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Genesis 41:51-53
English Standard Version
Genesis 41:51-53
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] 52 The name of the second he called Ephraim, “For God has (A)made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”[b]
53 The seven years of plenty that occurred in the land of Egypt came to an end,
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- Genesis 41:51 Manasseh sounds like the Hebrew for making to forget
- Genesis 41:52 Ephraim sounds like the Hebrew for making fruitful
Genesis 41:51-53
New International Version
Genesis 41:51-53
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.” 52 The second son he named Ephraim[b](C) and said, “It is because God has made me fruitful(D) in the land of my suffering.”
53 The seven years of abundance in Egypt came to an end,
Footnotes
- Genesis 41:51 Manasseh sounds like and may be derived from the Hebrew for forget.
- Genesis 41:52 Ephraim sounds like the Hebrew for twice fruitful.
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