And Joseph came in to them in the morning and looked at them, and saw that they were sad.
Parallel translations
- WEB Joseph came in to them in the morning, and saw them, and saw that they were sad.
- KJV And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, behold, they were sad.
- BSB When Joseph came to them in the morning, he saw that they were distraught.
- 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.
Overview
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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Cross-references · 7
- Gen 40:8They said to him, “We have dreamed a dream, and there is no one who can interpret it.” Joseph said to them, “Don’t interpretations belong to God? Please tell it to me.”
- Gen 41:8In the morning, his spirit was troubled, and he sent and called for all of Egypt’s magicians and wise men. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but there was no one who could interpret them to Pharaoh.
- Dan 8:27I, Daniel, fainted, and was sick certain days; then I rose up, and did the king’s business: and I wondered at the vision, but no one understood it.
- Dan 2:1–3In the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams; and his spirit was troubled, and his sleep went from him.
- Dan 7:28Here is the end of the matter. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts much troubled me, and my face was changed in me: but I kept the matter in my heart.
- Dan 4:5I saw a dream which made me afraid; and the thoughts on my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.
- Dan 5:6Then the king’s face was changed in him, and his thoughts troubled him; and the joints of his thighs were loosened, and his knees struck 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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