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Josephיוֹסֵףcameוַיָּבֹאto themאֲלֵיהֶםin the morningבַּבֹּקֶרand sawוַיַּרְאthem,אֹתָםand look,וְהִנָּtheyםwere downcast.זֹעֲפִים
Genesis 40:6
Study it in the app“Joseph came to them in the morning and saw them, and look, they were downcast.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 40:6, word by word
- Josephיוֹסֵףyosef
Joseph
Joseph, a name borne by several Israelites, above all the son of Jacob and Rachel, sold into Egypt, who became ruler there and saved his family; his sons Ephraim and Manasseh became tribes. The name means "may he add".
Where else “yosef” appears- cameיָּבֹאyavo
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yavo” appears- in the morningבֹּקֶרboker
morning
Morning, dawn.
Where else “boker” appears- and sawיַּרְאyar
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “yar” appears- were downcastזֹעֲפִיםzoafim
be downcast
Be gloomy, out of sorts.
Where else “zoafim” appears
The context
5And the two of them dreamed a dream, each his own dream, in one night, each according to the interpretation of his dream: the cupbearer and the baker who belonged to the king of Egypt, who were confined in the prison.
6 · This verse (above)
7He asked Pharaoh’s officials who were with him in custody in his lord’s house, saying, “Why are your faces sad today?”
To study Genesis 40 in a group
1. What it says
What did Joseph interpret for the two officials, and what happened to the cupbearer (vv. 12-23)?
2. What it means
What does Joseph say about himself when he says interpretations belong to Elohim (v. 8)?
3. How I live it
How can you serve others even in your own difficult times?