40 Thou shalt be H1961 over my house, H1004 and according unto thy word H6310 shall all my people H5971 be ruled: H5401 only in the throne H3678 will I be greater H1431 than thou.
He made H7760 him lord H113 of his house, H1004 and ruler H4910 of all his substance: H7075 To bind H631 his princes H8269 at his pleasure; H5315 and teach his senators H2205 wisdom. H2449
And Joseph H3130 found H4672 grace H2580 in his sight, H5869 and he served H8334 him: and he made him overseer H6485 over his house, H1004 and all that he had H3426 he put H5414 into his hand. H3027 And it came to pass from the time H227 that he had made him overseer H6485 in his house, H1004 and over all that he had, H3426 that the LORD H3068 blessed H1288 the Egyptian's H4713 house H1004 for Joseph's H3130 sake; H1558 and the blessing H1293 of the LORD H3068 was upon all that he had H3426 in the house, H1004 and in the field. H7704 And he left H5800 all that he had in Joseph's H3130 hand; H3027 and he knew H3045 not ought H3972 he had, save H518 the bread H3899 which he did eat. H398 And Joseph H3130 was a goodly H8389 person, and well H3303 favoured. H4758
So now it was not you that sent H7971 me hither, but God: H430 and he hath made H7760 me a father H1 to Pharaoh, H6547 and lord H113 of all his house, H1004 and a ruler H4910 throughout all the land H776 of Egypt. H4714 Haste H4116 ye, and go up H5927 to my father, H1 and say H559 unto him, Thus saith H559 thy son H1121 Joseph, H3130 God H430 hath made H7760 me lord H113 of all Egypt: H4714 come down H3381 unto me, tarry H5975 not:
Then H116 the king H4430 Nebuchadnezzar H5020 fell H5308 upon H5922 his face, H600 and worshipped H5457 Daniel, H1841 and commanded H560 that they should offer H5260 an oblation H4504 and sweet odours H5208 unto him. The king H4430 answered H6032 unto Daniel, H1841 and said, H560 Of H4481 a truth H7187 it is, that H1768 your God H426 is a God H426 of gods, H426 and a Lord H4756 of kings, H4430 and a revealer H1541 of secrets, H7328 seeing thou couldest H3202 reveal H1541 this H1836 secret. H7328 Then H116 the king H4430 made H7236 Daniel H1841 a great man, H7236 and gave H3052 him many H7690 great H7260 gifts, H4978 and made him ruler H7981 over H5922 the whole H3606 province H4083 of Babylon, H895 and chief H7229 of the governors H5460 over H5922 all H3606 the wise H2445 men of Babylon. H895
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Commentary on Genesis 41 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 41
Two things Providence is here bringing about:-
Gen 41:1-8
Observe,
Gen 41:9-16
Here is,
Gen 41:17-32
Here,
Gen 41:33-45
Here is,
Gen 41:46-57
Observe here,