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Youאַתָּהwill beתִּהְיֶהoverעַלmy house,בֵּיתִיand allכָּלmy peopleעַמִּיwill obeyיִשַּׁקyour command;וְעַל פִּיךָonlyרַקin the throneהַכִּסֵּאwill I be greaterאֶגְדַּלthan you.”מִמֶּךָּ
Genesis 41:40
Study it in the app“You will be over my house, and all my people will obey your command; only in the throne will I be greater than you.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 41:40, word by word
- will beתִּהְיֶהtihye
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “tihye” appears- my houseבֵּיתִbeti
household
The family, everyone living under one roof.
Where else “beti” appears- my peopleעַמִּami
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “ami” appears- will obeyיִשַּׁקyishak
obey
To do what someone commands, like one who submits to his authority.
Where else “yishak” appears- your commandפִּיpi
according to
Literally "by the mouth of": just as something directs; or a portion.
Where else “pi” appears- in the throneכִּסֵּאkise
throne
Literally "the seat": the king's chair, or YHWH's, from which he rules.
Where else “kise” appears- will I be greaterאֶגְדַּלegdal
make great
To give someone importance; do wonderful deeds.
Where else “egdal” appears
The context
39Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since Elohim has made known to you all this, there is no one as discerning and wise as you.
40 · This verse (above)
41Pharaoh said to Joseph, “See, I have set you over all the land of Egypt.”
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?