And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt.
Pharaoh said ... See, I have set thee ... These words were preliminary to investiture with the insignia of office, which were these,-the signet-ring, used for signing public documents, and its impression, was more valid than the sign-manual of the king; the khelaat, or dress of honour (the ring, Esther 3:10, and the mantle from the hands of the sovereign, denoted elevation to the highest offices of state) - a coat of х sheesh (H8337)] byssus, finely-worked linen, or rather, cotton, worn only by the highest personages on being admitted into the sacred order; the gold necklace, a badge of nobility;-the plain or ornamental form of it indicating the degree of rank and dignity, as is seen from the decorated necks of the royal officers depicted on the monuments of Thebes; the privilege of riding in a state carriage, the second chariot; and lastly,