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Genesis 41:39

And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath shewed thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou art:

KJV

Dixit ergo ad Joseph : Quia ostendit tibi Deus omnia quæ locutus es, numquid sapientiorem et consimilem tui invenire potero ?

Vulgate

εἶπεν δὲ Φαραὼ τῷ Ἰωσήφ Ἐπειδὴ ἔδειξεν ὁ θεός σοι πάντα ταῦτα, οὐκ ἔστιν ἄνθρωπος φρονιμώτερός σου καὶ συνετώτερος.

LXX

And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath showed thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou:

ASV

וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר פַּרְעֹה֙ אֶל יוֹסֵ֔ף אַחֲרֵ֨י הוֹדִ֧יעַ אֱלֹהִ֛ים אוֹתְ/ךָ֖ אֶת כָּל זֹ֑את אֵין נָב֥וֹן וְ/חָכָ֖ם כָּמֽוֹ/ךָ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

14 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֵ֥ין
'yn
noun · 787×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
ו
v
noun · 717×
זֹּ֔את
z't
pronoun · 604×
חָכָ֣ם
chkm
noun · 135×
יָבִ֥ין
ybyn
verb · 168×
יָדְע֖וּ
yd'v
verb · 944×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
יוֹסֵ֖ף
yvsp
proper_noun · 213×
ךָ
k
noun · 2564×
כְּמוֹ
kmv
preposition · 142×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
פַּרְעֹ֔ה
pr'h
proper_noun · 267×

Typology

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Dan 2:11 — And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.
  • Dan 2:47 — The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth it is, that your God is a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou couldest reveal this secret.
  • Dan 2:48 — Then the king made Daniel a great man, and gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief of the governors over all the wise men of Babylon.
  • Gen 41:16 — And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.
  • Gen 41:25 — And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one: God hath shewed Pharaoh what he is about to do.
  • Gen 41:28 — This is the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh: What God is about to do he sheweth unto Pharaoh.
  • Gen 41:33 — Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.
  • Gen 41:33 — Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.
  • Job 32:8 — But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.
  • Prov 6:32 — But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
  • Prov 12:8 — A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.