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5321 International Standard Version — Genesis 41:37
37 What Joseph proposed pleased Pharaoh and all of his advisors,
5322 International Standard Version — Genesis 41:39
39 Since God has revealed all of this to you,” Pharaoh told Joseph, “there is no one so wise and discerning as you.
5323 International Standard Version — Genesis 41:41
41 “Look!” Pharaoh confirmed to Joseph, “I’ve put you in charge of the entire land of Egypt!”41:41 Lit. said
5324 International Standard Version — Genesis 41:42
42 Then Pharaoh removed his signet ring from his hand, placed it on Joseph’s hand, had him clothed in fine linen garments, and placed a gold chain around his neck.41:42 Lit. he
5325 International Standard Version — Genesis 41:43
43 Then he provided him with a chariot as his second-in-command, outfitted with a group of people who shouted out in front of him, “Bow your knees!” And that’s how Pharaoh set Joseph over the entire land of Egypt.
5326 International Standard Version — Genesis 41:44
44 Pharaoh also told Joseph, “I’m still Pharaoh, but without your permission nobody in all of the land of Egypt will so much as lift up their hands or take a step!”
5327 International Standard Version — Genesis 41:45
… changed Joseph’s name to Zaphenath-paneah and gave Asenath, daughter of Potiphera, the priest of On, to him as his wife. And that’s how Joseph gained authority …
5328 International Standard Version — Genesis 41:46
46 Joseph was 30 years old when he began to serve Pharaoh, king of Egypt, by traveling throughout the land of Egypt, independent from Pharaoh’s oversight. 41:46 Lit. presence
5329 International Standard Version — Genesis 41:48
48 Joseph collected the surplus food throughout the land of Egypt, storing food in cities; that is, he gathered the food from fields that surrounded every city and stored it there.41:48 Lit. he
5330 International Standard Version — Genesis 41:49
49 Joseph stored up so much grain—like sand on the seashore in so much abundance!—that he stopped keeping records because it was proving to be impossible to measure how much they were gathering.
5331 International Standard Version — Genesis 41:50
50 Before the years of famine arrived, Joseph fathered two sons with Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, the priest of On.
5332 International Standard Version — Genesis 41:51
51 Joseph named his firstborn son Manasseh because, he said, “God has made me forget all of my hard life and my father’s house.”41:51 The Heb. lacks son
5333 International Standard Version — Genesis 41:54
54 the seven years of famine started, just as Joseph had predicted. It was an international famine, but there was food everywhere throughout the land of Egypt.41:54 Lit. said
5334 International Standard Version — Genesis 41:55
55 Eventually, the land of Egypt began to feel the effects of the famine, so the people cried out to Pharaoh for food. “Go see Joseph,” Pharaoh announced to all the Egyptians, “and do whatever he tells you to do.”41:55 Lit. so they
5335 International Standard Version — Genesis 41:56
56 Joseph opened all of the storehouses and sold grain to the Egyptians, because the famine was beginning to be severe throughout the land of Egypt.
5336 International Standard Version — Genesis 41:57
57 In addition, all of the surrounding nations came to Joseph to buy grain from Egypt, because the famine had become severe throughout the world.41:57 Lit. the world
5337 International Standard Version — Genesis 42:3
3 So ten of Joseph’s brothers left to buy grain from Egypt.
5338 International Standard Version — Genesis 42:4
4 Jacob would not send Joseph’s brother Benjamin to accompany them, because he was saying, “I’m afraid that he’ll come to some kind of harm.”
5339 International Standard Version — Genesis 42:6
6 Meanwhile, Joseph continued to be ruler over the land, in charge of selling to everyone in the land. Joseph’s brothers appeared and bowed down to him, face down. 42:6 Lit. faces to the ground
5340 International Standard Version — Genesis 42:7
7 As soon as Joseph saw his brothers, he knew who they were, but he remained disguised and asked them gruffly, “Where are you from?” “From the land of Canaan,” they replied. “We’re here to buy food.”42:7 The Heb. lacks We’re here