Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Then Pharaoh took his signet ring from his finger and put it on Joseph’s finger. He dressed him in robes of fine linen and put a gold chain around his neck. New Living Translation Then Pharaoh removed his signet ring from his hand and placed it on Joseph’s finger. He dressed him in fine linen clothing and hung a gold chain around his neck. English Standard Version Then Pharaoh took his signet ring from his hand and put it on Joseph’s hand, and clothed him in garments of fine linen and put a gold chain about his neck. Berean Standard Bible Then Pharaoh removed the signet ring from his finger, put it on Joseph’s finger, clothed him in garments of fine linen, and placed a gold chain around his neck. King James Bible 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; New King James Version Then Pharaoh took his signet ring off his hand and put it on Joseph’s hand; and he clothed him in garments of fine linen and put a gold chain around his neck. New American Standard Bible Then Pharaoh took off his signet ring from his hand and put it on Joseph’s hand, and clothed him in garments of fine linen, and put the gold necklace around his neck. NASB 1995 Then Pharaoh took off his signet ring from his hand and put it on Joseph’s hand, and clothed him in garments of fine linen and put the gold necklace around his neck. NASB 1977 Then Pharaoh took off his signet ring from his hand, and put it on Joseph’s hand, and clothed him in garments of fine linen, and put the gold necklace around his neck. Legacy Standard Bible Then Pharaoh removed his signet ring from his hand and put it on Joseph’s hand and clothed him in garments of fine linen and put the gold necklace around his neck. Amplified Bible Then Pharaoh took off his signet ring from his hand and put it on Joseph’s hand, and dressed him in [official] vestments of fine linen and put a gold chain around his neck. Christian Standard Bible Pharaoh removed his signet ring from his hand and put it on Joseph’s hand, clothed him with fine linen garments, and placed a gold chain around his neck. Holman Christian Standard Bible Pharaoh removed his signet ring from his hand and put it on Joseph’s hand, clothed him with fine linen garments, and placed a gold chain around his neck. American Standard Version And Pharaoh took off his signet 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; Contemporary English Version Then the king took off his royal ring and put it on Joseph's finger. He gave him fine clothes to wear and placed a gold chain around his neck. English Revised Version And Pharaoh took off his signet 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; GOD'S WORD® Translation Then Pharaoh took off his signet ring and put it on Joseph's finger. He had Joseph dressed in robes of fine linen and put a gold chain around his neck. Good News Translation The king removed from his finger the ring engraved with the royal seal and put it on Joseph's finger. He put a fine linen robe on him, and placed a gold chain around his neck. International Standard Version Then Pharaoh removed his signet ring from his hand, placed it on Joseph's hand, had him clothed in fine linen garments, and placed a gold chain around his neck. NET Bible Then Pharaoh took his signet ring from his own hand and put it on Joseph's. He clothed him with fine linen clothes and put a gold chain around his neck. New Heart English Bible Then Pharaoh took off his signet ring from his hand and put it on Joseph?s hand, and clothed him in robes of fine linen, and put a gold chain around his neck. Webster's Bible Translation 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; Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleThen Pharaoh removed the signet ring from his finger, put it on Joseph’s finger, clothed him in garments of fine linen, and placed a gold chain around his neck. World English Bible Pharaoh took off his signet ring from his hand, and put it on Joseph’s hand, and arrayed him in robes of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd Pharaoh turns aside his seal-ring from off his hand, and puts it on the hand of Joseph, and clothes him [with] garments of fine linen, and places a chain of gold on his neck, Young's Literal Translation And Pharaoh turneth aside his seal-ring from off his hand, and putteth it on the hand of Joseph, and clotheth him with garments of fine linen, and placeth a chain of gold on his neck, Smith's Literal Translation And Pharaoh will remove his signet ring from his hand, and will give it upon Joseph's hand; and will put upon him a white garment, and will put a gold collar about his neck. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd he took his ring from his own hand, and gave it into his hand: and he put upon him a robe of silk, and put a chain of gold about his neck. Catholic Public Domain Version And he took the ring from his own hand, and he gave it into his hand. And he clothed him with a robe of fine linen, and he placed a necklace of gold around his neck. New American Bible With that, Pharaoh took off his signet ring and put it on Joseph’s finger. He dressed him in robes of fine linen and put a gold chain around his neck. New Revised Standard Version Removing his signet ring from his hand, Pharaoh put it on Joseph’s hand; he arrayed him in garments of fine linen, and put a gold chain around his neck. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThen Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it on Joseph's hand, and arrayed him in robes of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck: Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And Pharaoh took his ring from his hand and he placed it on the hand of Yoseph, and clothed him with clothing of fine white linen, and cast a necklace of gold on his neck; OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And Pharaoh took off his signet 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. Brenton Septuagint Translation And Pharao took his ring off his hand, and put it on the hand of Joseph, and put on him a robe of fine linen, and put a necklace of gold about his neck. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Joseph Given Charge of Egypt…41Pharaoh also told Joseph, “I hereby place you over all the land of Egypt.” 42Then Pharaoh removed the signet ring from his finger, put it on Joseph’s finger, clothed him in garments of fine linen, and placed a gold chain around his neck. 43He had Joseph ride in his second chariot, with men calling out before him, “Bow the knee!” So he placed him over all the land of Egypt.… Cross References Esther 8:15 Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal garments of blue and white, with a large gold crown and a purple robe of fine linen. And the city of Susa shouted and rejoiced. Daniel 5:29 Then Belshazzar gave the command, and they clothed Daniel in purple, placed a gold chain around his neck, and proclaimed him the third highest ruler in the kingdom. 1 Samuel 18:4 And Jonathan removed the robe he was wearing and gave it to David, along with his tunic, his sword, his bow, and his belt. Exodus 28:2 Make holy garments for your brother Aaron, to give him glory and splendor. 1 Kings 10:18-20 Additionally, the king made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it with pure gold. / The throne had six steps, and its back had a rounded top. There were armrests on both sides of the seat, with a lion standing beside each armrest. / Twelve lions stood on the six steps, one at either end of each step. Nothing like this had ever been made for any kingdom. Isaiah 61:10 I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom wears a priestly headdress, as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. 2 Chronicles 9:15-16 King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of hammered gold went into each shield. / He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; three hundred shekels of gold went into each shield. And the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon. Ezekiel 16:11-13 I adorned you with jewelry, and I put bracelets on your wrists and a chain around your neck. / I put a ring in your nose, earrings on your ears, and a beautiful crown upon your head. / So you were adorned with gold and silver, and your clothing was made of fine linen, silk, and embroidered cloth. You ate fine flour, honey, and oil. You became very beautiful and rose to be queen. 1 Kings 22:10 Dressed in royal attire, the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah were sitting on their thrones at the threshing floor by the entrance of the gate of Samaria, with all the prophets prophesying before them. 2 Samuel 1:10 So I stood over him and killed him, because I knew that after he had fallen he could not survive. And I took the crown that was on his head and the band that was on his arm, and I have brought them here to my lord.” Matthew 27:28-29 They stripped Him and put a scarlet robe on Him. / And they twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on His head. They put a staff in His right hand, knelt down before Him, and mocked Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” Luke 15:22 But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. Revelation 19:8 She was given clothing of fine linen, bright and pure.” For the fine linen she wears is the righteous acts of the saints. James 2:2-3 Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in shabby clothes also comes in. / If you lavish attention on the man in fine clothes and say, “Here is a seat of honor,” but say to the poor man, “You must stand” or “Sit at my feet,” Acts 12:21 On the appointed day, Herod donned his royal robes, sat on his throne, and addressed the people. Treasury of Scripture And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it on Joseph's hand, and arrayed him in clothing of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck; his ring. Esther 3:10,12 And the king took his ring from his hand, and gave it unto Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews' enemy… Esther 6:7-12 And Haman answered the king, For the man whom the king delighteth to honour, … Esther 8:2,8,10,15 And the king took off his ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it unto Mordecai. And Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman… fine linen. Ezekiel 27:7 Fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was that which thou spreadest forth to be thy sail; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was that which covered thee. a gold chain. Proverbs 1:9 For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck. Proverbs 31:22,24 She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple… Song of Solomon 1:10 Thy cheeks are comely with rows of jewels, thy neck with chains of gold. Jump to Previous Arrayed Best Byssus Chain Clothed Clothes Dressed Fine Finger Garments Gold Hand Joseph Joseph's Linen Neck Necklace Pharaoh Placeth Putteth Ring Robes Signet TurnethJump to Next Arrayed Best Byssus Chain Clothed Clothes Dressed Fine Finger Garments Gold Hand Joseph Joseph's Linen Neck Necklace Pharaoh Placeth Putteth Ring Robes Signet TurnethGenesis 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. Then Pharaoh removed the signet ring from his finger The signet ring was a symbol of authority and power in ancient Egypt. It was used to seal documents, signifying the Pharaoh's approval and command. By removing it from his own finger, Pharaoh was transferring a significant portion of his authority to Joseph. This act is reminiscent of the authority given to Daniel in Babylon (Daniel 6:2-3) and foreshadows the authority given to Jesus by God the Father (Matthew 28:18). put it on Joseph’s finger clothed him in garments of fine linen and placed a gold chain around his neck Persons / Places / Events 1. PharaohThe ruler of Egypt who recognizes Joseph's wisdom and appoints him as second-in-command over Egypt. 2. Joseph A Hebrew man who, through God's guidance, interprets Pharaoh's dreams and is elevated to a position of power. 3. Signet Ring A symbol of authority and power, representing Pharaoh's trust in Joseph. 4. Fine Linen Garments Indicative of honor and high status in Egyptian society. 5. Gold Chain A further symbol of authority and wealth, signifying Joseph's new role. Teaching Points God's Sovereignty in ElevationJoseph's rise to power demonstrates God's control over human affairs and His ability to elevate His servants in His timing. Faithfulness in Adversity Joseph's consistent faithfulness, even in hardship, prepares him for the responsibilities of leadership. Symbolism of Authority The signet ring and garments symbolize the authority and responsibility given by God, reminding us of our roles as His representatives. Preparation for Purpose Joseph's life illustrates how God prepares us through trials for the purposes He has planned. Trust in God's Timing Joseph's account encourages believers to trust in God's perfect timing for their lives and callings. Lists and Questions Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 41Should Christians wear wedding rings? Are Joseph and Imhotep historically connected? What is a Christian purity ring? How could Joseph’s brothers fail to recognize him after only about two decades (Genesis 42:7–8)? (42) His ring.--Heb., his signet ring. As decrees became law when stamped with the royal signet, it was naturally the symbol of authority; and so with us, at the formation of a ministry the great seal is formally delivered into the hands of the highest legal personage in the realm, who is thus invested with power. Vestures of fine linen.--The word used here is Egyptian, shesh, and signifies a kind of flax from which linen of great fineness and whiteness was made. Much of the dress of the Levitical priests was to be made of this flax, called in Hebrew byssus (Exodus 39:28, &c.), In the East it is usual on all occasions of showing the royal favour, to give changes of raiment: but there is here the further signification, that as this fine white linen was the special dress of the king and the priests, the bestowal of it indicated Joseph's admission into the ruling classes of Egypt. Probably, as he married a priest's daughter, he was himself also previously enrolled among the ranks of the priesthood. A gold chain.--This also appears upon the monuments as one of the royal insignia. Ancient necklaces of such exquisite workmanship have been discovered in Egypt, that patterns copied from them are common now at the chief jewellers. Hebrew Then Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֤ה (par·‘ōh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 6547: Pharaoh -- a title of Egypt kings removed וַיָּ֨סַר (way·yā·sar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5493: To turn aside the signet ring טַבַּעְתּוֹ֙ (ṭab·ba‘·tōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 2885: A seal, signet, a ring of any kind from מֵעַ֣ל (mê·‘al) Preposition-m Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against his finger, יָד֔וֹ (yā·ḏōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 3027: A hand put וַיִּתֵּ֥ן (way·yit·tên) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set it on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against Joseph’s יוֹסֵ֑ף (yō·w·sêp̄) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3130: Joseph -- 'he increases', a son of Jacob, also the name of several Israelites finger, יַ֣ד (yaḏ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 3027: A hand clothed וַיַּלְבֵּ֤שׁ (way·yal·bêš) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3847: Wrap around, to put on a, garment, clothe him אֹתוֹ֙ (’ō·ṯōw) Direct object marker | third person masculine singular Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case in garments בִּגְדֵי־ (biḡ·ḏê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 899: A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage of fine linen, שֵׁ֔שׁ (šêš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8336: Bleached stuff, white linen, marble and placed וַיָּ֛שֶׂם (way·yā·śem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set a gold הַזָּהָ֖ב (haz·zā·hāḇ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2091: Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky chain רְבִ֥ד (rə·ḇiḏ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 7242: A chain (ornament for the neck) around עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against his neck. צַוָּארֽוֹ׃ (ṣaw·wā·rōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 6677: The back of the neck Links Genesis 41:42 NIVGenesis 41:42 NLT Genesis 41:42 ESV Genesis 41:42 NASB Genesis 41:42 KJV Genesis 41:42 BibleApps.com Genesis 41:42 Biblia Paralela Genesis 41:42 Chinese Bible Genesis 41:42 French Bible Genesis 41:42 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 41:42 Pharaoh took off his signet ring (Gen. 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