Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Because God has shown you all of this, there is no one so discreet and wise as you.
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Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Because God has shown you all of this, there is no one so discreet and wise as you.
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And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath shewed thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou art:
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And Pharaoh said unto Joseph: 'Forasmuch as God hath shown thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou.
Cross-references (4)
Passages linked to Genesis 41:39 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Genesis 41:28 That is the thing which I have spoken to Pharaoh. God has shown Pharaoh what he is about to do.
- Genesis 41:33 “Now therefore let Pharaoh look for a discreet and wise man, and set him over the land of Egypt.
- Genesis 41:25 Joseph said to Pharaoh, “The dream of Pharaoh is one. What God is about to do he has declared to Pharaoh.
- Genesis 41:16 Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, “It isn’t in me. God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace.”
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Gen 41:39 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as…
Gen 41:39 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath shewed thee all this, [there is] none so discreet and wise as thou [art]:
Ver. 39. Forasmuch as God hath showed thee all this.] Pharaoh at first took him for no other than a cunning soothsayer and conjecturer of dreams. Now he finds better worth in him, a spirit of wisdom and discretion: he took him to be a man spiritually rational, and rationally spiritual; one that seemed to see the insides of nature and grace, and the world and heaven, by those perfect anatomies he had made of them all. Briefly, such a heart so well headed, nor such a head better hearted, he had never met with. Wherefore he resolves to set him at the head of the state; there being not anything that makes a man so good a patriot, as true religion; which admits not of that distinction between a good man and a good citizen.
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{a} Val. Max., lib. ix. cap. 5.
{b} Dan., Hist. of England, contin. by Trussel, 207.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain God hath showed thee all this, i.e. hath given…
God hath showed thee all this, i.e. hath given thee this extraordinary gift of foreseeing and foretelling things to come, and of giving such sage advice for the future.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand,…
And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph's hand,.... Which, as it was expressive of the interest he had in his royal favour, so was a token of that high office and great dignity to which he was promoted: thus among the Romans, in later times, when anyone was put into the equestrian order, a ring was given to him (w); for originally none but knights were allowed to wear rings; and it was sometimes used to design a successor in the kingdom, as, when Alexander was dying, he took his ring from off his finger, and gave it to Perdicca (x), which was understood, though he did not express it, that he should be his successor, in the Apocrypha:"14 Then called he for Philip, one of his friends, who he made ruler over all his realm, 15 And gave him the crown, and his robe, and his signet, to the end he should bring up his son Antiochus, and nourish him up for the kingdom.'' (1 Maccabees 6)Now, though Pharaoh did not by this intend to point out Joseph for his successor in the kingdom, yet he gave him his ring as a mark of honour, and as being in place next unto his viceroy or deputy: and besides, as it is observed by many, this might be his signet, or the ring which had his seal upon it, by which he sealed patents and public deeds, and which he gave to Joseph to make use of in his name; though Schmidt doubts whether this was such a ring, since kings and princes have been used to have larger for such purposes, than what are wore on the finger: by this it appears, that Pliny (y) was mistaken that there were no rings in and before the time of Troy:
and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen; of which there was the best sort in Egypt, and which great personages used to wear:
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and put a gold chain about his neck; another badge of honour and dignity, see Dan 5:16.
(w) Plin. Nat. Hist. l. 33. c. 1. (x) Diodor. Sic. Bibliothec. l. 18. p. 587. Justin. e. Trogo, l. 12. c. 15. (y) Nat. Hist. l. 33. c. 1.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 39. Forasmuch as] Lit. “after that.”
39. Forasmuch as] Lit. “after that.”
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Vers. 39, 40. And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch…
Vers. 39, 40. And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as (literally, after) God (Elohim) hath showed thee (literally, hath caused thee to know) 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 literally, according to thy mouth shall all my people dispose themselves, i.e. they shall render obedience to thy commands (LXX, Vulgate, Onkelos, Saadias, Pererius, Dathius, Rosenm Keil, Kalisch, Lange, Murphy, and others); though by many competent authorities (Calvin, Schultens, Knobel, Ainsworth, Gesenius, Furst, Wordsworth, et alii) the rendering is preferred, "upon thy mouth shall all my people kiss," against which, however, is the fact that not even then were governors accustomed to be kissed on the lips by their subjects in token of allegiance. The suggestion that the verb should be taken in the sense of "arm themselves," as in 2Ch_17:17 (Aben Ezra) does not meet with general acceptance. Only in the throne (or, more accurately, only as to the throne) will I be greater than thou.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 there is none so discerning
there is none so discerning
"no one else is as capable in making decisions." See how you translated "discerning" in Genesis 41:33.
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You will be over my house
Here "house" stands for Pharaoh's palace and the people in the palace. The phrase "will be over" means Joseph will have authority over. AT: "You will be in charge of everyone in my palace" (See: Metonymy and Idiom)
according to your word will all my people be ruled
This can be stated in active form. AT: "you will rule over my people and they will do what you command" (See: Active or Passive)
Only in the throne
Here "throne" stands for Pharaoh's rule as king. AT: "Only in my role as king"
See, I have put you
The word "See" adds emphasis to what Pharaoh says next. AT: "Look, I have put you"
I have put you over all the land of Egypt
The phrase "put you over" means to give authority. Here "land" refers to the people. AT: "I put you in charge of everyone in Egypt" (See: Idiom and Metonymy)
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Pharaoh
Joseph (OT)
God
discern
wise
house
word
rule
throne
Egypt
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