Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Behold, I have set you over all the land of Egypt.” Pharaoh took off his signet ring from his hand, and put it on Joseph’s hand, and arrayed him in robes of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck. He made him ride in the second chariot which he had. They cried before him, “Bow the knee!” He set him over all the land of Egypt. Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I am Pharaoh. Without you, no man shall lift up his hand or his foot in all the land of Egypt.”
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The thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants. Pharaoh said to his servants, “Can we find such a one as this, a man in whom is the Spirit of God?” Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Because God has shown you all of this, there is no one so discreet and wise as you. You shall be over my house. All my people will be ruled according to your word. Only in the throne I will be greater than you.” Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Behold, I have set you over all the land of Egypt.” Pharaoh took off his signet ring from his hand, and put it on Joseph’s hand, and arrayed him in robes of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck. He made him ride in the second chariot which he had. They cried before him, “Bow the knee!” He set him over all the land of Egypt. Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I am Pharaoh. Without you, no man shall lift up his hand or his foot in all the land of Egypt.” Pharaoh called Joseph’s name Zaphenath-Paneah. He gave him Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera priest of On as a wife. Joseph went out over the land of Egypt.
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Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Behold, I have set you over all the land of Egypt.”
Pharaoh took off his signet ring from his hand, and put it on Joseph’s hand, and arrayed him in robes of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck.
He made him ride in the second chariot which he had. They cried before him, “Bow the knee!” He set him over all the land of Egypt.
Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I am Pharaoh. Without you, no man shall lift up his hand or his foot in all the land of Egypt.”
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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.
And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I am Pharaoh, and without thee shall no man lift up his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.
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And Pharaoh said unto Joseph: 'See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt.'
And Pharaoh took off his signet 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: 'Abrech'; and he set him over all the land of Egypt.
And Pharaoh said unto Joseph: 'I am Pharaoh, and without thee shall no man lift up his hand or his foot in all the land of Egypt.'
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- Daniel 5:7 (v42) The king cried aloud to bring in the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. The king spoke and said to the wise men of Babylon,…
- Daniel 5:29 (v42) Then Belshazzar commanded, and they clothed Daniel with purple, and put a chain of gold about his neck, and made proclamation concerning…
- Esther 3:10 (v42) The king took his ring from his hand, and gave it to Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews’ enemy.
- Matthew 28:18 (v41) Jesus came to them and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth.
- Philippians 2:9-11 (v41) Therefore God also highly exalted him, and gave to him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,…
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- Genesis 42:6 (vv41, 43) Joseph was the governor over the land. It was he who sold to all the people of the land. Joseph’s brothers came, and bowed themselves down…
- Esther 8:2 (v42) The king took off his ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it to Mordecai. Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman.
- Daniel 5:16 (v42) But I have heard of you, that you can give interpretations, and dissolve doubts. Now if you can read the writing, and make known to me its…
- Daniel 6:3 (v41) Then this Daniel was distinguished above the presidents and the local governors, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king…
- Genesis 45:8 (v43) So now it wasn’t you who sent me here, but God, and he has made me a father to Pharaoh, lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land…
- Genesis 45:26 (v43) They told him, saying, “Joseph is still alive, and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt.” His heart fainted, for he didn’t believe them.
- Esther 8:10 (v42) He wrote in the name of King Ahasuerus, and sealed it with the king’s ring, and sent letters by courier on horseback, riding on royal…
- Esther 8:15 (v42) Mordecai went out of the presence of the king in royal clothing of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a robe of fine…
- Acts 7:10 (v43) and delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt. He made him governor over Egypt…
- Genesis 42:30 (v43) “The man, the lord of the land, spoke roughly with us, and took us for spies of the country.
- Genesis 42:33 (v43) The man, the lord of the land, said to us, ‘By this I will know that you are honest men: leave one of your brothers with me, and take grain…
- Esther 3:12 (v42) Then the king’s scribes were called in on the first month, on the thirteenth day of the month; and all that Haman commanded was written to…
- Esther 8:8 (v42) Write also to the Jews, as it pleases you, in the king’s name, and seal it with the king’s ring; for the writing which is written in the…
- Psalms 105:22 (v44) to discipline his princes at his pleasure, and to teach his elders wisdom.
- Proverbs 31:22 (v42) She makes for herself carpets of tapestry. Her clothing is fine linen and purple.
- Proverbs 31:24 (v42) She makes linen garments and sells them, and delivers sashes to the merchant.
- Song of Solomon 1:10 (v42) Your cheeks are beautiful with earrings, your neck with strings of jewels.
- Ezekiel 27:7 (v42) Your sail was of fine linen with embroidered work from Egypt, that it might be to you for a banner. Blue and purple from the islands of…
- Daniel 4:2-3 (v41) It has seemed good to me to show the signs and wonders that the Most High God has worked toward me. How great are his signs! How mighty are…
- Philippians 2:10 (v43) that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, those on earth, and those under the earth,
- Esther 10:3 (vv41–42) For Mordecai the Jew was next to King Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and accepted by the multitude of his brothers, seeking the good…
- Genesis 39:5 (v41) From the time that he made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, Yahweh blessed the Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake.…
- Genesis 39:22 (v41) The keeper of the prison committed to Joseph’s hand all the prisoners who were in the prison. Whatever they did there, he was responsible…
- Genesis 41:44 (v41) Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I am Pharaoh. Without you, no man shall lift up his hand or his foot in all the land of Egypt.”
- Exodus 11:7 (v44) But against any of the children of Israel a dog won’t even bark or move its tongue, against man or animal, that you may know that Yahweh…
- Esther 6:8-9 (v43) let royal clothing be brought which the king uses to wear, and the horse that the king rides on, and on the head of which a royal crown is…
- Proverbs 17:2 (v41) A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who causes shame, and shall have a part in the inheritance among the brothers.
- Proverbs 22:29 (v41) Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve kings. He won’t serve obscure men.
- Daniel 2:7-8 (v41) They answered the second time and said, “Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation.” The king answered,…
- Daniel 2:46-47 (v42) Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face, worshiped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an offering and sweet odors to him.…
- Luke 15:22 (v42) “But the father said to his servants, ‘Bring out the best robe, and put it on him. Put a ring on his hand, and sandals on his feet.
- Luke 19:16-19 (v42) The first came before him, saying, ‘Lord, your mina has made ten more minas.’ “He said to him, ‘Well done, you good servant! Because you…
- Esther 6:7-12 (v42) Haman said to the king, “For the man whom the king delights to honor, let royal clothing be brought which the king uses to wear, and the…
- Proverbs 1:9 (v42) for they will be a garland to grace your head, and chains around your neck.
- Ezekiel 16:10-11 (v42) I clothed you also with embroidered work, and put sealskin sandals on you. I dressed you with fine linen and covered you with silk. I…
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On vv42–43 Or, his signet.
Or, his signet.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv41–44 Gen 41:41 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I…
Gen 41:41 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt.
Ver. 41. See, I have set thee over all, &c.] So Antoninus, the emperor, made Pertinax, {a} a lowly man, but well qualified, consul, which many murmured at. But he was afterwards became emperor; and finding the public treasure woefully wasted by his predecessor Commodus, he restored it by his good husbandry, which many prominent men laughed at; caeteri, quibus virtus luxuria potior erat, laudabamus, saith the historian.
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{a} Pertinax ob res praeclare gestas consul est factus: caius causa multi indignati sunt, &c. - Dio, in Vita Pertinacis.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv42–44 His ring was both a token of highest dignity,…
His ring was both a token of highest dignity, and an instrument of greatest power, by which he had authority to make and sign what decrees he thought fit in the king’s name. See Est 3:10; 8:2. With
fine linen the greatest potentates were arrayed. See Pro 31:22,24; Eze 16:10; Luk 16:19; Rev 19:8.
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A gold chain was another badge of great honour. See Pro 1:9; Eze 16:11; Dan 5:7,16,29.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv41–44 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I am Pharaoh,.... Or…
And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I am Pharaoh,.... Or I am king, which the word Pharaoh signifies, as Josephus (z) says; and that this is not a proper name, but a title of office, seems plain from these words; and the sense either is, that though Pharaoh had raised Joseph to such high honour and dignity, yet he alone was king: or this he said to show his power and authority to do what he had done, and would stand by him, and support him in his office and grandeur:
and without thee shall not a man lift up his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt; which is to be taken not in a strict literal sense, but proverbially, signifying, that nothing should be done in the nation of any moment or importance, relating to political affairs, but what was by his order and authority; the hands and feet being the principal instruments of action. The Targum of Jonathan is,"without thy word (or order) a man shall not lift up his hand to gird on armour, or his foot to mount a horse;''signifying thereby, that all things relating to war and peace should be altogether under his direction.
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(z) Antiqu. l. 8. c. 6. sect. 2.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On v44 Without thee shall no man lift up his hand…
Without thee shall no man lift up his hand or foot - All the affairs of the kingdom must pass through his hand. Only in the throne will I be greater than thou - It is probable there were those about court that opposed Joseph's preferment, which occasioned Pharaoh so oft to repeat the grant, and with that solemn sanction, I am Pharaoh. He gave him his own ring as a ratification of his commission, and in token of peculiar favour; or it was like delivering him the great seal. He put fine clothes upon him instead of his prison garments, and adorned him with a chain of gold. He made him ride in the second chariot next his own, and ordered all to do obeisance to him, as to Pharaoh himself; he gave him a new name and such a name as spoke the value he had for him, Zaphnath-paaneah, a Revealer of secrets. He married him honourably to a prince's daughter. Where God had been liberal in giving wisdom and other merits, Pharaoh was not sparing in conferring honours. Now this preferment of Joseph, was, 1st, an abundant recompense for his innocent and patient suffering, a lasting instance of the equity and goodness of providence, and an encouragement to all to trust in a good God. 2ndly, It was typical of the exaltation of Christ, that great revealer of secrets, (John i, 18,) or as some translate Joseph's new name, the saviour of the world. The brightest glories of the upper world are upon him, the highest trusts lodged in his hand, and all power given him both in heaven and earth. He is gatherer, keeper, and disposer of all the stores of divine grace, and chief ruler of the kingdom of God among men. The work of ministers is to cry before him; Bow the knee; kiss the Son.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On vv42–44 Verse 42. And Pharaoh took off his ring-and put…
Verse 42. And Pharaoh took off his ring-and put it upon Joseph's hand] In this ring was probably set the king's signet, by which the royal instruments were sealed; and thus Joseph was constituted what we would call Lord Chancellor, or Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal.
Vestures of fine linen] שש shesh. Whether this means linen or cotton is not known. It seems to have been a term by which both were denominated; or it may be some other substance or cloth with which we are unacquainted. If the fine linen of Egypt was such as that which invests the bodies of the mummies, and these in general were persons of the first distinction, and consequently were enveloped in cloth of the finest quality, it was only fine comparatively speaking, Egypt being the only place at that time where such cloth was manufactured. I have often examined the cloth about the bodies of the most splendidly ornamented mummies, and found it sackcloth when compared with the fine Irish linens. As this shesh appears to have been a part of the royal clothing, it was probably both scarce and costly. "By comparing," says Parkhurst, "Ex 25:4, Ex 26:1, with 2Ch 2:14, and Ex 26:31, with 2Ch 3:14, it appears that בוץ buts, cotton, is called שש shesh; and by comparing Ex 28:42, with Ex 39:28, that בד bad, linen, is also called שש shesh; so that shesh seems a name expressive of either of these, from their cheerful vivid whiteness."
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Put a gold chain about his neck] This was not merely a badge of office. The chain might be intended to point out the union which should subsist between all parts of the government - the king, his ministers, and the people; as also that necessary dependence which they had reciprocally on each other, as well as the connection which must be preserved between the different members of the body politic, and the laws and institutions by which they were to be governed. Its being of gold might be intended to show the excellence, utility, and permanence of a government constituted on wise, just, and equal laws. We are justified in drawing such inferences as these, because in ancient times, in all nations, every thing was made an emblem or representation of some spiritual or moral subject it is strange that, probably without adverting to the reasons, the chain of gold worn about the neck is in different nations an emblem of civil authority.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On vv42, 44 Gen 41:42-43. Pharaoh took off his ring — Which…
Gen 41:42-43. Pharaoh took off his ring — Which was both a token of the highest dignity, and an instrument of the greatest power; and put it on Joseph’s hand — Thereby giving him authority to make and sign what decrees he thought fit in the king’s name. He made him ride in the second chariot — That he might be known to be next to the king in dignity and power.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On vv42–44 His ring, the sign of power. Thus Alexander appointed…
His ring, the sign of power. Thus Alexander appointed Perdiccas to be his successor. (Curtius x. 5.) Assuerus gave his authority to Aman and to Mardocheus, Esther iii. and viii. --- Silk, or fine cotton; shesh (or ssoss). See byssus, Exodus xxv. 4. --- Chain, with which the president of the senate in Egypt, or the chief justice, was adorned. The three chief officers among the Chaldees wore chains, Daniel v. 7, 16. (Calmet)
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain On vv41, 43, 44 Pharaoh said, . . . See, I have set…
Pharaoh said, . . . See, I have set thee over all the land--These words were preliminary to investiture with the insignia of office, which were these: the signet-ring, used for signing public documents, and its impression was more valid than the sign-manual of the king; the khelaat or dress of honor, a coat of finely wrought linen, or rather cotton, worn only by the highest personages; the gold necklace, a badge of rank, the plain or ornamental form of it indicating the degree of rank and dignity; the privilege of riding in a state carriage, the second chariot; and lastly--
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain On vv42–43 42. Ring… fine linen… gold chain — “Great importance…
42. Ring… fine linen… gold chain — “Great importance was attached to the signet ring, which contained the owner’s name, and the impression of which was of the same validity as a written signature is among us. Hence the gift of this royal signet ring was a transfer of royal authority to Joseph. Thus Ahasuerus gave his ring to Haman, and the document which Haman signed with it was considered as coming from the king. Est_3:10-12. The same ring was afterwards given to Mordecai, who used it in the same way. Est_8:2; Est_8:8; Est_8:10. The value and importance attached to the signet ring are referred to in Jer_22:24, and in Hag_2:23. Some valuable specimens of ancient signet rings have been found by antiquarians. One of the most remarkable of these is now in the Abbott Collection of Egyptian Antiquities, in the Museum of the New York Historical Society. It is in most excellent preservation and of very high antiquity, bearing the name of Shoofoo, the Suphis of the Greeks, who reigned before the time of Joseph. It was found in a tomb at Ghizeh, and is of fine gold, weighing nearly three sovereigns. The fine (or, literally, white) linen robes were worn by the Egyptian priests, which fact has given some occasion to think that Joseph was received into the caste of priests, which was of the highest rank in Egypt, as it was the one to which the king himself belonged. The gold chain was another mark of distinction, since none but persons of high rank were permitted to wear such ornaments. There is in the Abbott Collection a gold necklace which has on it the name of Menes, the first Pharaoh of Egypt, and who reigned several hundred years before Shoofoo. The necklace has a pair of earrings to match. The signet and the necklace are, no doubt, similar in general appearance to those with which Joseph was invested.” — FREEMAN’S Hand-Book of Bible Manners and Customs.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv42–43 42. signet ring] i.e. the official ring with which…
42. signet ring] i.e. the official ring with which state documents would be sealed. The king thus symbolically transferred to Joseph absolute authority. Cf. 1Ma_6:15, “gave him his diadem and his robe and his signet ring.” See also the use of the king’s ring in Est_3:10; Est_3:12; Est_8:2; Est_8:8; Est_8:10.
fine linen] Possibly, as R.V. marg., cotton. The Hebrew shêsh has been identified with the Egyptian schenti, meaning something woven. LXX and Lat. render it by an adjective meaning “made of byssus,” i.e. fine flax. This was probably the material worn by the royal and state officials. Possibly it was the same material as that in which the Egyptian mummies were wound.
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a gold chain] Presumably Pharaoh invested Joseph with his own golden necklace, a sign of honour which the narrative delights to record.
The position to which Joseph is elevated is that of “Grand Vizier” or T’ate, as he was called in the Egyptian dialect.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On vv42–43 (42) His ring.—Heb., his signet ring. As decrees became…
(42) His ring.—Heb., his signet ring. As decrees became law when stamped with the royal signet, it was naturally the symbol of authority; and so with us, at the formation of a ministry the great seal is formally delivered into the hands of the highest legal personage in the realm, who is thus invested with power.
Vestures of fine linen.—The word used here is Egyptian, shesh, and signifies a kind of flax from which linen of great fineness and whiteness was made. Much of the dress of the Levitical priests was to be made of this flax, called in Hebrew byssus (Exo_39:28, &c.), In the East it is usual on all occasions of showing the royal favour, to give changes of raiment: but there is here the further signification, that as this fine white linen was the special dress of the king and the priests, the bestowal of it indicated Joseph’s admission into the ruling classes of Egypt. Probably, as he married a priest’s daughter, he was himself also previously enrolled among the ranks of the priesthood.
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A gold chain.—This also appears upon the monuments as one of the royal insignia. Ancient necklaces of such exquisite workmanship have been discovered in Egypt, that patterns copied from them are common now at the chief jewellers.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv41, 44 Vers. 41-43. And Pharaoh said unto Joseph. See, I…
Vers. 41-43. And Pharaoh said unto Joseph. See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt. This was the royal edict constituting Joseph grand vizier or prime minister of the empire: the formal installation in office followed. And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, the use of a signet-ring by the monarch, which Bohlen admits to be in accordance with the accounts of classic authors ("Introd.," p. 60), has recently received a remarkable illustration by the discovery at Koujunjik, the site of the ancient Nineveh, of a seal impressed from the bezel of a metallic finger-ring, two inches long by one wide, and bearing the image, name, and titles of the Egyptian king Sabaco (vide Layard, "Nineveh and Babylon," p. 156)and put it upon Joseph"s hand (thus investing him with regal authority), and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, vve, bussinh (LXX), byssus, so called from its whiteness (probably a Hebrew imitation of an Egyptian word), was the fine linen of Egypt, the material of which the peculiar dress of the priestly caste was constructed: vestes ex gossypio sacerdotibus Aegypti gratissimae" (Pliny, "Nat. Hist.," 19:1). Herodotus (2:81) agrees with Pliny in affirming the priestly costume to have been oflinen, and not of wool and put a literally, the, the article showing that it was so done in accordance with a common custom (Hengstenberg, "Egypt and the Books of Moses," p. 30)gold chain about his neck (cf. Dan_5:7, Dan_5:29) This was usually worn by persons of distinction, and appears in the monuments as a royal ornament; in the Benihassan sepulchral representations, a slave being exhibited as bearing one of them, with the inscription written over it, "Necklace of Gold" (vide Wilkinson, "Ancient Egyptians," 2:343, ed. 1878; Hengstenberg, "Egypt," p. 30). And he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had; is another genuine Egyptian custom, for on the monuments the king constantly appears in his war-chariot" (Havernick); and they cried before him, Bow the knee: regarded by most ancient translators as a Hebrew word, an inf. abs. hiph. from meaning bow the knee (Vulgate, Aquila, Origen, Kimchi), is most probably an Egyptian word either altered by the writer (Gesenius) or pointed by the Masorites (Keil) to resemble Hebrew, and signifying "bow the head "( Gesenius), "bend the knee" (Furst), "Governor or Viceroy" (Kalisch), "rejoice thou" (Canon Cook in "Speaker"s Commentary"), Pure Prince" (Osburn), "Robed by the king" (Forster)and he made him ruler literally, and he set Aim (by the foregoing acts)over all the land of Egypt.
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Pharaoh took off his signet ring ... gold chain on his neck
All of these actions symbolize that Pharaoh is giving Joseph the authority to do everything that Joseph planned. (See: Symbolic Action)
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signet ring
This ring had Pharaoh's seal engraved on it. This gave Joseph the authority and money needed to carry out his plans.
clothes of fine linen
"Linen" here is a smooth, strong cloth made from the blue-flowered flax plant.
He had him ride in the second chariot which he possessed
This act makes clear to the people that Joseph is second only to Pharaoh. (See: Symbolic Action)
Bend the knee
"Bow down and honor Joseph." To bend the knee and bow down was a sign of honor and respect. (See: Symbolic Action)
Pharaoh put him over all the land
The phrase "put you over" means to give authority. Here "land" refers to the people. See how you translated a similar phrase in Genesis 41:41. AT: "I put you in charge of everyone in Egypt"(See: Idiom and Metonymy)
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv41–43 41:41-46 Joseph was made the acting ruler or manager…
41:41-46 Joseph was made the acting ruler or manager of Egypt.
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