Genesis 41:33-43

33 “And now let Pharaoh look for a discerning and wise man and put him in charge of the land of Egypt.
34 Let Pharaoh appoint commissioners over the land to take a fifth of the harvest of Egypt during the seven years of abundance.
35 They should collect all the food of these good years that are coming and store up the grain under the authority of Pharaoh, to be kept in the cities for food.
36 This food should be held in reserve for the country, to be used during the seven years of famine that will come upon Egypt, so that the country may not be ruined by the famine.”
37 The plan seemed good to Pharaoh and to all his officials.
38 So Pharaoh asked them, “Can we find anyone like this man, one in whom is the spirit of God[a] ?”
39 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has made all this known to you, there is no one so discerning and wise as you.
40 You shall be in charge of my palace, and all my people are to submit to your orders. Only with respect to the throne will I be greater than you.”

Joseph in Charge of Egypt

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

Cross References 23

  • 1. ver 39
  • 2. S Genesis 39:9
  • 3. Esther 2:3
  • 4. Genesis 47:24,26; 1 Samuel 8:15
  • 5. ver 48; Genesis 47:14
  • 6. ver 48
  • 7. ver 56; Genesis 42:6; Genesis 47:14
  • 8. Genesis 45:16; Esther 2:4; Isaiah 19:11
  • 9. Numbers 27:18; Deuteronomy 34:9; Job 32:8; Daniel 2:11; Daniel 4:8-9,18; Daniel 5:11,14
  • 10. Daniel 2:11; Daniel 5:11
  • 11. ver 33
  • 12. 1 Kings 4:6; 2 Kings 15:5; Isaiah 22:15; Isaiah 36:3
  • 13. S Genesis 39:9; Psalms 105:21-22; Acts 7:10
  • 14. Esther 10:3
  • 15. ver 43,55; Genesis 42:6; Genesis 45:8,13,26; Esther 8:2; Jeremiah 40:7; Daniel 6:3
  • 16. S Genesis 24:22; Esther 3:10; Esther 8:2,8
  • 17. 1 Samuel 17:38; 1 Samuel 18:4; 1 Kings 19:19; Esther 6:8,11; Daniel 5:29; Zechariah 3:4
  • 18. Exodus 25:4; Esther 8:15; Daniel 5:29
  • 19. Psalms 73:6; Song of Songs 4:9; Isaiah 3:18; Ezekiel 16:11; Da 5:7,16,29
  • 20. Genesis 46:29; Genesis 50:9; Isaiah 2:7; Isaiah 22:18
  • 21. Esther 10:3
  • 22. Esther 6:9
  • 23. S ver 41

Footnotes 3

  • [a]. Or "of the gods"
  • [b]. Or "in the chariot of his second-in-command" ; or "in his second chariot"
  • [c]. Or "Bow down"
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