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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/genesis/40.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/genesis/40.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />So he asked Pharaoh&#8217s officials who were in custody with him in his master&#8217s house, &#8220Why do you look so sad today?&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/40.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“Why do you look so worried today?” he asked them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/40.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />So he asked Pharaoh’s officers who were with him in custody in his master’s house, “Why are your faces downcast today?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/40.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/40.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he asked Pharaoh's officers that <i>were</i> with him in the ward of his lord's house, saying, Wherefore look ye <i>so</i> sadly to day?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/40.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So he asked Pharaoh’s officers who <i>were</i> with him in the custody of his lord’s house, saying, “Why do you look <i>so</i> sad today?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/40.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So he asked Pharaoh’s officials who were with him in confinement in his master’s house, “Why are your faces so sad today?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/40.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He asked Pharaoh&#8217s officials who were with him in confinement in his master&#8217s house, &#8220Why are your faces so sad today?&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/40.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And he asked Pharaoh’s officials who were with him in confinement in his master’s house, “Why are your faces so sad today?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/40.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So he asked Pharaoh’s officials who were with him in confinement in his master’s house, saying, “Why are your faces so sad today?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/40.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So he asked Pharaoh’s officials who were in confinement with him in his master’s house, “Why do you look so down-hearted today?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/40.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So he asked Pharaoh’s officers who were in custody with him in his master’s house, “Why do you look so sad today? ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/40.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So he asked Pharaoh&#8217s officers who were in custody with him in his master&#8217s house, &#8220Why do you look so sad today?"&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/40.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/40.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and he asked, "Why are you so worried today?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/40.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he asked Pharaoh's officers that were with him in ward in his master's house, saying, Wherefore look ye so sadly to day?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/40.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />So he asked these officials of Pharaoh who were with him in his master's prison, "Why do you look so unhappy today?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/40.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He asked them, "Why do you look so worried today?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/40.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So he asked Pharaoh's officers, who were with him in prison in his master's house, "Why are you so sad today?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/40.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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??<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/40.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So he asked Pharaoh's officials, who were with him in custody in his master's house, "Why do you look so sad today?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/40.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He asked Pharaoh?s officers who were with him in custody in his master?s house, saying, "Why do you look so sad today?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/40.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he asked Pharaoh's officers that were with him in the ward of his lord's house, saying, Why look ye so sad to-day?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/40.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He asked Pharaoh’s officers who were with him in custody in his master’s house, saying, “Why do you look so sad today?” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/40.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and he asks Pharaoh’s eunuchs who [are] with him in confinement in the house of his lord, saying, “Why [are] your faces sad today?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/40.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and he asketh Pharaoh's eunuchs who are with him in charge in the house of his lord, saying, 'Wherefore are your faces sad to-day?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/40.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will ask Pharaoh's eunuchs which were with him in guard of the house of his lord, saying, Why are your faces evil this day?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/40.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He asked them, saying: Why is your oountenance sadder to day than usual? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/40.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />he consulted them, saying, “Why is your expression sadder today than usual?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/40.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />So he asked Pharaoh’s officials who were with him in custody in his master’s house, “Why do you look so troubled today?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/40.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />So he asked Pharaoh’s officers, who were with him in custody in his master’s house, “Why are your faces downcast today?”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/40.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />So he asked Pharaoh's officers who were with him in the prison of his master's house, saying, Why do you look so sad today?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/40.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he asked the Eunuchs of Pharaoh who were with him in imprisonment in the house of his lord and said to them, “Why are your faces sad today?”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/40.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And he asked Pharaoh's officers that were with him in the ward of his master's house, saying: 'Wherefore look ye so sad to-day?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/40.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he asked the eunuchs of Pharao who were with him in the prison with his master, saying, Why is it that your countenances are sad to-day?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/40-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=10146" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/40.htm">The Cupbearer and the Baker</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>When Joseph came to them in the morning, he saw that they were distraught. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7592.htm" title="7592: way·yiš·’al (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To ask, inquire. Or shael; a primitive root; to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand.">So he asked</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5631.htm" title="5631: sə·rî·sê (N-mpc) -- Eunuch. Or caric; from an unused root meaning to castrate; a eunuch; by implication, valet, and thus, a minister of state.">the officials</a> <a href="/hebrew/6547.htm" title="6547: p̄ar·‘ōh (N-proper-ms) -- A title of Eg. kings. Of Egyptian derivation; Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings.">of Pharaoh</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">who</a> <a href="/hebrew/4929.htm" title="4929: ḇə·miš·mar (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Place of confinement, jail, prison, guard, watch, observance. From shamar; a guard; a deposit; also a usage, or an example.">were in custody</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ’it·tōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.">with him</a> <a href="/hebrew/113.htm" title="113: ’ă·ḏō·nāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Lord. Or adon; from an unused root; sovereign, i.e. Controller.">in his master’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">house,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4069.htm" title="4069: mad·dū·a‘ (Interrog) -- Why? for what reason?. Or madduaa; from mah and the passive participle of yada'; what known?; i.e. why?.">“Why</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: pə·nê·ḵem (N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">are your faces</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: rā·‘îm (Adj-mp) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">so downcast</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: hay·yō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">today?”</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>“We both had dreams,” they replied, “but there is no one to interpret them.” Then Joseph said to them, “Don’t interpretations belong to God? Tell me your dreams.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/2-1.htm">Daniel 2:1-3</a></span><br />In the second year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams that troubled his spirit, and sleep escaped him. / So the king gave orders to summon the magicians, enchanters, sorcerers, and astrologers to explain his dreams. When they came and stood before the king, / he said to them, “I have had a dream, and my spirit is anxious to understand it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/4-5.htm">Daniel 4:5-6</a></span><br />I had a dream, and it frightened me; while I was in my bed, the images and visions in my mind alarmed me. / So I issued a decree that all the wise men of Babylon be brought before me to interpret the dream for me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/2-2.htm">Nehemiah 2:2</a></span><br />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<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/1-15.htm">1 Samuel 1:15-16</a></span><br />“No, my lord,” Hannah replied. “I am a woman troubled in spirit. I have not had any wine or strong drink, but I have poured out my soul before the LORD. / Do not take your servant for a wicked woman, for all this time I have been praying out of the depth of my anguish and grief.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/21-5.htm">1 Kings 21:5-7</a></span><br />Soon his wife Jezebel came in and asked, “Why are you so sullen that you refuse to eat?” / Ahab answered, “Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite and told him, ‘Give me your vineyard for silver, or if you wish, I will give you another vineyard in its place.’ And he replied, ‘I will not give you my vineyard!’” / But his wife Jezebel said to him, “Do you not reign over Israel? Get up, eat some food, and be cheerful, for I will get you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/esther/7-3.htm">Esther 7:3-4</a></span><br />Queen Esther replied, “If I have found favor in your sight, O king, and if it pleases the king, grant me my life as my petition, and the lives of my people as my request. / For my people and I have been sold out to destruction, death, and annihilation. If we had merely been sold as menservants and maidservants, I would have remained silent, because no such distress would justify burdening the king.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/7-13.htm">Job 7:13-14</a></span><br />When I think my bed will comfort me and my couch will ease my complaint, / then You frighten me with dreams and terrify me with visions,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/33-15.htm">Job 33:15-16</a></span><br />In a dream, in a vision in the night, when deep sleep falls upon men as they slumber on their beds, / He opens their ears and terrifies them with warnings<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/15-13.htm">Proverbs 15:13</a></span><br />A joyful heart makes a cheerful countenance, but sorrow of the heart crushes the spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/17-22.htm">Proverbs 17:22</a></span><br />A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/27-19.htm">Matthew 27:19</a></span><br />While Pilate was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him this message: “Have nothing to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered terribly in a dream today because of Him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28-30</a></span><br />Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. / Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. / For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/24-17.htm">Luke 24:17</a></span><br />He asked them, “What are you discussing so intently as you walk along?” They stood still, with sadness on their faces.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/16-6.htm">John 16:6</a></span><br />Instead, your hearts are filled with sorrow because I have told you these things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/16-9.htm">Acts 16:9-10</a></span><br />During the night, Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and pleading with him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” / As soon as Paul had seen the vision, we got ready to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he asked Pharaoh's officers that were with him in the ward of his lord's house, saying, Why look you so sadly to day?</p><p class="hdg">Wherefore.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/18-24.htm">Judges 18:24</a></b></br> And he said, Ye have taken away my gods which I made, and the priest, and ye are gone away: and what have I more? and what <i>is</i> this <i>that</i> ye say unto me, What aileth thee?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/1-8.htm">1 Samuel 1:8</a></b></br> Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? <i>am</i> not I better to thee than ten sons?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/13-4.htm">2 Samuel 13:4</a></b></br> And he said unto him, Why <i>art</i> thou, <i>being</i> the king's son, lean from day to day? wilt thou not tell me? And Amnon said unto him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister.</p><p class="hdg">look ye so sadly to-day.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/40-2.htm">Chamberlains</a> <a href="/genesis/40-4.htm">Charge</a> <a href="/genesis/40-4.htm">Confinement</a> <a href="/genesis/40-4.htm">Custody</a> <a href="/genesis/4-6.htm">Downcast</a> <a href="/genesis/40-2.htm">Eunuchs</a> <a href="/genesis/37-10.htm">Faces</a> <a href="/genesis/40-3.htm">House</a> <a href="/genesis/39-8.htm">Lord's</a> <a href="/genesis/39-8.htm">Master's</a> <a href="/genesis/40-2.htm">Officers</a> <a href="/genesis/40-2.htm">Officials</a> <a href="/genesis/40-2.htm">Pharaoh</a> <a href="/genesis/40-1.htm">Pharaoh's</a> <a href="/genesis/40-5.htm">Prison</a> <a href="/genesis/40-6.htm">Sad</a> <a href="/hebrews/13-17.htm">Sadly</a> <a href="/genesis/40-2.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/genesis/32-32.htm">Today</a> <a href="/genesis/31-48.htm">To-Day</a> <a href="/genesis/40-4.htm">Ward</a> <a href="/genesis/38-29.htm">Wherefore</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_samuel/8-15.htm">Chamberlains</a> <a href="/genesis/41-10.htm">Charge</a> <a href="/genesis/41-10.htm">Confinement</a> <a href="/genesis/41-10.htm">Custody</a> <a href="/job/22-29.htm">Downcast</a> <a href="/1_samuel/8-15.htm">Eunuchs</a> <a href="/genesis/42-6.htm">Faces</a> <a href="/genesis/40-14.htm">House</a> <a href="/genesis/44-8.htm">Lord's</a> <a href="/genesis/44-8.htm">Master's</a> <a href="/genesis/41-34.htm">Officers</a> <a href="/genesis/40-20.htm">Officials</a> <a href="/genesis/40-11.htm">Pharaoh</a> <a href="/genesis/40-11.htm">Pharaoh's</a> <a href="/genesis/40-14.htm">Prison</a> <a href="/exodus/33-4.htm">Sad</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-11.htm">Sadly</a> <a href="/genesis/40-20.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/genesis/41-9.htm">Today</a> <a href="/genesis/42-13.htm">To-Day</a> <a href="/genesis/41-10.htm">Ward</a> <a href="/genesis/43-6.htm">Wherefore</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 40</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/40-1.htm">The chief butler and baker of Pharaoh are also imprisoned.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/40-5.htm">Joseph interprets their dreams.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/40-20.htm">They are accomplished according to his interpretation.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/40-23.htm">The ingratitude of the butler, in forgetting Joseph.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/40.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/40.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>So he asked the officials of Pharaoh</b><br>Joseph, while in prison, encounters two officials of Pharaoh: the chief cupbearer and the chief baker. These positions were significant in the Egyptian court, as they were responsible for the king's food and drink, ensuring it was safe from poison. This highlights Joseph's ability to interact with high-ranking individuals, a skill that would later serve him well. The presence of these officials in prison suggests a possible political intrigue or a breach of trust, common in ancient royal courts.<p><b>who were in custody with him in his master’s house</b><br>Joseph's "master's house" refers to the prison overseen by Potiphar, who was the captain of the guard. This setting indicates that Joseph was not in a common prison but rather a place where high-profile prisoners were kept. It reflects the providence of God in Joseph's life, placing him in a position where he could influence and interpret dreams for Pharaoh's officials, setting the stage for his future rise to power.<p><b>“Why are your faces so downcast today?”</b><br>Joseph's question reveals his compassionate nature and leadership qualities. Despite his own unjust imprisonment, he shows concern for others. This mirrors the character of Christ, who, despite His own suffering, showed compassion to those around Him. The downcast faces of the officials suggest they were troubled by their dreams, which in ancient cultures were often seen as omens or messages from the divine. This sets the scene for Joseph's interpretation of their dreams, a pivotal moment that demonstrates his God-given gift and foreshadows his eventual rise to power in Egypt.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/joseph.htm">Joseph</a></b><br>A Hebrew man who was sold into slavery by his brothers and ended up in Egypt. He was imprisoned after being falsely accused by Potiphar's wife. In <a href="/bsb/genesis/40.htm">Genesis 40</a>, Joseph is in prison with Pharaoh's cupbearer and baker.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/c/cupbearer_and_baker.htm">Cupbearer and Baker</a></b><br>Two officials of Pharaoh who were imprisoned with Joseph. They both had dreams that Joseph interpreted, which eventually led to Joseph's rise to power in Egypt.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/prison.htm">Prison</a></b><br>The setting of <a href="/bsb/genesis/40.htm">Genesis 40</a>, where Joseph is held. It is a place of testing and preparation for Joseph, where he continues to trust in God despite his circumstances.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/c/compassion_in_adversity.htm">Compassion in Adversity</a></b><br>Joseph's concern for the cupbearer and baker, as seen in <a href="/genesis/40-7.htm">Genesis 40:7</a>, demonstrates the importance of showing compassion and empathy even when we are facing our own trials.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/using_god-given_gifts.htm">Using God-Given Gifts</a></b><br>Joseph's ability to interpret dreams was a gift from God. We should seek to identify and use our spiritual gifts to serve others, trusting that God has a purpose for them.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_trials.htm">Faithfulness in Trials</a></b><br>Joseph remained faithful to God despite his unjust circumstances. This teaches us to maintain our faith and integrity, trusting that God is working through our trials.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>The events in Joseph's life, including his time in prison, were part of God's sovereign plan. We can trust that God is in control and has a purpose for our lives, even when we don't understand our current situation.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_40.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 40</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_a_pulpit.htm">What role did a cupbearer serve in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/joseph's_response_to_potiphar's_wife.htm">How did Joseph respond to Potiphar's wife's advances?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_trust_joseph_with_dream_interpretation.htm">Why would a prisoner like Joseph be entrusted with interpreting dreams for high-ranking officials (Genesis 40:5–8)? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_was_the_baker_executed_in_genesis_40_19.htm">If God guided Joseph, why does Genesis 40:19 single out the baker for execution without providing deeper justification?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/40-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">So he asked</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּשְׁאַ֞ל</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiš·’al)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7592.htm">Strong's 7592: </a> </span><span class="str2">To inquire, to request, to demand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Pharaoh’s</span><br /><span class="heb">פַרְעֹ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(p̄ar·‘ōh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6547.htm">Strong's 6547: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pharaoh -- a title of Egypt kings</span><br /><br /><span class="word">officials</span><br /><span class="heb">סְרִיסֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(sə·rî·sê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5631.htm">Strong's 5631: </a> </span><span class="str2">A eunuch, valet, a minister of state</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֨ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">were in custody</span><br /><span class="heb">בְמִשְׁמַ֛ר</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·miš·mar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4929.htm">Strong's 4929: </a> </span><span class="str2">Place of confinement, jail, prison, guard, watch, observance</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with him</span><br /><span class="heb">אִתּ֧וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(’it·tōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_854.htm">Strong's 854: </a> </span><span class="str2">Nearness, near, with, by, at, among</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in his master’s</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲדֹנָ֖יו</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḏō·nāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_113.htm">Strong's 113: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sovereign, controller</span><br /><br /><span class="word">house,</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּ֥ית</span> <span class="translit">(bêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Why</span><br /><span class="heb">מַדּ֛וּעַ</span> <span class="translit">(mad·dū·a‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4069.htm">Strong's 4069: </a> </span><span class="str2">Why? for what reason?</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are your faces</span><br /><span class="heb">פְּנֵיכֶ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(pə·nê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so downcast</span><br /><span class="heb">רָעִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(rā·‘îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bad, evil</span><br /><br /><span class="word">today?”</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיּֽוֹם׃</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/40-7.htm">Genesis 40:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/40-7.htm">Genesis 40:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/40-7.htm">Genesis 40:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/40-7.htm">Genesis 40:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/40-7.htm">Genesis 40:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/40-7.htm">Genesis 40:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/40-7.htm">Genesis 40:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/40-7.htm">Genesis 40:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/40-7.htm">Genesis 40:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/40-7.htm">Genesis 40:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/40-7.htm">OT Law: Genesis 40:7 He asked Pharaoh's officers who were (Gen. 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