Genesis 41:42-44 ESV

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 41:44

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 . Joseph's authority was to be absolute and universal. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 41:1-57

- Joseph Was Exalted1. יאר ye'or, “river, canal,” mostly applied to the Nile. Some suppose the word to be Coptic.2. אחוּ 'āchû, “sedge, reed-grass, marsh-grass.” This word is probably Coptic.8. חרטמים charṭumı̂ym, ἐξηγηταὶ exēgētai, ἱερογραμματεῖς hierogrammateis, “sacred scribes, hieroglyphs.” חרט chereṭ “stylus,” a graving tool.43. אברך 'abrēk “bend the knee.” In this sense it is put for הברך habrēk imperative hiphil of ברך bārak. Those who take the word to be Coptic render it... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 41:42-43

Genesis 41:42-43 . Pharaoh took off his ring Which was both a token of the highest dignity, and an instrument of the greatest power; and put it on Joseph’s hand Thereby giving him authority to make and sign what decrees he thought fit in the king’s name. He made him ride in the second chariot That he might be known to be next to the king in dignity and power. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 41:44

Genesis 41:44. Without thee shall no man lift up his hand or foot A hyperbolical phrase, signifying that all the affairs of the kingdom should pass through his hands. Only in the throne will I be greater than thou It is probable there were those about court that opposed Joseph’s preferment, which occasioned Pharaoh so oft to repeat the grant, and with that solemn sanction, I am Pharaoh. Hence, besides the honours just mentioned, he also gave him a new name, and such a name as spoke the... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 41:1-57

Joseph’s rise to power (39:1-41:57)In contrast to Judah, Joseph was blameless in his behaviour in Egypt. Soon he was placed in charge of Potiphar’s household (39:1-6). When he rejected the immoral invitations of Potiphar’s wife, she turned against him bitterly and had him thrown into prison (7-20). Again his behaviour was blameless, and soon he was given a position of responsibility over the other prisoners (21-23).Among the prisoners who later joined Joseph were two of Pharaoh’s palace... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 41:43

they. Some codices, with Samaritan Pentateuch, Septuagint, and Syriac, read "one". Bow the knee. This is not Hebrew "tender father", as Authorized Version margin, but Egyptian. Abrek = bend or bow the knee. See Genesis 41:40 above, and Psalms 2:12 . Compare Genesis 45:8 , and John 8:8 in Coptic NT. ("stooped down"). A command still used in Egypt to make camels kneel (" Abrok "). According to Sayce, Abrek is a Sumerian title = -"The Seer". This would demand prostration. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 41:37-45

"And the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants. And Pharaoh said unto his servants, Can we find such a one as this, a man in whom the spirit of God is? And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath showed thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou: thou shall be over my house, and according to thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than thou. And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I have set thee over all the... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 41:42

Genesis 41:42. Pharaoh took off his ring— Thus he invested him with authority; for rings were anciently worn by princes, not by way of ornament only, but as a badge of their imperial dignity; and, as the royal signets, they descended to their successors. Thus Alexander, when he found himself dying, took off his ring, and gave it to Perdiccas, thus pointing him out for his successor. See Esther 3:10; Esther 8:2. Vossius says, that Pharaoh gave this ring, both in token of the dignity to which he... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 41:43

Genesis 41:43. Ride in the second chariot— That is, in the chariot royal, which belonged to the first person in the kingdom, after the monarch himself. Thus Darius made his mother Sysigambis ride in the chariot next himself. Bow the knee— There have been various opinions concerning the Hebrew word אברךֶ abrac, here rendered bow the knee: but it seems very naturally and easily derived from ברךֶ barec, to bless, in word and deed, spoken of God to man, or of superiors to inferiors. As a noun,... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 41:44

Genesis 41:44. I am Pharaoh— That is, I reserve to myself only the title of Pharaoh or King; thou shalt possess the whole power; or, rather, I am Pharaoh; I retain the dignity, and first place, as king; thou shalt be absolute and independent of all others but me. Some understand it as an oath; so true as I am Pharaoh, I swear by my name and my sceptre. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 41:44

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 41:1-57

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 41:42-43

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 41:44

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 41:1-57

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 41:43

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 41:37-45

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 41:42

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 41:43

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 41:44

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