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Genesis 41:44

in Genesis 41

And Pharaoh declared to Joseph, “I am Pharaoh, but without your permission, no one in all the land of Egypt shall lift his hand or foot.”

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I am Pharaoh, and without thee shall no man lift up his hand or his foot in all the land of Egypt.

KJV

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.

This verse in Genesis 41

Commentary

4 notes on this verse

A commentator

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

The brightest glories of the upper world are upon him, the highest trusts lodged in his hand, and all power given him both in heaven and earth. He is gatherer, keeper, and disposer of all the stores of divine grace, and chief ruler of the kingdom of God among men.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers1 voice

A commentator

Ephrem the Syrian

COMMENTARY ON GENESIS 35:7-9 · Written before 373.

proposed

Joseph's [former] master was there when the dreams of Pharaoh were being interpreted. When [Potiphar] saw that only in respect to the throne was [Joseph] less than Pharaoh, he returned quickly to his house.

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I am Pharaoh,....

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

proposed

I am Pharaoh - The same as if he had said, I am the king; for Pharaoh was the common title of the sovereigns of Egypt.

The words behind it

17 Hebrew words

Every 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.

  • וַיֹּ֧אמֶרand he said

    vaiyomerH559 →5305 times

  • פַּרְעֹ֛הPharaoh

    parohH6547 →274 times

  • אֶל־to

    ʾel-H413 →5510 times

  • יוֹסֵ֖ףJoseph

    yosefH3130 →213 times

  • אֲנִ֣יI

    ʾaniH589 →874 times

  • פַרְעֹ֑ה[am] Pharaoh

    farohH6547 →274 times

  • וּבִלְעָדֶ֗יךָand apart from you

    uviladeikhaH1107 →17 times

  • לֹֽא־not

    lo'-H3808 →5168 times

  • יָרִ֨יםhe will lift up

    yarimH7311 →190 times

  • אִ֧ישׁanyone

    ʾishH376 →1663 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • יָד֛וֹhand his

    yadoH3027 →1618 times

  • וְאֶת־and <obj.>

    veetH853 →10935 times

  • רַגְל֖וֹfoot his

    ragloH7272 →247 times

  • בְּכָל־in all

    bekholH3605 →5413 times

  • אֶ֥רֶץ[the] land of

    ʾeretzH776 →2504 times

  • מִצְרָֽיִם׃Egypt

    mitzrayimH4714 →641 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

The walk

8 stops

Each 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

    Exodus 11:7

    But among all the Israelites, not even a dog will snarl at man or beast.’ Then you will know that the LORD makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel.

    it leads to

    • Joshua 10:21

      The whole army returned safely to Joshua in the camp at Makkedah, and no one dared to utter a word against the Israelites.

    • Exodus 8:22

      But on that day I will give special treatment to the land of Goshen, where My people live; no swarms of flies will be found there. In this way you will know that I,…

    • Exodus 10:23

      No one could see anyone else, and for three days no one left his place. Yet all the Israelites had light in their dwellings.

    • Malachi 3:18

      So you will again distinguish between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.”

    • Exodus 9:4

      But the LORD will make a distinction between the livestock of Israel and the livestock of Egypt, so that no animal belonging to the Israelites will die.’”

  • Through

    Psalms 105:22

    to instruct his princes as he pleased and teach his elders wisdom.

    it leads to

    • Genesis 41:38

      So Pharaoh asked them, “Can we find anyone like this man, in whom the Spirit of God abides?”

    • Genesis 41:33

      Now, therefore, Pharaoh should look for a discerning and wise man and set him over the land of Egypt.

    • Isaiah 19:11

      The princes of Zoan are mere fools; Pharaoh’s wise counselors give senseless advice. How can you say to Pharaoh, “I am one of the wise, a son of eastern kings”?

Where this verse is studied

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About Genesis

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Ephrem the Syrian, COMMENTARY ON GENESIS 35:7-9; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament.