Genesis 41:40
“Thou shalt be ouer my house, and according vnto thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater then thou.”
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Genesis 41:40 Context
38And Pharaoh said vnto his seruants, Can we find such a one, as this is, a man in whom the spirit of God is? 39And Pharaoh said vnto Ioseph, Forasmuch as God hath shewed thee all this, there is none so discreete and wise, as thou art: 40Thou shalt be ouer my house, and according vnto thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater then thou. 41And Pharaoh said vnto Ioseph, See, I haue set thee ouer all the land of Egypt. 42And Pharaoh tooke off his ring from his hand, & put it vpon Iosephs hand, and arayed him in vestures of fine linnen, and put a gold chaine about his necke.
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Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than thou.
- King James Version
"You shall be over my house, and according to your command all my people shall do homage; only in the throne I will be greater than you."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than thou.
- American Standard Version (1901)
You, then, are to be over my house, and all my people will be ruled by your word: only as king will I be greater than you.
- Basic English Bible
Thou shalt be over my house, and according to thy commandment shall all my people regulate themselves; only concerning the throne will I be greater than thou.
- Darby Bible
Thou shalt 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.
- Webster's Bible
You shall be over my house, and according to your word will all my people be ruled. Only in the throne I will be greater than you."
- World English Bible
thou -- thou art over my house, and at thy mouth do all my people kiss; only in the throne I am greater than thou.'
- Youngs Literal Bible
Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled; only in the throne will I be greater than thou.'
- Jewish Publication Society Bible