And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, behold, they were sad.
Parallel translations
- WEB Joseph came in to them in the morning, and saw them, and saw that they were sad.
- BSB When Joseph came to them in the morning, he saw that they were distraught.
- NKJV And Joseph came in to them in the morning and looked at them, and saw that they were sad.
- NASB When Joseph came to them in the morning and saw them, behold, they were dejected.
- NLT When Joseph saw them the next morning, he noticed that they both looked upset.
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Joseph notices the next morning that both men are troubled.
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Joseph's attentiveness to the distress of others marks his compassion even in his own hardship. Rather than dwelling on his suffering, he ministers to fellow prisoners. This pastoral concern opens the door to the conversation that follows.
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- Gen 40:8And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said unto them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell me them, I pray you.
- Gen 41:8And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh.
- Dan 8:27And I Daniel fainted, and was sick certain days; afterward I rose up, and did the king’s business; and I was astonished at the vision, but none understood it.
- Dan 2:1–3And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep brake from him.
- Dan 7:28Hitherto is the end of the matter. As for me Daniel, my cogitations much troubled me, and my countenance changed in me: but I kept the matter in my heart.
- Dan 4:5I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.
- Dan 5:6Then the king’s countenance was changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another.
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From the first promise that the seed of the woman would crush the serpent (3:15), through Abraham's blessing to all nations and Judah's coming ruler, Genesis sows every seed that flowers in Christ — the true offspring, the better Adam, the ram caught for Isaac.
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