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Then Pharaohוַ פַּרְעֹהsaidיֹּאמֶרto Joseph,אֶל יוֹסֵף“SinceאַחֲרֵיElohimאֱלֹהִיםhas made knownהוֹדִיעַto youאוֹתְךָallאֶת כָּלthis,זֹאתthere is no oneאֵיןas discerningנָבוֹןand wiseוְחָכָםas you.כָּמוֹךָ
Genesis 41:39
Study it in the app“Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since Elohim has made known to you all this, there is no one as discerning and wise as you.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 41:39, word by word
- Then Pharaohפַּרְעֹהparo
Pharaoh
Pharaoh: the title of the kings of Egypt, not a personal name.
Where else “paro” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- to Josephיוֹסֵףyosef
Joseph
Joseph, a name borne by several Israelites, above all the son of Jacob and Rachel, sold into Egypt, who became ruler there and saved his family; his sons Ephraim and Manasseh became tribes. The name means "may he add".
Where else “yosef” appears- Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- has made knownהוֹדִיעַhodia
make known
To make someone aware, teach.
Where else “hodia” appears- as discerningנָבוֹןnavon
be skilled
To be very wise and skilled in what one does.
Where else “navon” appears- and wiseחָכָםchacham
wise
Someone who knows how to live well, revering YHWH.
Where else “chacham” appears
The context
38Pharaoh said to his servants, “Can we find anyone like this, a man in whom is the spirit of Elohim?”
39 · This verse (above)
40You will be over my house, and all my people will obey your command; only in the throne will I be greater than you.”
To study Genesis 41 in a group
1. What it says
What did Pharaoh dream, and what plan did Joseph propose (vv. 1-7, 33-36)?
2. What it means
Why did Pharaoh recognize that the spirit of Elohim was in Joseph (v. 38)?
3. How I live it
What can you wisely prepare today for hard times that might come?