Genesis 41:51
New International Version
51 Joseph named his firstborn(A) Manasseh[a](B) and said, “It is because God has made me forget all my trouble and all my father’s household.”
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- Genesis 41:51 Manasseh sounds like and may be derived from the Hebrew for forget.
Genesis 41:51
New King James Version
51 Joseph called the name of the firstborn [a]Manasseh: “For God has made me forget all my toil and all my (A)father’s house.”
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- Genesis 41:51 Lit. Making Forgetful
Genesis 41:51
New American Standard Bible
51 Joseph named the firstborn [a]Manasseh; “For,” he said, “God has made me forget all my trouble and all of my father’s household.”
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- Genesis 41:51 I.e., making to forget
Genesis 41:51
English Standard Version
51 Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh. “For,” he said, “God has made me forget all my hardship and all my father's house.”[a]
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- Genesis 41:51 Manasseh sounds like the Hebrew for making to forget
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