³⁹ So Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has informed you of all this, there is no one as ^(A)discerning and wise as you are. ^40 (B)You shall be ^[a]in charge of my house, and all my people shall ^[b]be obedient to you; only regarding the throne will I be greater than you.” ⁴¹ Pharaoh also said to Joseph, “See, I have placed you ^(C)over all the land of Egypt.” ⁴² Then Pharaoh ^(D)took off his signet ring from his hand and put it on Joseph’s hand, and clothed him in garments of fine linen, and ^(E)put the gold necklace around his neck. ⁴³ And he had him ride in ^[c]his second chariot; and they proclaimed ahead of him, “^[d]Bow the knee!” And he placed him over all the land of Egypt.

⁶ But if you declare the dream and its interpretation, you will receive from me ^(A)gifts and a reward and great honor; therefore declare to me the dream and its interpretation.”

¹⁶ But I personally have heard about you, that you are able to give interpretations and solve difficult problems. Now if you are able to read the inscription and make its ^(A)interpretation known to me, you will be ^(B)clothed with purple and wear a necklace of gold around your neck, and you will have authority as the third ruler in the kingdom.”

²⁹ Then Belshazzar gave orders, and they ^(A)clothed Daniel with purple and put a necklace of gold around his neck, and issued a proclamation concerning him that he now had authority as the third ruler in the kingdom.