Genesis 40:7 — King James Version← Study notes
“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?”
Genesis 40:7 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 40:714 words
וַיִּשְׁאַלwayišəʾalAnd inquire
אֶתʾet—
סְרִיסֵיsərîsêEunuch
פַרְעֹהp̄arəʿōhParoh
אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho
אִתּוֹʾitwōNearness
בְמִשְׁמַרvəmišəmarIn guard
בֵּיתbêtA house
אֲדֹנָיוʾădōnāywSovereign
לֵאמֹרlēʾmōrTo say
מַדּוּעַmadûʿaWhat
פְּנֵיכֶםpənêḵemFace
רָעִיםrāʿîmBad
הַיּוֹםhaywōmThe day
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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