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50 Before the years of famine came, Joseph had two sons, whom Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, bore to him.(A) 51 Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh,[a] “For,” he said, “God has made me forget all my hardship and all my father’s house.” 52 The second he named Ephraim,[b] “For God has made me fruitful in the land of my misfortunes.”(B)

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  1. 41.51 That is, making to forget
  2. 41.52 In Heb Ephraim is related to the word for fruitful

50 Two sons were born to Joseph before the years of famine arrived.(A) Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest at On, bore them to him. 51 Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh[a] and said, “God has made me forget all my hardship and my whole family.” 52 And the second son he named Ephraim[b] and said, “God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”

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Footnotes

  1. 41:51 In Hb, the name Manasseh sounds like the verb “forget.”
  2. 41:52 In Hb, the name Ephraim sounds like the word for “fruitful.”