³⁷The plan seemed good to Pharaoh and to all his officials.^x ³⁸So Pharaoh asked them, “Can we find anyone like this man, one in whom is the spirit of God^a?”^y

³⁹Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has made all this known to you,^z there is no one so discerning and wise as you.^a ⁴⁰You shall be in charge of my palace,^b and all my people are to submit to your orders.^c Only with respect to the throne will I be greater than you.^d”

Joseph in Charge of Egypt

⁴¹So Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I hereby put you in charge of the whole land of Egypt.”^e ⁴²Then Pharaoh took his signet ring^f from his finger and put it on Joseph’s finger. He dressed him in robes^g of fine linen^h and put a gold chain around his neck.ⁱ ⁴³He had him ride in a chariot^j as his second-in-command,^b^k and people shouted before him, “Make way^c!”^l Thus he put him in charge of the whole land of Egypt.^m

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Footnotes

aOr of the gods
bOr in the chariot of his second-in-command; or in his second chariot
cOr Bow down

Cross references

x Ge 45:16; Est 2:4; Isa 19:11
y Nu 27:18; Dt 34:9; Da 2:11; 4:8–9, 18; 5:11, 14
z Da 2:11; 5:11
aver 33
b 1 Ki 4:6; 2 Ki 15:5; Isa 22:15; 36:3
cSee Ge 39:9; Ps 105:21–22; Ac 7:10
d Est 10:3
ever 43, 55; Ge 42:6; 45:8, 13, 26; Est 8:2; Jer 40:7; Da 6:3
fSee Ge 24:22; Est 3:10; 8:2, 8
g 1 Sa 17:38; 18:4; 1 Ki 19:19; Est 6:8, 11; Da 5:29; Zec 3:4
h Ex 25:4; Est 8:15; Da 5:29
i Ps 73:6; SS 4:9; Isa 3:18; Eze 16:11; Da 5:7, 16, 29
j Ge 46:29; 50:9; Isa 2:7; 22:18
k Est 10:3
l Est 6:9
mSee ver 41

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

This proposal pleased Pharaoh and all his servants. And Pharaoh said to his servants, “Can we find a man like this, in whom is the Spirit of God?” Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has shown you all this, there is none so discerning and wise as you are. You shall be over my house, and all my people shall order themselves as you command. Only as regards the throne will I be greater than you.” And Pharaoh said to Joseph, “See, I have set you over all the land of Egypt.” Then Pharaoh took his signet ring from his hand and put it on Joseph’s hand, and clothed him in garments of fine linen and put a gold chain about his neck. And he made him ride in his second chariot. And they called out before him, “Bow the knee!” Thus he set him over all the land of Egypt.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The proposal pleased Pharaoh and all his servants, and he said to them, “Can we find anyone like this, a man who has God’s spirit in him?” So Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has made all this known to you, there is no one as discerning and wise as you are. You will be over my house, and all my people will obey your commands. Only I, as king, will be greater than you.” Pharaoh also said to Joseph, “See, I am placing you over all the land of Egypt.” Pharaoh removed his signet ring from his hand and put it on Joseph’s hand, clothed him with fine linen garments, and placed a gold chain around his neck. He had Joseph ride in his second chariot, and servants called out before him, “Make way!” So he placed him over all the land of Egypt.

NLTNew Living Translation

Joseph’s suggestions were well received by Pharaoh and his officials. So Pharaoh asked his officials, “Can we find anyone else like this man so obviously filled with the spirit of God?” Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has revealed the meaning of the dreams to you, clearly no one else is as intelligent or wise as you are. You will be in charge of my court, and all my people will take orders from you. Only I, sitting on my throne, will have a rank higher than yours.”

Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I hereby put you in charge of the entire land of Egypt.” Then Pharaoh removed his signet ring from his hand and placed it on Joseph’s finger. He dressed him in fine linen clothing and hung a gold chain around his neck. Then he had Joseph ride in the chariot reserved for his second-in-command. And wherever Joseph went, the command was shouted, “Kneel down!” So Pharaoh put Joseph in charge of all Egypt.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And the plan was good in the eyes of Pharaoh and in the eyes of all his servants. Then Pharaoh said to his servants, “Can we find a man like this in whom is the spirit of God?” Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has made all of this known to you there is no one as discerning and wise as you. You shall be over my house, and to your word all my people shall submit. Only with respect to the throne will I be greater than you.” Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “See, I have set you over all the land of Egypt.” Then Pharaoh removed his signet ring from his finger and put it on the finger of Joseph. And he clothed him with garments of fine linen, and he put a chain of gold around his neck. And he had him ride in his second chariot. And they cried out before him, “Kneel!” And Pharaoh set him over all the land of Egypt.

KJV 1900King James Version

And the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants. And Pharaoh said unto his servants, Can we find such a one as this is, a man in whom the Spirit of God is? And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath shewed thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou art: Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than thou. And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt. And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph’s hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck; And he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had; and they cried before him, Bow the knee: and he made him ruler over all the land of Egypt.

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