Genesis 41:44 BSB — MannaFest

Genesis 41:44

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

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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.

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Commentary

1 voice

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.

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Original language & word study

17 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֹּ֧אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
פַּרְעֹ֛ה	par.'Oh	Pharaoh	H6547 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
יוֹסֵ֖ף	yo.Sef	Joseph	H3130 →
אֲנִ֣י	'a.Ni	I	H589 →
פַרְעֹ֑ה	far.'Oh	[am] Pharaoh	H6547 →
וּבִלְעָדֶ֗יךָ	u.vil.'a.Dei.kha	and apart from you	H1107 →
לֹֽא־	lo'-	not	H3808 →
יָרִ֨ים	ya.Rim	he will lift up	H7311 →
אִ֧ישׁ	'ish	anyone	H376 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
יָד֛וֹ	ya.Do	hand his	H3027 →
וְאֶת־	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
רַגְל֖וֹ	rag.Lo	foot his	H7272 →
בְּכָל־	be.khol	in all	H3605 →
אֶ֥רֶץ	'E.retz	[the] land of	H776 →
מִצְרָֽיִם׃	mitz.Ra.yim	Egypt	H4714 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

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.
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.
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”?

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Where the connections lead

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About Genesis