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Genesis 41

Gen. 41:40 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Thou shalt be
hayah (Hebrew #1961)
to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
KJV usage: beacon, X altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, + follow, happen, X have, last, pertain, quit (one-)self, require, X use.
Pronounce: haw-yaw
Origin: a primitive root (compare 1933)
over my house
bayith (Hebrew #1004)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
KJV usage: court, daughter, door, + dungeon, family, + forth of, X great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter)house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, + prison, + steward, + tablet, temple, web, + within(-out).
Pronounce: bah'-yith
Origin: probably from 1129 abbreviated
t, and according unto thy word
peh (Hebrew #6310)
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
KJV usage: accord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), X eat, edge, end, entry, + file, hole, X in, mind, mouth, part, portion, X (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, X spoken, talk, tenor, X to, + two-edged, wish, word.
Pronounce: peh
Origin: from 6284
shall all my people
`am (Hebrew #5971)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
KJV usage: folk, men, nation, people.
Pronounce: am
Origin: from 6004
μbe ruled
nashaq (Hebrew #5401)
to kiss, literally or figuratively (touch); also (as a mode of attachment), to equip with weapons
KJV usage: armed (men), rule, kiss, that touched.
Pronounce: naw-shak'
Origin: a primitive root (identical with 5400, through the idea of fastening up; compare 2388, 2836)
: only in the throne
kicce' (Hebrew #3678)
from 3680; properly, covered, i.e. a throne (as canopied)
KJV usage: seat, stool, throne.
Pronounce: kis-say'
Origin: or kicceh {kis-say'}
will I be greater
gadal (Hebrew #1431)
properly, to twist (compare 1434), i.e. to be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride)
KJV usage: advance, boast, bring up, exceed, excellent, be(-come, do, give, make, wax), great(-er, come to...estate, + things), grow(up),increase, lift up, magnify(-ifical), be much set by, nourish (up), pass, promote, proudly (spoken), tower.
Pronounce: gaw-dal'
Origin: a primitive root
than thou.

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Thou shalt.
Gen. 39:4‑6• 4And Joseph found favour in his eyes, and served him; and he made him overseer over his house, and all [that] was his he put into his hand.
5And it came to pass, from the time he made him overseer in his house and over all that was his, that Jehovah blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of Jehovah was on all that was his in house and in field.
6And he left all that [was] his in Joseph's hand, and took cognizance of nothing with him save the bread which he ate.
(Gen. 39:4‑6)
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Gen. 45:8‑9,26• 8And now [it was] not you sent me here, but God; and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and governor over all the land of Egypt.
9Haste and go up to my father, and say to him, Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt: come down to me, tarry not.
26And they told him, saying, Joseph [is] yet alive, and he [is] governor over all the land of Egypt. And his heart became numb, for he did not believe them.
(Gen. 45:8‑9,26)
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Psa. 105:21‑22• 21He made him lord of his house{HR}And ruler of all his possession,
22To bind his princes at his pleasure (soul),{HR}And make his elders wise.
(Psa. 105:21‑22)
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Prov. 22:29• 29Hast thou seen a man diligent in his work?{HR}He shall stand before kings,{HR}He shall not stand before the obscure. (Prov. 22:29)
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Dan. 2:46‑48• 46{i}Then king Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face and worshipped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an oblation and sweet odours unto him{/i}.
47{i}The king answered Daniel and said{/i}, 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 couldst reveal this secret.
48{i}Then the king made Daniel great, 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.{/i}
(Dan. 2:46‑48)
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Dan. 5:29• 29{i}Then Belshazzar commanded, and they clothed Daniel with purple, and put a chain of gold about his neck, and made proclamation concerning him that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.{/i} (Dan. 5:29)
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Dan. 6:3• 3{i}Now this Daniel surpassed the presidents and the satraps, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to appoint him over the whole realm.{/i} (Dan. 6:3)
be ruled.
Heb. be armed, or kiss.
 God was going to govern Egypt by one who had been rejected by his brethren, cast out, and forgotten by the world. (Exaltation and Glory by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Thou shalt be over my house, and according to thy commandmentc shall all my people regulate themselves; only concerning the throne will I be greater than thou.

JND Translation Notes

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c
Lit. "mouth."

W. Kelly Translation

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Thou shalt be over my house, and according to thy worda shall all my people order themselves: only in the throne will I be greater than thou.

WK Translation Notes

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(mouth)