Genesis 40:6

When Joseph came to them in the morning, he saw that they were distraught.

Majority Standard Bible

In The King James Version

And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, behold, they were sad.

In Context

5both of these men—the Egyptian king’s cupbearer and baker, who were being held in the prison—had a dream on the same night, and each dream had its own meaning.

7So 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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Cross References

Genesis 41:8In the morning his spirit was troubled, so he summoned all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but no one could interpret them for him.

Daniel 4:5I had a dream, and it frightened me; while I was in my bed, the images and visions in my mind alarmed me.

Daniel 7:28Thus ends the matter. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts troubled me greatly, and my face turned pale. But I kept the matter to myself.”

Matthew Henry on Genesis 40:6-20

5 And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison. 6 And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, behold, they were sad. 7 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? 8 And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it.… Read the whole commentary →

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