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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? (KJV)

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וַיִּשְׁאַ֞לvai.yish.'Aland he asked

Lemma: שָׁאַל (sha.al) · Strong's: H7592

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to ask

Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 24:47, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 26:7, Genesis 32:17, Genesis 32:29, Genesis 37:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7592; TAHOT Genesis 40:7 word 1

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Genesis 40:7 word 2

סְרִיסֵ֣יse.ri.Sei[the] officials of

Lemma: סָרִיס (sa.ris) · Strong's: H5631

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: eunuch

Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 37:36, Genesis 39:1, Genesis 40:2, 1 Samuel 8:15, 1 Kings 22:9, 2 Kings 8:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5631; TAHOT Genesis 40:7 word 3

פַרְעֹ֗הfar.'OhPharaoh

Lemma: פַּרְעֹה (par.oh) · Strong's: H6547H

Parsing: Noun · Title · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNtmsa)

Meaning: Pharaoh

Used 88 times. Also: Genesis 37:36, Genesis 39:1, Genesis 40:2, Genesis 40:11, Genesis 40:13, Genesis 40:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6547H; TAHOT Genesis 40:7 word 4

אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.Sherwho

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Genesis 40:7 word 5

אִתּ֧וֹ'i.To[were] with him

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0854

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

Meaning: with

Used 928 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0854; TAHOT Genesis 40:7 word 6

בְמִשְׁמַ֛רve.mish.Marin [the] custody of

Lemma: מִשְׁמָר (mish.mar) · Strong's: H4929

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: custody

Used 22 times. Also: Genesis 40:3, Genesis 40:4, Genesis 41:10, Genesis 42:17, Genesis 42:19, Leviticus 24:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4929; TAHOT Genesis 40:7 word 7

בֵּ֥יתbeit[the] house of

Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: house: home

Used 896 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 19:10, Genesis 19:11, Genesis 20:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1004B; TAHOT Genesis 40:7 word 8

אֲדֹנָ֖יו'a.do.Navmaster<s> his

Lemma: אָדוֹן (a.don) · Strong's: H0113

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: lord

Used 332 times. Also: Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:12, Genesis 19:2, Genesis 23:6, Genesis 23:11, Genesis 23:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0113; TAHOT Genesis 40:7 word 9

לֵאמֹ֑רle.Mor<to> saying

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Genesis 40:7 word 10

מַדּ֛וּעַma.Du.a'why?

Lemma: מַדּוּעַ (mad.du.a) · Strong's: H4069

Parsing: Particle · Interrogative (HTi)

Meaning: why?

Used 72 times. Also: Genesis 26:27, Exodus 1:18, Exodus 2:18, Exodus 3:3, Exodus 5:14, Exodus 18:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4069; TAHOT Genesis 40:7 word 11

פְּנֵיכֶ֥םpe.nei.Khem[are] faces your

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: face

Used 411 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:16, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 11:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440H; TAHOT Genesis 40:7 word 12

רָעִ֖יםra.'Imsad

Lemma: רַע (ra) · Strong's: H7451A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: bad: harmful

Used 66 times. Also: Genesis 24:50, Genesis 31:24, Genesis 31:29, Genesis 37:2, Genesis 37:20, Genesis 37:33 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7451A; TAHOT Genesis 40:7 word 13

הַיּֽוֹם\׃hai.Yomthis day

Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: day

Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Genesis 40:7 word 14

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

So he asked	→	שָׁאַל H7592 to ask
the officials	→	סָרִיס H5631 eunuch
of Pharaoh	→	פַּרְעֹה H6547H Pharaoh
who	→	אֲשֶׁר H0834A which
were in custody	→	מִשְׁמָר H4929 custody
with him	→	אֵת H0854 with
in his master’s	→	אָדוֹן H0113 lord
. . .	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
house	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home
Why	→	מַדּוּעַ H4069 why?
are your faces	→	פָּנֶה H6440H face
so downcast	→	רַע H7451A bad: harmful
today	→	יוֹם H3117G day

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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