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Genesis 40:6

Genesis 40:6
And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, behold, they were sad.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And Joseph came in unto them in the morning,.... For though Joseph and they were in the same prison, yet not in the same ward. Aben Ezra thinks that Joseph lodged in the dungeon in the night, Gen…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Genesis 40:1-23

- Joseph in Prison An uncomplaining patience and an unhesitating hopefulness keep the breast of Joseph in calm tranquillity. There is a God above, and that God is with him. His soul swerves not from…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

They were sad - They concluded that their dreams portended something of great importance, but they could not tell what.

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Genesis 40:5-19

Observe, I. The special providence of God, which filled the heads of these two prisoners with unusual dreams, such as made extraordinary impressions upon them, and carried with them evidences of a…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

sad Gloomy and depressed, the word rendered "worse liking" in Dan 1:10. There was a general belief in dreams, as a means of conveying supernatural information. In the case of these two officers, their…

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