23 She conceived and bore a son and said, “God has taken away (A)my reproach.” 24 And she called his name Joseph,[a] saying, (B)“May the Lord add to me another son!”

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  1. Genesis 30:24 Joseph means May he add, and sounds like the Hebrew for taken away

23 She became pregnant and gave birth to a son(A) and said, “God has taken away my disgrace.”(B) 24 She named him Joseph,[a](C) and said, “May the Lord add to me another son.”(D)

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  1. Genesis 30:24 Joseph means may he add.