41:46 Now Joseph was 30 years old 1 when he began serving 2 Pharaoh king of Egypt. Joseph was commissioned by 3 Pharaoh and was in charge of 4 all the land of Egypt. 41:47 During the seven years of abundance the land produced large, bountiful harvests. 5
1 tn Heb “a son of thirty years.”
2 tn Heb “when he stood before.”
3 tn Heb “went out from before.”
4 tn Heb “and he passed through all the land of Egypt”; this phrase is interpreted by JPS to mean that Joseph “emerged in charge of the whole land.”
5 tn Heb “brought forth by handfuls.”