Genesis 41:50-52
New American Standard Bible
The Sons of Joseph
50 Now before the year of famine came, (A)two sons were born to Joseph, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, priest of [a]On, bore to him. 51 Joseph named the firstborn [b]Manasseh; “For,” he said, “God has made me forget all my trouble and all of my father’s household.” 52 And he named the second [c]Ephraim; “For,” he said, “(B)God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”
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- Genesis 41:50 Or Heliopolis
- Genesis 41:51 I.e., making to forget
- Genesis 41:52 I.e., fruitfulness
Genesis 41:50-52
Common English Bible
50 Before the years of famine arrived, Asenath the daughter of Potiphera, priest of Heliopolis,[a] gave birth to two sons for Joseph. 51 Joseph named the oldest son Manasseh,[b] “because,” he said, “God has helped me forget all of my troubles and everyone in my father’s household.” 52 He named the second Ephraim,[c] “because,” he said, “God has given me children in the land where I’ve been treated harshly.”
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- Genesis 41:50 Heb On
- Genesis 41:51 Or making forget
- Genesis 41:52 Sounds like has given me children
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