Genesis 41:51-53
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.” 52 And the name of the second he called [b]Ephraim: “For God has caused me to be (B)fruitful in the land of my affliction.”
53 Then the seven years of plenty which were in the land of Egypt ended,
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- Genesis 41:51 Lit. Making Forgetful
- Genesis 41:52 Lit. Fruitfulness
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
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