Genesis 41:40 - Easy To Read Version

⁴⁰ I will put you in charge of my country, and the people will obey all your commands. I will be the only person more powerful than you.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴⁰ You shall have charge over my house, and all my people shall be governed according to your word [with reverence, submission, and obedience]. Only in matters of the throne will I be greater than you are.

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Common English Bible

⁴⁰ You will be in charge of my kingdom, and all my people will obey your command. Only as the enthroned king will I be greater than you.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴⁰ You will be over my house, and to the authority of your mouth, all the people will show obedience. Only in one way, in the throne of the kingdom, will I go before you."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁴⁰ Thou shalt be over my house, and at the commandment of thy mouth all the people shall obey: only in the kingly throne will I be above thee.

Genesis 41:40 Tagairtí Cros

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Samuel took a jar of the special oil. Samuel poured the oil on Saul’s head. Samuel kissed Saul and said, “The Lord has anointed (chosen) you to be the leader over the people who belong to him. You will control the Lord’s people. You will save them from the enemies that are all around them. The Lord has anointed you to be ruler over his people. Here is a sign that will prove this is true: [105]