50 (A)And to Joseph were born two sons before the years of famine came, whom Asenath, the daughter of Poti-Pherah priest of On, bore to him. 51 Joseph called the name of the firstborn [a]Manasseh: “For God has made me forget all my toil and all my (B)father’s house.” 52 And the name of the second he called [b]Ephraim: “For God has caused me to be (C)fruitful in the land of my affliction.”

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  1. Genesis 41:51 Lit. Making Forgetful
  2. Genesis 41:52 Lit. Fruitfulness

50 And unto Joseph were born two sons before the year of famine came, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera priest of On, bare unto him. 51 And Joseph called the name of the first-born [a]Manasseh: For, said he, God hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father’s house. 52 And the name of the second called he [b]Ephraim: For God hath made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 41:51 That is, Making to forget.
  2. Genesis 41:52 From a Hebrew word signifying to be fruitful.