Then Joseph answered Pharaoh saying, “It’s not within me. God will answer with shalom for Pharaoh.”
Genesis 41:39 - Tree of Life Version Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has made all this known to you, there is no one as discerning and wise as you. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath shewed thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou art: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Forasmuch as [your] God has shown you all this, there is nobody as intelligent and discreet and understanding and wise as you are. American Standard Version (1901) And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath showed thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou: Common English Bible Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has made all this known to you, no one is as intelligent and wise as you are. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, he said to Joseph: "Because God has revealed to you all that you have said, would I be able to find anyone wiser and as much like you? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He said therefore to Joseph: Seeing God hath shewn thee all that thou hast said, can I find one wiser and one like unto thee? |
Then Joseph answered Pharaoh saying, “It’s not within me. God will answer with shalom for Pharaoh.”
Then Joseph said to Pharaoh, “Pharaoh’s dream is one. God has told Pharaoh what He is about to do.
It is the word that I have already said to Pharaoh: what God is about to do, he has shown to Pharaoh.
So now, let Pharaoh select a man discerning and wise and set him in authority over the land of Egypt.
“Now you, Ezra, according to the wisdom of your God that is in your hand, appoint judges and magistrates who may administer justice to all the people in Trans-Euphrates—all who know the laws of your God. And you are to teach those who do not know them.
A man is praised according to his insight, but one with a twisted mind is despised.
The princes of Zoan are utter fools. Pharaoh’s wisest counselors are stupid. How can you say to Pharaoh, “I am the son of the wise, a son of ancient kings”?
What the king asks is too difficult. There is no one who could declare it to the king, except the gods whose dwelling is not with mortals!”
Then the king promoted Daniel and lavished on him many marvelous gifts and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon and chief over all the wise men of Babylon.