Genesis 40:7 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 40:7 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיִּשְׁאַ֞ל
shâʼal
H7592
to ask
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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סְרִיסֵ֣י
çârîyç
H5631
eunuch
פַרְעֹ֗ה
Parʻôh
H6547
Pharaoh
אֲשֶׁ֨ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אִתּ֧וֹ
ʼêth
H854
with
בְמִשְׁמַ֛ר
mishmâr
H4929
guard
בֵּ֥ית
bayith
H1004
house
אֲדֹנָ֖יו
ʼâdôwn
H113
lord
לֵאמֹ֑ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
מַדּ֛וּעַ
maddûwaʻ
H4069
why
פְּנֵיכֶ֥ם
pânîym
H6440
face
רָעִ֖ים
raʻ
H7451
evil
הַיּֽוֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
He asked Pharaoh's officers who were with him in custody in his master's house, saying, "Why do you look so sad today?"
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King James Version Public Domain
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?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So he asked Pharaoh’s officials who with him in custody the house of his master, saying, “Why your faces sad today?”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).