Genesis 41:33

Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Pharaoh	פַרְעֹ֔ה far.'Oh	H6547	Paroh · noun, masculine singular absolute
out	יֵרֶ֣א ye.Re'	H7200	to see · verb, qal jussive, 3rd person masculine singular
man	אִ֖ישׁ 'ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · noun, common masculine singular absolute
discreet	נָב֣וֹן na.Von	H995	to separate mentally (or distinguish) · verb, niphal active participle, masculine singular absolute
wise	וְחָכָ֑ם ve.cha.Kham	H2450	wise · conjunction + adjective, masculine singular absolute
set	וִישִׁיתֵ֖הוּ vi.shi.Te.hu	H7896	to place (in a very wide application) · conjunction + verb, qal, 3rd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
land	אֶ֥רֶץ 'E.retz	H776	the earth (at large · noun, common feminine singular construct
Egypt	מִצְרָֽיִם mitz.Ra.yim	H4714	Mitsrajim · proper noun, a place name

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Cross-references

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:
Acts 6:3 Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this busi…
Deuteronomy 1:13 Take you wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you.
Daniel 4:27 Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to…
Exodus 18:19-22 Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee: Be thou for the people to God-ward, that thou mayest bring…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 41:33-45

Here is, I. The good advice that Joseph gave to Pharaoh, which was, 1. That in the years of plenty he should lay up for the years of famine, buy up corn when it was cheap, that he might both enrich himself and supply the country when it would be dear and scarce. Note, Fair warning should always be followed with good counsel. Therefore the prudent man foresees the evil, that he may hide himself. God has in his word told us of a day of trial and exigence before us, when we shall need all the grace we can get, and all little enough, "Now, therefore, provide accordingly." Note, further, Times of gathering must be diligently improved, because there will come a time of spending. Let us go to the a…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 41:33

Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man--The explanation given, when the key to the dreams was supplied, appears to have been satisfactory to the king and his courtiers; and we may suppose that much and anxious conversation arose, in the course of which Joseph might have been asked whether he had anything further to say. No doubt the providence of God provided the opportunity of his suggesting what was necessary.

Adam Clarke on Genesis 41:33

A man discreet and wise - As it is impossible that Joseph could have foreseen his own elevation, consequently he gave this advice without any reference to himself. The counsel therefore was either immediately inspired by God, or was dictated by policy, prudence, and sound sense.

John Gill on Genesis 41:33

Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise,.... Of good judgment and conduct, of abilities equal to the execution of a scheme hereafter proposed: it can scarcely be thought consistent with the great modesty of Joseph that he meant himself, or that indeed, he ventured to give any advice at all, until it was first asked of him by the king; who being so well satisfied with the interpretation of his dreams, thought him a proper person to consult with what to be done in this case; who, as a true father of his country, as every king should be, was concerned for the good of it, and to provide against the worst for them: and set him over the land of Egypt; not to be governor of it i…

The Church Fathers

When Joseph said, "Let Pharaoh select a man," he spoke about himself. Joseph, out of modesty, did not say it openly in his own name, but he would not give it to another, for he knew that no one else would be able to make suitable provision for the great scourge that was coming upon them. Joseph became great in the eyes of Pharaoh through his interpretation of Pharaoh's dreams but even more through the beneficial counsel that his mind had devised.
— Ephrem the Syrian, COMMENTARY ON GENESIS 35:5

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Dictionary and topics

Famine — The first mentioned in Scripture was so grievous as to compel Abraham to go down to the land of Egypt (Gen. 26:1). Another is mentioned as having occurred in the days of Isaac, causing him to go to…
Kine — (Heb. sing. parah, i.e., “fruitful”), mentioned in Pharaoh’s dream (Gen. 41: 18). Here the word denotes “buffaloes,” which fed on the reeds and sedge by the river’s brink.
Pharaoh — The official title borne by the Egyptian kings down to the time when that country was conquered by the Greeks. (See EGYPT.) The name is a compound, as some think, of the words Ra, the “sun” or…
Economics · POLITI — POLITI
Egypt · History of Israel in: Joseph counsels Pharaoh — History of Israel in: Joseph counsels Pharaoh
Government · Paternal functions of — Paternal functions of
Joseph · .Of Pharaoh — .Of Pharaoh
Prisoners · Joseph — Joseph
Promotion · .Joseph, from impri — .Joseph, from impri
Prudence · .Joseph, in the affairs of Egypt — .Joseph, in the affairs of Egypt
Rulers · CHARACTER AND QUALIFI — CHARACTER AND QUALIFI
Wisdom · Of Joseph — Of Joseph

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Genesis 41:33

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 41:33-45

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 41:33

Adam Clarke on Genesis 41:33

John Gill on Genesis 41:33

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Genesis 41:33

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 41:33-45

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 41:33

Adam Clarke on Genesis 41:33

John Gill on Genesis 41:33

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Genesis 41:33-34

Keil & Delitzsch on Genesis 41:14-36

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Genesis 41:33-36