"And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt." — Genesis 41:41

Genesis 41:41 · KJV

“And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt.”

— Genesis 41:41

Thou 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. {be ruled: Heb. be armed, or, kiss}

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; {fine...: or, silk}

Genesis 41 — Context

And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath shewed thee 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: only in the throne will I be greater than thou. {be ruled: Heb. be armed, or, kiss}

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; {fine...: or, silk}

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. {Bow...: or, Tender father: Heb. Abrech}

Cross References

Matthew 28:18

And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.

Philippians 2:9-11

Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:

Daniel 6:3

Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit {was} in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm.

Genesis 42:6

And Joseph {was} the governor over the land, {and} he {it was} that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph's brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him {with} their faces to the earth.

Daniel 4:2-3

I thought it good to shew the signs and wonders that the high God hath wrought toward me. {I thought...: Chaldee, It was seemly before me}

Esther 10:3

For Mordecai the Jew {was} next unto king Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his brethren, seeking the wealth of his people, and speaking peace to all his seed.

Daniel 2:7-8

They answered again and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation of it.

Genesis 39:22

And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners that {were} in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer {of it}.