Genesis 41:37–45

37 Now the 1proposal seemed good 2to Pharaoh and 2to all his servants.

Joseph Is Made a Ruler of Egypt

38 Then Pharaoh said to his servants, “Can we find a man like this, ain whom is a divine spirit?”

39 So Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has informed you of all this, there is no one so adiscerning and wise as you are.

40 “aYou shall be over my house, and according to your 1command all my people shall 2do homage; only in the throne I will be greater than you.”

41 Pharaoh said to Joseph, “See, I have set you aover all the land of Egypt.”

42 Then Pharaoh atook off his signet ring from his hand and put it on Joseph’s hand, and clothed him in garments of fine linen and bput the gold necklace around his neck.

43 He had him ride in 1his second chariot; and they proclaimed before him, “2Bow the knee!” And he set him over all the land of Egypt.

44 Moreover, Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Though I am Pharaoh, yet awithout 1your permission no one shall raise his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.”

45 Then Pharaoh named Joseph 1Zaphenath-paneah; and he gave him Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera priest of 2 aOn, as his wife. And Joseph went forth over the land of Egypt.

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1	Lit word
2	Lit in the sight of
a	Job 32:8 Da 4:8 Da 4:9 Da 4:18 Da 5:11 Da 5:14
a	Ge 41:33
a	Ps 105:21 Ac 7:10
1	Lit mouth
2	Lit kiss
a	Ge 42:6 Ps 105:21 Da 6:3 Ac 7:10
a	Es 3:10 Es 8:2
b	Da 5:7 Da 5:16 Da 5:29
1	Lit the second … which was his
2	Heb Abreck: Attention or Make way
a	Ps 105:22
1	Lit you no one
1	Probably Egyptian for “God speaks; he lives”
2	Or Heliopolis
a	Je 43:13 Eze 30:17