Genesis 41:42
in Genesis 41Then Pharaoh removed the signet ring from his finger, put it on Joseph’s finger, clothed him in garments of fine linen, and placed a gold chain around his neck.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And Pharaoh took off his signet 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;
KJV
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;
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This verse in Genesis 41
Commentary
4 notes on this verseTherefore, I believe that Joseph deserved the more mystical rewards because he spoke of mysteries. For what does the ring inserted on his finger mean, if not that the priesthood of faith was bestowed upon him, so that he might mark others himself? What does the stole, which is the garment of wisdom, mean, if not the tribute given to him by the heavenly king, the principality of prudence? The golden torque also seems to express good understanding. The chariot, likewise, signifies the lofty peak of merits.
This site's exposition
I hereby place you over all the land of Egypt
on Genesis 41:41-43
The investiture takes three verses: the signet ring off Pharaoh's own finger, garments of fine linen, a gold chain, the second chariot, and a cry going before him. Clarke takes the ring to make Joseph keeper of the royal seal, and the word behind Bow the knee is abrech, whose meaning Clarke calls unknown. A king clothes the man his brothers stripped.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph's hand,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
And Pharaoh took off his ring - and put it upon Joseph’s hand - In this ring was probably set the king’s signet, by which the royal instruments were sealed; and thus Joseph was constituted what we would call Lord Chancellor, or Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal. Vestures of fine linen - שש shesh. Whether this means linen or cotton is not known. It seems to have been a term by which both were denominated; or it may be some other substance or cloth with which we are unacquainted.
The words behind it
20 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיָּ֨סַר | vaiyasar | and he removed | H5493 → | 299 times |
| פַּרְעֹ֤ה | paroh | Pharaoh | H6547 → | 274 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| טַבַּעְתּוֹ֙ | taba'to | signet-ring his | H2885 → | |
| מֵעַ֣ל | meal | from on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| יָד֔וֹ | yado | hand his | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| וַיִּתֵּ֥ן | vaiyiten | and he set | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| אֹתָ֖הּ | ʾotah | <obj.> it | H853 → | 10935 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| יַ֣ד | yad | [the] hand of | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| יוֹסֵ֑ף | yosef | Joseph | H3130 → | 213 times |
| וַיַּלְבֵּ֤שׁ | vaiyalbesh | and he clothed | H3847 → | 110 times |
| אֹתוֹ֙ | ʾoto | <obj.> him | H853 → | 10935 times |
| בִּגְדֵי־ | bigdei- | clothes of | H899 → | 217 times |
| שֵׁ֔שׁ | shesh | fine linen | H8336 → | |
| וַיָּ֛שֶׂם | vaiyasem | and he put | H7760 → | 584 times |
| רְבִ֥ד | revid | [the] chain of | H7242 → | |
| הַזָּהָ֖ב | hazahav | <the> gold | H2091 → | 389 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| צַוָּארֽוֹ׃ | tzavaro | neck his | H6677 → | 42 times |
וַיָּ֨סַרand he removed
vaiyasarH5493 →299 times
פַּרְעֹ֤הPharaoh
parohH6547 →274 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
טַבַּעְתּוֹ֙signet-ring his
taba'toH2885 →
מֵעַ֣לfrom on
mealH5921 →5755 times
יָד֔וֹhand his
yadoH3027 →1618 times
וַיִּתֵּ֥ןand he set
vaiyitenH5414 →2011 times
אֹתָ֖הּ<obj.> it
ʾotahH853 →10935 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
יַ֣ד[the] hand of
yadH3027 →1618 times
יוֹסֵ֑ףJoseph
yosefH3130 →213 times
וַיַּלְבֵּ֤שׁand he clothed
vaiyalbeshH3847 →110 times
אֹתוֹ֙<obj.> him
ʾotoH853 →10935 times
בִּגְדֵי־clothes of
bigdei-H899 →217 times
שֵׁ֔שׁfine linen
sheshH8336 →
וַיָּ֛שֶׂםand he put
vaiyasemH7760 →584 times
רְבִ֥ד[the] chain of
revidH7242 →
הַזָּהָ֖ב<the> gold
hazahavH2091 →389 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
צַוָּארֽוֹ׃neck his
tzavaroH6677 →42 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Daniel 5:7The king called out for the enchanters, astrologers, and diviners to be brought in, and he said to these wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this inscription and tells me its interpretation will be…
it leads to
- Daniel 5:16
But I have heard about you, that you are able to give interpretations and solve difficult problems. Therefore, if you can read this inscription and give me its interpretation, you will be clothed in…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Daniel 5:29
Then Belshazzar gave the command, and they clothed Daniel in purple, placed a gold chain around his neck, and proclaimed him the third highest ruler in the kingdom.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Daniel 2:48
Then the king promoted Daniel and gave him many generous gifts. He made him ruler over the entire province of Babylon and chief administrator over all the wise men of Babylon.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Genesis 41:42–44
Then Pharaoh removed the signet ring from his finger, put it on Joseph’s finger, clothed him in garments of fine linen, and placed a gold chain around his neck.
- Daniel 5:16
Through
Daniel 5:29Then Belshazzar gave the command, and they clothed Daniel in purple, placed a gold chain around his neck, and proclaimed him the third highest ruler in the kingdom.
it leads to
- Daniel 5:7
The king called out for the enchanters, astrologers, and diviners to be brought in, and he said to these wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this inscription and tells me its interpretation will be…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Daniel 5:7
Through
Esther 3:10So the king removed the signet ring from his finger and gave it to Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews.
it leads to
- Esther 8:2
The king removed the signet ring he had recovered from Haman and presented it to Mordecai. And Esther appointed Mordecai over the estate of Haman.
- Esther 7:6
Esther replied, “The adversary and enemy is this wicked man—Haman!” And Haman stood in terror before the king and queen.
- Esther 8:2
Through
Esther 8:2The king removed the signet ring he had recovered from Haman and presented it to Mordecai. And Esther appointed Mordecai over the estate of Haman.
it leads to
- Esther 3:10
So the king removed the signet ring from his finger and gave it to Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews.
- Esther 3:10
Where this verse is studied
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About Genesis
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Ambrose of Milan, On Joseph the Patriarch; Jerome, Hebrew Questions on Genesis and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).