Genesis 40:6

And Joseph came in unto them in the morning,—and looked at them, and lo! they were sad.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

5And they dreamed a dream they two, each man, his dream in one night, each man, according to the interpretation of his dream,—the butler and the baker who belonged to the king of Egypt, who were imprisoned in the prison.

7So he asked Pharaoh’s courtiers who were with him in the ward of his lord’s house, saying, Why are your faces troubled to-day!

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Cross References

Genesis 41:8And it came to pass in the morning, that his spirit became restless, so he sent and called for all the sacred scribes of Egypt and all her wise men,—and Pharaoh related to them his dreams, but there was no one that could interpret them. to Pharaoh.

Daniel 4:5A dream, I saw, and it made me afraid,—and, fancies upon my bed, and visions of my head, terrified me.

Daniel 7:28Hitherto is the end of the matter. As for me, Daniel, greatly did my thoughts terrify me, and, my bright looks, were changed upon me, but, the matter—in mine own heart, I kept.

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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