers,“I am Joseph! Is my father still alive?” His brothers could not answer him because they were dumbfounded before him.
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1 Joseph’s Brothers in Egypt When Jacob heard there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons,“Why are you looking at each other?”
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4 When the days of mourning had passed, Joseph said to Pharaoh’s royal court,“If I have found favor in your sight, please say to Pharaoh,
- Gen 45:16-172 verses71%
16 Now it was reported in the household of Pharaoh,“Joseph’s brothers have arrived.” It pleased Pharaoh and his servants.
17 Pharaoh said to Joseph,“Say to your brothers,‘Do this: Load your animals and go to the land of Canaan!
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17 He imprisoned them all for three days.
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27 He asked them how they were doing. Then he said,“Is your aging father well, the one you spoke about? Is he still alive?”
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15 The Israelite foremen went and cried out to Pharaoh,“Why are you treating your servants this way?
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36 Now in Egypt the Midianites sold Joseph to Potiphar, one of Pharaoh’s officials, the captain of the guard.
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19 My lord asked his servants,‘Do you have a father or a brother?’
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17 ‘Tell Joseph this: Please forgive the sin of your brothers and the wrong they did when they treated you so badly.’ Now please forgive the sin of the servants of the God of your father.” When this message was reported to him, Joseph wept.
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15 for I really was kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews and I have done nothing wrong here for which they should put me in a dungeon.”
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2 The LORD was with Joseph. He was successful and lived in the household of his Egyptian master.
- Gen 41:37-393 verses70%
37 This advice made sense to Pharaoh and all his officials.
38 So Pharaoh asked his officials,“Can we find a man like Joseph, one in whom the Spirit of God is present?”
39 So Pharaoh said to Joseph,“Because God has enabled you to know all this, there is no one as wise and discerning as you are!
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10 and rescued him from all his troubles, and granted him favor and wisdom in the presence of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him ruler over Egypt and over all his household.
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7 When Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he pretended to be a stranger to them and spoke to them harshly. He asked,“Where do you come from?” They answered,“From the land of Canaan, to buy grain for food.”
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3 Pharaoh said to Joseph’s brothers,“What is your occupation?” They said to Pharaoh,“Your servants take care of flocks, just as our ancestors did.”
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19 They said to one another,“Here comes this master of dreams!