45 And Pharaoh called Joseph’s name [a]Zaphnath-Paaneah. And he gave him as a wife (A)Asenath, the daughter of Poti-Pherah priest of On. So Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt.

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  1. Genesis 41:45 Probably Egyptian for God Speaks and He Lives

45 Then Pharaoh gave Joseph a new Egyptian name, Zaphenath-paneah.[a] He also gave him a wife, whose name was Asenath. She was the daughter of Potiphera, the priest of On.[b] So Joseph took charge of the entire land of Egypt.

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  1. 41:45a Zaphenath-paneah probably means “God speaks and lives.”
  2. 41:45b Greek version reads of Heliopolis; also in 41:50.

45 Then Pharaoh named Joseph [a]Zaphenath-paneah; and he gave him Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, priest of On (Heliopolis in Egypt), as his wife. And Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt [to inspect and govern it].

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  1. Genesis 41:45 Probably Egyptian for “God speaks; he lives.”