50 Two sons were born to Joseph before the years of famine arrived.(A) Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest at On, bore them to him. 51 Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh[a] and said, “God has made me forget all my hardship and my whole family.” 52 And the second son he named Ephraim[b] and said, “God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”

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  1. 41:51 In Hb, the name Manasseh sounds like the verb “forget.”
  2. 41:52 In Hb, the name Ephraim sounds like the word for “fruitful.”

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