1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible
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| Genesis 45:8 | Not by your counsel was I sent hither, but by the will of God: who hath made me as it were a father to Pharao, and lord of his whole house, and governor in all the land of Egypt. | Counsel. Joseph's brethren had no design of elevating him to so high a dignity; but God's will directed Pharao to appoint him his counsellor or prime minister. His father. (Haydock) --- So the Roman emperors styled the prefects of the Praetorium, and the Caliphs their chief minister. (Calmet) |