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Genesis 41:51-53
GOD’S WORD Translation
Genesis 41:51-53
GOD’S WORD Translation
51 Joseph named his firstborn son Manasseh [He Helps Me Forget], because God helped him forget all his troubles and all about his father’s family. 52 He named the second son Ephraim [Blessed Twice With Children], because God gave him children in the land where he had suffered.
53 The seven years when there was plenty of food in Egypt came to an end.
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Genesis 41:51-53
New International Version
Genesis 41:51-53
New International Version
51 Joseph named his firstborn(A) Manasseh[a](B) and said, “It is because God has made me forget all my trouble and all my father’s household.” 52 The second son he named Ephraim[b](C) and said, “It is because God has made me fruitful(D) in the land of my suffering.”
53 The seven years of abundance in Egypt came to an end,
Footnotes
- Genesis 41:51 Manasseh sounds like and may be derived from the Hebrew for forget.
- Genesis 41:52 Ephraim sounds like the Hebrew for twice fruitful.
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