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Genesis 41:42 KJV
Genesis · chapter 41 · verse 42
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;Genesis 41:42 · King James Version
Genesis 41:42 in context
40Thou 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.
41And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt.
42And 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;
43And 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.
44And 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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- Joseph'sYôwçêphJoseph, the name of seven IsraelitesH3130 →
- vesturesbegeda coveringH899 →
- PharaohParʻôhParoh, a general title of Egyptian kingsH6547 →
- arrayedlâbashproperly, wrap aroundH3847 →
- linenshêshbleached stuffH8336 →
- ringṭabbaʻathproperly, a sealH2885 →
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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