Genesis 41:52-54
New King James Version
52 And the name of the second he called [a]Ephraim: “For God has caused me to be (A)fruitful in the land of my affliction.”
53 Then the seven years of plenty which were in the land of Egypt ended, 54 (B)and the seven years of famine began to come, (C)as Joseph had said. The famine was in all lands, but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.
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- Genesis 41:52 Lit. Fruitfulness
Genesis 41:52-54
English Standard Version
52 The name of the second he called Ephraim, “For God has (A)made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”[a]
53 The seven years of plenty that occurred in the land of Egypt came to an end, 54 and (B)the seven years of famine began to come, (C)as Joseph had said. There was famine in all lands, but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.
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- Genesis 41:52 Ephraim sounds like the Hebrew for making fruitful
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