^{39 Ref} And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Seeing that God has made all this clear to you, there is no other man of such wisdom and good sense as you:

^{40 Ref} You, then, are to be over my house, and all my people will be ruled by your word: only as king will I be greater than you.

^{41 Ref} And Pharaoh said to Joseph, See, I have put you over all the land of Egypt.

^{42 Ref} Then Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand and put it on Joseph's hand, and he had him clothed with the best linen, and put a chain of gold round his neck;

^{43 Ref} And he made him take his seat in the second of his carriages; and they went before him crying, Make way! So he made him ruler over all the land of Egypt.

^{44 Ref} Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, I am Pharaoh; and without your order no man may do anything in all the land of Egypt.

^{45 Ref} And Pharaoh gave Joseph the name of Zaphnath-paaneah; and he gave him Asenath, the daughter of Poti-phera, the priest of On, to be his wife. So Joseph went through all the land of Egypt.

^{46 Ref} Now Joseph was thirty years old when he came before Pharaoh, king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from before the face of Pharaoh and went through all the land of Egypt.

^{47 Ref} Now in the seven good years the earth gave fruit in masses.

^{48 Ref} And Joseph got together all the food of those seven years, and made a store of food in the towns: the produce of the fields round every town was stored up in the town.