till there arose another king over Egypt, who knew not Joseph.

'ANOTHER KING'-'"Another" is heteros, "different" rather than allos, "another of the same kind"' (Reese p. 280). This appears to be not only. change in Pharaoh's, but. change in dynasty's.

'WHO KNEW NOT JOSEPH'-Not in the sense of "knew nothing of", but. drastic change of power took place in the Egypt, and this new Pharaoh felt no obligations to the old ties and political commitments. 'Joseph's history and services meant nothing to the new king.' (Robertson p. 84) These events are recorded in Exodus 2:6.

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