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Genesis 41:37 KJV
Genesis · chapter 41 · verse 37
And the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants.Genesis 41:37 · King James Version
Genesis 41:37 in context
35And let them gather all the food of those good years that come, and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh, and let them keep food in the cities.
36And that food shall be for store to the land against the seven years of famine, which shall be in the land of Egypt; that the land perish not through the famine.
37And the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants.
38And Pharaoh said unto his servants, Can we find such a one as this is, a man in whom the Spirit of God is?
39And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath shewed thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou art:
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- PharaohParʻôhParoh, a general title of Egyptian kingsH6547 →
- goodyâṭabto be make well, literally or figurativelyH3190 →
- eyesʻayinan eyeH5869 →
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Here is, I. The good advice that Joseph gave to Pharaoh, which was, 1. That in the years of plenty he should lay up for the years of famine, buy up corn when it was cheap, that he might both enrich himself and supply the country when it would be dear and scarce.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 33-45