Genesis 41:37
And the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants.
Genesis 41:37 in other translations
| BSB | This proposal pleased Pharaoh and all his officials. |
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| WEB | The thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants. |
| ASV | And the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants. |
| YLT | And the thing is good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants, |
| DARBY | And the word was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his bondmen. |
| BBE | And this seemed good to Pharaoh and to all his servants. |
| Webster | And the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants. |
What does Genesis 41:37 mean?
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 41:33-45
Joseph gave good advice to Pharaoh. Fair warning should always be followed by good counsel. God has in his word told us of a day of trial before us, when we shall need all the grace we can have. Now, therefore, provide accordingly. Pharaoh gave Joseph an honourable testimony. He is a man in whom the spirit of God is; and such men ought to be valued. Pharaoh puts upon Joseph marks of honour. He gave him such a name…
Genesis 41:37 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 41:37
- Acts 7:10
And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.
- Proverbs 25:11
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
- Psalms 105:19
Until the time that his word came: the word of the Lord tried him.
- 1 Kings 21:2
And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my house: and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it; or, if it seem good to thee, I will give thee the worth of it in money.
- Joshua 22:30
And when Phinehas the priest, and the princes of the congregation and heads of the thousands of Israel which were with him, heard the words that the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the children of Manasseh spake, it pleased them.
- Proverbs 10:20
The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.
- 2 Samuel 3:36
And all the people took notice of it, and it pleased them: as whatsoever the king did pleased all the people.
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Context
- Genesis 41:36
And that food shall be for store to the land against the seven years of famine, which shall be in the land of Egypt; that the land perish not through the famine.
- Genesis 41:37
And the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants.
- Genesis 41:38
And Pharaoh said unto his servants, Can we find such a one as this is, a man in whom the Spirit of God is?
Genesis 41:37 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y el negocio pareció bien á Faraón, y á sus siervos. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et la chose fut bonne aux yeux du Pharaon et aux yeux de tous ses serviteurs. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und das Wort war gut in den Augen des Pharao und in den Augen aller seiner Knechte. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Placuit Pharaoni consilium et cunctis ministris ejus: |