Then Pharaohוַ פַּרְעֹהtook offיָּסַרhis signet ringאֶת טַבַּעְתּוֹfrom his handמֵעַל יָדוֹand put itוַיִּתֵּן אֹתָהּon the handעַל יַדof Joseph;יוֹסֵףhe clothedוַיַּלְבֵּשׁhimאֹתוֹin garmentsבִּגְדֵיof fine linenשֵׁשׁand putוַיָּשֶׂםa chainרְבִדof goldהַזָּהָבaround his neck.עַל צַוָּארוֹ
Genesis 41:42
Study it in the app“Then Pharaoh took off his signet ring from his hand and put it on the hand of Joseph; he clothed him in garments of fine linen and put a chain of gold around his neck.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 41:42, word by word
- Then Pharaohפַּרְעֹהparo
Pharaoh
Pharaoh: the title of the kings of Egypt, not a personal name.
Where else “paro” appears- took offיָּסַרyasar
remove
To take away something from where it was: an altar, a load, an office, loyal love.
Where else “yasar” appears- his signet ringטַבַּעְתּtabat
signet ring
The seal band the king wore on his finger.
Where else “tabat” appears- from his handיָדyad
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appears- and put itיִּתֵּןyiten
put
To place something somewhere.
Where else “yiten” appears- of 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- he clothedיַּלְבֵּשׁyalbesh
clothe
To put clothes on someone else, sometimes as an honor or a help.
Where else “yalbesh” appears- in garmentsבִּגְדֵיbigde
garment
A garment with which someone covers the body, or a blanket for warmth.
Where else “bigde” appears- of fine linenשֵׁשׁshesh
fine linen
Delicate white flax cloth.
Where else “shesh” appears- and putיָּשֶׂםyasem
put
To put something somewhere.
Where else “yasem” appears- a chainרְבִדrevid
necklace
Necklace. It occurs only in Genesis 41:42 and Ezekiel 16:11.
Where else “revid” appears- of goldזָּהָבzahav
gold
Gold.
Where else “zahav” appears- around his neckצַוָּארtsavar
neck
The neck.
Where else “tsavar” appears
The context
41Pharaoh said to Joseph, “See, I have set you over all the land of Egypt.”
42 · This verse (above)
43He had him ride in the second chariot that he had, and they cried out before him, “Abrek!” So he set him 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?