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Genesis 41:51–52

51 Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh. “For,” he said, “God has made me forget all my hardship and all my father’s house.”6 52 The name of the second he called Ephraim, “For God has gmade me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”7

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Genesis 41:51–52 — The New International Version (NIV)

51 Joseph named his firstborn Manasseh 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 and said, “It is because God has made me fruitful in the land of my suffering.”

Genesis 41:51–52 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

51 And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: For God, said he, hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father’s house. 52 And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.

Genesis 41:51–52 — New Living Translation (NLT)

51 Joseph named his older son Manasseh, for he said, “God has made me forget all my troubles and everyone in my father’s family.” 52 Joseph named his second son Ephraim, for he said, “God has made me fruitful in this land of my grief.”

Genesis 41:51–52 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

51 Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: “For God has made me forget all my toil and all my father’s house.” 52 And the name of the second he called Ephraim: “For God has caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.”

Genesis 41:51–52 — New Century Version (NCV)

51 Joseph named the first son Manasseh and said, “God has made me forget all the troubles I have had and all my father’s family.” 52 Joseph named the second son Ephraim and said, “God has given me children in the land of my troubles.”

Genesis 41:51–52 — American Standard Version (ASV)

51 And Joseph called the name of the first-born Manasseh: For, said he, God hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father’s house. 52 And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.

Genesis 41:51–52 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

51 And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh—For God has made me forget all my toil, and all my father’s house. 52 And the name of the second he called Ephraim—For God has caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.

Genesis 41:51–52 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

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. 

Genesis 41:51–52 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

51 Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh, meaning, “God has made me forget all my hardship in my father’s house.” 52 And the second son he named Ephraim, meaning, “God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”

Genesis 41:51–52 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

51 Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh, “For,” he said, “God has made me forget all my hardship and all my father’s house.” 52 The second he named Ephraim, “For God has made me fruitful in the land of my misfortunes.”

Genesis 41:51–52 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

51 And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh, for he said, “God has caused me to forget all my hardship and all my father’s house.” 52 And the name of the second he called Ephraim, for he said, “God has made me fruitful in the land of my misfortune.”

Genesis 41:51–52 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

51 Joseph named his first son Manasseh. That’s because he said, “God has made me forget all of my trouble and my father’s whole family.”

52 He named the second son Ephraim. That’s because he said, “God has given me children in the land where I’ve suffered so much.”

Genesis 41:51–52 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

51 Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh, “For,” he said,God has made me forget all my trouble and all my father’s household.”

52 He named the second Ephraim, “For,” he said,God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”


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