Genesis 41:38
And Pharaoh said unto his servants, Can we find such a one as this, a man in whom the spirit of God is?
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
37And the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants.
Cross References
Ezra 7:25And thou, 'Ezra, according to the wisdom of thy God which is in thy hand, appoint judges and magistrates, who are to judge all the people that are beyond the river, all such as know the laws of thy God; and make ye them known to those that know them not.
Proverbs 14:35The king's favor is bestowed on an intelligent servant; but his wrath is against him that deserveth shame.
Daniel 4:6(4:3) Therefore made I a decree to bring before me all the wise men of Babylon, that they might make known unto me the interpretation of the dream.
Daniel 4:18(4:15) This dream have I, king Nebuchadnezzar, seen; but thou, O Belteshazzar, relate its interpretation, forasmuch as all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known unto me the interpretation; but thou art able; for the spirit of the holy gods is in thee.
Daniel 5:14And I have heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods is in thee, and that enlightenment and intelligence and superior wisdom are found in thee.
Daniel 6:4(6:5) Then sought the presidents and lieutenants to find a pretext against Daniel on account of the management of the kingdom; but they were not able to find any pretext or fault, forasmuch as he was faithful, and no kind of error or fault was to be found on him.
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 →