Font Size
Genesis 41:51-52
The Message
Genesis 41:51-52
The Message
50-52 Joseph had two sons born to him before the years of famine came. Asenath, daughter of Potiphera the priest of On, was their mother. Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh (Forget), saying, “God made me forget all my hardships and my parental home.” He named his second son Ephraim (Double Prosperity), saying, “God has prospered me in the land of my sorrow.”
Read full chapter
Exodus 1:1-5
The Message
Exodus 1:1-5
The Message
1 1-5 These are the names of the Israelites who went to Egypt with Jacob, each bringing his family members:
Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,
Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,
Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher.
Seventy persons in all generated by Jacob’s seed. Joseph was already in Egypt.
Read full chapter
The Message (MSG)
Copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson
Bible Gateway Recommends
The Message: New Testament, Psalms, and Proverbs--Personal-Size Edition
Retail: $12.99
Our Price: $10.99
Save: $2.00 (15%)
The Message Thinline, Large Print (LeatherLike, Garden Bloom), LeatherLike, Garden Bloom
Retail: $44.99
Our Price: $36.99
Save: $8.00 (18%)