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Psalm 105:21–22

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21He made him lord of his house

and ruler of all his possessions,

22to obligatek his officials as he saw fitl

and teach his elders wisdom.

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Footnotes

  1. kHebrew “to bind, imprison” The LXX’s “to instruct” presupposes ysr instead of 'sr, and might be correct in light of the parallelism that is fairly tight in this psalm
  2. lLiterally “in his desire soul”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

he made him lord of his house

and ruler of all his possessions,

to bind his princes at his pleasure

and to teach his elders wisdom.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

He made him master of his household,

ruler over all he possessed,

to instruct his princes as he pleased

and teach his elders wisdom.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He made him master of his household,

ruler over all his possessions—

binding his officials at will

and instructing his elders.

NLTNew Living Translation

Joseph was put in charge of all the king’s household;

he became ruler over all the king’s possessions.

He could instruct the king’s aides as he pleased

and teach the king’s advisers.

KJV 1900King James Version

He made him lord of his house,

And ruler of all his substance:

To bind his princes at his pleasure;

And teach his senators wisdom.