Genesis 41:33-43

Names of God Bible

Joseph Advises Pharaoh

³³ “Pharaoh should look for a wise and intelligent man and put him in charge of Egypt. ³⁴ Make arrangements to appoint supervisors over the land to take a fifth of Egypt’s harvest during the seven good years. ³⁵ Have them collect all the food during these good years and store up grain under Pharaoh’s control, to be kept for food in the cities. ³⁶ This food will be a reserve supply for our country during the seven years of famine that will happen in Egypt. Then the land will not be ruined by the famine.”

³⁷ Pharaoh and all his servants liked the idea. ³⁸ So Pharaoh asked his servants, “Can we find anyone like this—a man who has Ruach Elohim in him?”

³⁹ Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Because Elohim has let you know all this, there is no one as wise and intelligent as you. ⁴⁰ You will be in charge of my palace, and all my people will do^[a] what you say. I will be more important than you, only because I’m Pharaoh.”

⁴¹ Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I now put you in charge of Egypt.” ⁴² Then Pharaoh took off his signet ring and put it on Joseph’s finger. He had Joseph dressed in robes of fine linen and put a gold chain around his neck. ⁴³ He had him ride in the chariot of the second-in-command. Men ran ahead of him and shouted, “Make way!”^[b] Pharaoh put Joseph in charge of Egypt.