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Genesis 40:6-8
New English Translation
Genesis 40:6-8
New English Translation
6 When Joseph came to them in the morning, he saw that they were looking depressed.[a] 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?”[b] 8 They told him, “We both had dreams,[c] but there is no one to interpret them.” Joseph responded, “Don’t interpretations belong to God? Tell them[d] to me.”
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- Genesis 40:6 tn The verb זָעַף (zaʿaf) only occurs here and Dan 1:10. It means “to be sick, to be emaciated,” probably in this case because of depression.
- Genesis 40:7 tn Heb “why are your faces sad today?”
- Genesis 40:8 tn Heb “a dream we dreamed.”
- Genesis 40:8 tn The word “them” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.
Genesis 40:6-8
New International Version
Genesis 40:6-8
New International Version
6 When Joseph came to them the next morning, he saw that they were dejected. 7 So he asked Pharaoh’s officials who were in custody(A) with him in his master’s house, “Why do you look so sad today?”(B)
8 “We both had dreams,” they answered, “but there is no one to interpret them.”(C)
Then Joseph said to them, “Do not interpretations belong to God?(D) Tell me your dreams.”
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