Genesis 41:33-45 - Joseph Advises Pharaoh

³³ 'And now, let Pharaoh provide a man, intelligent and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt; ³⁴ let Pharaoh make and appoint overseers over the land, and receive a fifth of the land of Egypt in the seven years of plenty, ³⁵ and they gather all the food of these good years that are coming, and heap up corn under the hand of Pharaoh -- food in the cities; and they have kept it, ³⁶ and the food hath been for a store for the land, for the seven years of famine which are in the land of Egypt; and the land is cut off by the famine.'

³⁷ And the thing is good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants, ³⁸ and Pharaoh saith unto his servants, 'Do we find like this, a man in whom the spirit of God is?' ³⁹ and Pharaoh saith unto Joseph, 'After God's causing thee to know all this, there is none intelligent and wise as thou; ⁴⁰ thou -- thou art over my house, and at thy mouth do all my people kiss; only in the throne I am greater than thou.' ⁴¹ And Pharaoh saith unto Joseph, 'See, I have put thee over all the land of Egypt.' ⁴² And Pharaoh turneth aside his seal-ring from off his hand, and putteth it on the hand of Joseph, and clotheth him with garments of fine linen, and placeth a chain of gold on his neck, ⁴³ and causeth him to ride in the second chariot which he hath, and they proclaim before him, 'Bow the knee!' and -- to put him over all the land of Egypt. ⁴⁴ And Pharaoh saith unto Joseph, 'I am Pharaoh, and without thee a man doth not lift up his hand and his foot in all the land of Egypt;' ⁴⁵ and Pharaoh calleth Joseph's name Zaphnath-Paaneah, and he giveth to him Asenath daughter of Poti-Pherah, priest of On, for a wife, and Joseph goeth out over the land of Egypt.