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Genesis 41:38

Pharaoh
The Holy SpiritWisdom

36 And that food shall be for store to the land against the seven years of famine, which shall be in the land of Egypt; that the land perish not through the famine.

37 And the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants.

And Pharaoh said unto his servants, Can we find such a one as this is, a man in whom the Spirit of God is?

39 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath shewed thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou art:

40 Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than thou.

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BSB
So Pharaoh asked them, “Can we find anyone like this man, in whom the Spirit of God abides?”
KJV
And Pharaoh said unto his servants, Can we find such a one as this is, a man in whom the Spirit of God is?
WEB
Pharaoh said to his servants, “Can we find such a one as this, a man in whom is the Spirit of God?”
ASV
And Pharaoh said unto his servants, Can we find such a one as this, a man in whom the spirit of God is?
DARBY
And Pharaoh said to his bondmen, Shall we find [one] as this, a man in whom the Spirit of God is?
BLB
And Pharaoh said to his servants, “Can we find a man [such] as this, in whom [is] the Spirit of God?”
ÅB
Og Farao sa til sine tjenere: Mon det finnes noen som han, en mann som har Guds ånd?
OTB
Så spurte farao dem: "Kan vi finne noen som denne mannen, en som har Guds ånd?"
B1930
Og Farao sa til sine tjenere: Mon det finnes nogen som han, en mann som har Guds ånd?

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Job 32:8

    But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.

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  • Daniel 5:14

    I have even heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods is in thee, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom is found in thee.

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  • Numbers 27:18

    And the LORD said unto Moses, Take thee Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and lay thine hand upon him;

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  • Daniel 5:11

    There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say, thy father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers;

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  • Daniel 4:18

    This dream I king Nebuchadnezzar have seen. Now thou, O Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation thereof, 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.

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  • Daniel 4:8–9

    But at the last Daniel came in before me, whose name was Belteshazzar, according to the name of my god, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods: and before him I told the dream, saying,

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  • Daniel 4:6

    Therefore made I a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known unto me the interpretation of the dream.

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  • Daniel 6:3

    Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm.

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