Genesis 41:42

Pharaoh had a ring that had special marks on it. He used this ring to put his special mark on papers to prove that he had written them. Pharaoh took that ring off his finger and put it on Joseph's finger to show that Joseph was working for him. And he gave Joseph really nice clothes to wear and put a gold chain around his neck.

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In The King James Version

And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph’s hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck;

In Context

41Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Joseph. You are now the boss over the whole country of Egypt.”

43Pharaoh gave Joseph a chariot to ride in. A chariot is a war wagon pulled by horses. The king did this to show that Joseph was the second boss over Egypt. And from that time, everywhere Joseph went in his chariot, soldiers walked in front of him, shouting out to the people in the street, “Move off the road, and bow down to Joseph.” In this way Pharaoh showed his people that Joseph was the boss over the whole country of Egypt.

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Cross References

Esther 3:10King Zerk-sees liked the idea. So he took off his law ring and gave it to Haman the Aga-gite, the man who hated the Jews.

Esther 6:7And so he said to the king, “These are the things you can do to show respect for that man.

Esther 8:8So, now I want you to write a new law. And I want you to write it so that people think that I wrote it. You can write whatever you want that will help your Jewish people. When you have finished writing those papers, roll them up and put the hot wax on the edge and mark the wax with my special law ring. Everyone knows that any law I have written that has the mark from my special law ring, can never be broken. Everyone has to follow that law.”

Esther 8:15Later on, after all the papers were sent out, More-dek-eye walked out of the king's room wearing some of the king's blue and white clothes. He had a big gold hat called a crown on his head and he wore a really nice purple coat that cost a lot of money. All the people in Susa were so happy that they shouted out loud.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 41:34-46

Joseph's Exaltation. ( b. c. 1715.) 33 Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt. 34 Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint officers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven plenteous years. 35 And let them gather all the food of those good years that come, and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh, and let them keep food in the cities. 36 And that food shall be for store to the land against the seven years of famine, which… Read the whole commentary →

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