Genesis 40:13

40:13 In three more days Pharaoh will reinstate you ¹  and restore you to your office. You will put Pharaoh’s cup in his hand, just as you did before ²  when you were cupbearer.

Genesis 41:55

41:55 When all the land of Egypt experienced the famine, the people cried out to Pharaoh for food. Pharaoh said to all the people of Egypt, ³  “Go to Joseph and do whatever he tells you.”

Genesis 47:22

47:22 But he did not purchase the land of the priests because the priests had an allotment from Pharaoh and they ate from their allotment that Pharaoh gave them. That is why they did not sell their land.

Genesis 50:4

50:4 When the days of mourning ⁴  had passed, Joseph said to Pharaoh’s royal court, ⁵  “If I have found favor in your sight, please say to Pharaoh, ⁶ 

[40:13]  ¹ tn Heb “Pharaoh will lift up your head.” This Hebrew idiom usually refers to restoring dignity, office, or power. It is comparable to the modern saying “someone can hold his head up high.”

[40:13]  ² tn Heb “according to the former custom.”

[41:55]  ³ tn Heb “to all Egypt.” The name of the country is used by metonymy for the inhabitants.

[50:4]  ⁵ tn Heb “weeping.”

[50:4]  ⁶ tn Heb “the house of Pharaoh.”

[50:4]  ⁷ tn Heb “in the ears of Pharaoh.”