Genesis 41
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Genesis 41:39-45

39And PharaohH6547 saidH559 unto JosephH3130, ForasmuchH310 as GodH430 hath shewedH3045 thee all this, there is none so discreetH995 and wiseH2450 as thou art:

40Thou shalt beH1961 over my houseH1004, and according unto thy wordH6310 shall all my peopleH5971 be ruledH5401: only in the throneH3678 will I be greaterH1431 than thou.1

41And PharaohH6547 saidH559 unto JosephH3130, SeeH7200, I have setH5414 thee over all the landH776 of EgyptH4714.

42And PharaohH6547 took offH5493 his ringH2885 from his handH3027, and putH5414 it upon Joseph’sH3130 handH3027, and arrayedH3847 him in vesturesH899 of fine linenH8336, and putH7760 a goldH2091 chainH7242 about his neckH6677;2

43And he made him to rideH7392 in the secondH4932 chariotH4818 which he had; and they criedH7121 before himH6440, Bow the kneeH86: and he madeH5414 him ruler over all the landH776 of EgyptH4714.3

44And PharaohH6547 saidH559 unto JosephH3130, I am PharaohH6547, and withoutH1107 thee shall no manH376 lift upH7311 his handH3027 or footH7272 in all the landH776 of EgyptH4714.

45And PharaohH6547 calledH7121 Joseph’sH3130 nameH8034 Zaphnath–paaneahH6847; and he gaveH5414 him to wifeH802 AsenathH621 the daughterH1323 of Poti–pherahH6319 priestH3548 of OnH204. And JosephH3130 went outH3318 over all the landH776 of EgyptH4714.45

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Notes

  1. 1. Genesis 41:40 be ruled: Heb. be armed, or, kiss. ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 41:42 fine…: or, silk. ↩
  3. 3. Genesis 41:43 Bow…: or, Tender father: Heb. Abrech. ↩
  4. 4. Genesis 41:45 Zaphnath–paaneah: which in the Coptic signifies, A revealer of secrets, or, The man to whom secrets are revealed. ↩
  5. 5. Genesis 41:45 priest: or, prince. ↩

Commentaries on Genesis 41

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