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51 Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh,[a] “For”, he said, “God has made me forget all my toil, and all my father’s house.” 52 The name of the second, he called Ephraim:[b] “For God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”

53 The seven years of plenty, that were in the land of Egypt, came to an end.

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Footnotes

  1. 41:51 “Manasseh” sounds like the Hebrew for “forget”.
  2. 41:52 “Ephraim” sounds like the Hebrew for “twice fruitful”.