Genesis
Genesis 40:7
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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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So he asked | וַיִּשְׁאַ֞ל | way·yiš·’al | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7592 ask, inquire |
| the officials | סְרִיסֵ֣י | sə·rî·sê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H5631 eunuch |
| of Pharaoh | פַרְעֹ֗ה | p̄ar·‘ōh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6547 Pharaoh |
| who | אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| were in custody | בְמִשְׁמַ֛ר | ḇə·miš·mar | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H4929 place of confinement, goal, prison |
| with him | אִתּ֧וֹ | ’it·tōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H854 with |
| in his master’s | אֲדֹנָ֖יו | ’ă·ḏō·nāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H113 lord |
| house | בֵּ֥ית | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| Why | מַדּ֛וּעַ | mad·dū·a‘ | Interrogative | H4069 wherefore? |
| are your faces | פְּנֵיכֶ֥ם | pə·nê·ḵem | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H6440 face, before |
| so downcast | רָעִ֖ים | rā·‘îm | Adjective - masculine plural | H7451 bad, evil |
| today | הַיּֽוֹם׃ | hay·yō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.