Gen 42:6 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 6. Joseph was the governor ] shallit , an intendant , a protector , from skalat , to be over as a protector ; hence shelatim, shields , or arms for protection and defence , ; and shilton, power and authority , ; and hence the Arabic [Arabic] sultan , a lord, prince , or king , from [Arabic] salata , he obtained and exercised dominion , he ruled . Was it not from this very circumstance, Joseph being shallit , that all the Mohammedan governors of Egypt, &c., took the title of sultan ? Bowed down themselves before him ] Thus fulfilling the prophetic dream, , which they had taken every precaution to render null and void. But there is neither might nor counsel against the Lord.

‏ Genesis 42:6

Verse 6. Joseph was the governor] shallit, an intendant, a protector, from skalat, to be over as a protector; hence shelatim, shields, or arms for protection and defence, 2Sa 8:7; and shilton, power and authority, Ec 8:4,8; and hence the Arabic [Arabic] sultan, a lord, prince, or king, from [Arabic] salata, he obtained and exercised dominion, he ruled. Was it not from this very circumstance, Joseph being shallit, that all the Mohammedan governors of Egypt, &c., took the title of sultan?

Bowed down themselves before him] Thus fulfilling the prophetic dream, Ge 37:7,8, which they had taken every precaution to render null and void. But there is neither might nor counsel against the Lord.