King James Version
Psalms 105:21 in the King James Version says “He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his substance: substance: Heb. possession” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 105 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his substance: substance: Heb. possession”
Psalms 105:21 · KJV
Until the time that his word came: the word of the LORD tried him.
The king sent and loosed him; even the ruler of the people, and let him go free.
He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his substance: substance: Heb. possession
To bind his princes at his pleasure; and teach his senators wisdom.
Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“He made”
H7760to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
“of his house”
H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“of all his substance”
H7075creation, i.e., (concretely) creatures; also acquisition, purchase, wealth
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