49 Joseph gathered very much grain, (A)as the sand of the sea, until he stopped counting, for it was immeasurable.

50 (B)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 (C)father’s house.”

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  1. Genesis 41:51 Lit. Making Forgetful

49 Joseph stored up huge quantities of grain, like the sand of the sea;(A) it was so much that he stopped keeping records because it was beyond measure.

50 Before the years of famine came, two sons were born to Joseph by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.(B) 51 Joseph named his firstborn(C) Manasseh[a](D) and said, “It is because God has made me forget all my trouble and all my father’s household.”

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  1. Genesis 41:51 Manasseh sounds like and may be derived from the Hebrew for forget.