וַיִּשְׁאַ֞ל אֶת־סְרִיסֵ֣י פַרְעֹ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר אִתּ֧וֹ בְמִשְׁמַ֛ר בֵּ֥ית אֲדֹנָ֖יו לֵאמֹ֑ר מַדּ֛וּעַ פְּנֵיכֶ֥ם רָעִ֖ים הַיּֽוֹם׃
Tinanong niya ang mga opisyal ni Faraon na kasama niya sa bilangguan sa bahay ng kanyang panginoon: “Bakit malungkot ang inyong mga mukha ngayon?”
Guide for the Perplexed
THE Hebrew term panim (face) is homonymous: most of its various meanings have a figurative character. It denotes in the first place the face of a living being: comp. “And all faces are turned into paleness” (Jer. 30:6); “Wherefore are your faces so sad” (Gen. 40:7). In this sense the term occurs frequently.