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Commentary for Genesis 41:39

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר פַּרְעֹה֙ אֶל־יוֹסֵ֔ף אַחֲרֵ֨י הוֹדִ֧יעַ אֱלֹהִ֛ים אוֹתְךָ֖ אֶת־כָּל־זֹ֑את אֵין־נָב֥וֹן וְחָכָ֖ם כָּמֽוֹךָ׃

And Pharaoh said unto Joseph: ‘Forasmuch as God hath shown thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou.

Rashi on Genesis

אין נבון וחכם כמוך THERE IS NONE SO DISCREET AND WISE AS THOU ART — If we do seek for a discreet and wise man as you suggested (v. 33) we shall find none like you).
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Rashbam on Genesis

נבון, he understands the future, having been able to foresee it.
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Or HaChaim on Genesis

אין נבון, "There is no one as understanding, etc." "There is no one else as qualified to carry out the measures suggested as you yourself, seeing that you have been granted the Holy Spirit."
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