The Meaning of Genesis 41:33 Explained

Genesis 41:33

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

YLT: 'And now, let Pharaoh provide a man, intelligent and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt;

Darby: And now let Pharaoh look himself out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.

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

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Genesis 41:33 Mean?

Context Summary

Genesis 41:14-36 - Pharaoh's Dreams Interpreted
Notwithstanding the great urgency of the royal summons, and the speed with which the great events of his life crowded on one another, Joseph was kept in perfect peace. He found time to shave, and to change his raiment. Let us be at rest in God. He that believeth does not make needless haste. One of the loveliest traits in Joseph's character was his humility. He did not take on airs, nor assume superiority, nor pose as a superior and injured person. He said simply, "It is not in me; God will give." These words might have been uttered by our Lord; they are so perfectly in harmony with the tenor of his life. Surely we should appropriate them. At the best we are but God's almoners, passing on to others the good things of which He has made us the stewards. Joseph was set on using all he had, not for himself, but for others; therefore he had more and more to give. [source]

Chapter Summary: Genesis 41

1  Pharaoh has two dreams
9  Joseph interprets them
33  He gives Pharaoh counsel, and is highly advanced, and married
46  The seven years of plenty
50  He begets children
53  The famine begins

What do the individual words in Genesis 41:33 mean?

Now therefore let select Pharaoh a man discerning and wise and set him over the land of Egypt
וְעַתָּה֙ יֵרֶ֣א פַרְעֹ֔ה אִ֖ישׁ נָב֣וֹן וְחָכָ֑ם וִישִׁיתֵ֖הוּ עַל־ אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם

וְעַתָּה֙  Now  therefore 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb
Root: עַתָּה  
Sense: now.
יֵרֶ֣א  let  select 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect Jussive, third person masculine singular
Root: רָאָה 
Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider.
פַרְעֹ֔ה  Pharaoh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: פַּרְעֹה  
Sense: the common title of the king of Egypt.
אִ֖ישׁ  a  man 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
נָב֣וֹן  discerning 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: בִּין  
Sense: to discern, understand, consider.
וְחָכָ֑ם  and  wise 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adjective, masculine singular
Root: חָכָם  
Sense: wise, wise (man).
וִישִׁיתֵ֖הוּ  and  set  him 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive imperfect, third person masculine singular, third person masculine singular
Root: שִׁית  
Sense: to put, set.
עַל־  over 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
אֶ֥רֶץ  the  land 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
מִצְרָֽיִם  of  Egypt 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: מִצְרַיִם  
Sense: a country at the northeastern section of Africa, adjacent to Palestine, and through which the Nile flows adj Egyptians = “double straits”.

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