Genesis 41:41

WEB

Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Behold, I have set you over all the land of Egypt."

KJV

And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt.

Commentary

And Pharaoh said unto Joseph,.... He continued speaking to him for the greater confirmation of what he had said, and for further explanation of it: see, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt; not merely as the corn master general, to take care of a provision of corn in time of plenty, against a time of scarcity, but as a viceroy or deputy governor over the whole land, as appears by the ensigns of honour and dignity bestowed on him; of which in the following verses.