"And Joseph {was} thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of P…" — Genesis 41:46

Genesis 41:46 · KJV

“And Joseph {was} thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt.”

— Genesis 41:46

Verse 45

And Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphnathpaaneah; and he gave him to wife Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On. And Joseph went out over {all} the land of Egypt. {Zaphnathpaaneah: which in the Coptic signifies, A revealer of secrets, or, The man to whom secrets are revealed} {priest: or, prince}

Verse 47

And in the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth by handfuls.

Genesis 41 — Context

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.

And Joseph {was} thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt.

And in the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth by handfuls.

And he gathered up all the food of the seven years, which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities: the food of the field, which {was} round about every city, laid he up in the same.

Cross References

Daniel 1:19

And the king communed with them; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: therefore stood they before the king.

1 Kings 12:6

And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, that stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, and said, How do ye advise that I may answer this people?

Genesis 37:2

These {are} the generations of Jacob. Joseph, {being} seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad {was} with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.

1 Samuel 16:21

And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer.

2 Samuel 5:4

David {was} thirty years old when he began to reign, {and} he reigned forty years.

Proverbs 22:29

Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean {men}. {mean...: Heb. obscure men}

Jude 1:24

Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present {you} faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,

Luke 3:23

And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was {the son} of Heli,