Genesis 40:6-8
American Standard Version
6 And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and saw them, and, behold, they were sad. 7 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? 8 And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it. And Joseph said unto them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell it me, I pray you.
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Genesis 40:6-8
English Standard Version
6 When Joseph came to them in the morning, he saw that they were troubled. 7 So he asked Pharaoh's officers who were with him in custody in his master's house, (A)“Why are your faces downcast today?” 8 They said to him, (B)“We have had dreams, and there is no one to interpret them.” And Joseph said to them, (C)“Do not interpretations belong to God? Please tell them to me.”
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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.”
Genesis 40:6-8
New King James Version
6 And Joseph came in to them in the morning and looked at them, and saw that they were [a]sad. 7 So he asked Pharaoh’s officers who were with him in the custody of his lord’s house, saying, (A)“Why do you look so sad today?”
8 And they said to him, (B)“We each have had a dream, and there is no interpreter of it.”
So Joseph said to them, (C)“Do not interpretations belong to God? Tell them to me, please.”
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