Genesis 41 · Verse 44

Genesis 41:44

And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I am Pharaoh, and without thee shall no man lift up his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.
Genesis 41:44, King James Version

Genesis 41:44 in other translations

BSBAnd Pharaoh declared to Joseph, “I am Pharaoh, but without your permission, no one in all the land of Egypt shall lift his hand or foot.”
WEBPharaoh said to Joseph, “I am Pharaoh. Without you, no man shall lift up his hand or his foot in all the land of Egypt.”
ASVAnd Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I am Pharaoh, and without thee shall no man lift up his hand or his foot in all the land of Egypt.
YLTAnd Pharaoh saith unto Joseph, ‘I am Pharaoh, and without thee a man doth not lift up his hand and his foot in all the land of Egypt;'
DARBYAnd Pharaoh said to Joseph, I am Pharaoh; and without thee shall no man lift up his hand or his foot in all the land of Egypt.
BBEThen Pharaoh said to Joseph, I am Pharaoh; and without your order no man may do anything in all the land of Egypt.
WebsterAnd Pharaoh said to Joseph, I am Pharaoh, and without thee shall no man lift up his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.

What does Genesis 41:44 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
44. These ceremonies of investiture were closed in usual form by the king in council solemnly ratifying the appointment. I am Pharaoh, and without thee, &c.--a proverbial mode of expression for great power.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 44 I am Pharaoh - The same as if he had said, I am the king; for Pharaoh was the common title of the sovereigns of Egypt.

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…

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Genesis 41:44 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
פַּרְעֹ֛הpar.'OhPharaohH6547
אֶל\־'el-toH413
יוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefJosephH3130
אֲנִ֣י'a.NiIH589
פַרְעֹ֑הfar.'Oh[am] PharaohH6547
וּבִלְעָדֶ֗יךָu.vil.'a.Dei.khaand apart from youH1107
לֹֽא\־lo'-notH3808
יָרִ֨יםya.Rimhe will lift upH7311
אִ֧ישׁ'ishanyoneH376
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
יָד֛וֹya.Dohand hisH3027
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
רַגְל֖וֹrag.Lofoot hisH7272
בְּכָל\־be.kholin allH3605
אֶ֥רֶץ'E.retz[the] land ofH776
מִצְרָֽיִם\׃mitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Genesis 41:44

  • Psalms 105:22

    To bind his princes at his pleasure; and teach his senators wisdom.

  • Exodus 11:7

    But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog move his tongue, against man or beast: that ye may know how that the Lord doth put a difference between the Egyptians and Israel.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
lift up his hand.
Ex 11:7

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Genesis 41:43

    And he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had; and they cried before him, Bow the knee: and he made him ruler over all the land of Egypt.

  • Genesis 41:44

    And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I am Pharaoh, and without thee shall no man lift up his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.

  • Genesis 41:45

    And Pharaoh called Joseph’s name Zaphnath–paaneah; and he gave him to wife Asenath the daughter of Poti–pherah priest of On. And Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt.

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Genesis 41:44 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y dijo Faraón á José: Yo Faraón; y sin ti ninguno alzará su mano ni su pie en toda la tierra de Egipto.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et le Pharaon dit à Joseph: Moi je suis le Pharaon: sans toi nul ne lèvera la main ni le pied dans tout le pays d’Égypte.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und der Pharao sprach zu Joseph: Ich bin der Pharao, und ohne dich soll kein Mensch seine Hand oder seinen Fuß aufheben im ganzen Lande Ägypten.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Dixit quoque rex ad Joseph: Ego sum Pharao: absque tuo imperio non movebit quisquam manum aut pedem in omni terra Ægypti.