Genesis 41:45
New King James Version
45 And Pharaoh called Joseph’s name [a]Zaphnath-Paaneah. And he gave him as a wife (A)Asenath, the daughter of Poti-Pherah priest of On. So Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt.
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- Genesis 41:45 Probably Egyptian for God Speaks and He Lives
Genesis 41:45
New International Version
45 Pharaoh gave Joseph(A) the name Zaphenath-Paneah and gave him Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest(B) of On,[a](C) to be his wife.(D) And Joseph went throughout the land of Egypt.
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- Genesis 41:45 That is, Heliopolis; also in verse 50
Genesis 41:50-52
New King James Version
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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- Genesis 41:51 Lit. Making Forgetful
- Genesis 41:52 Lit. Fruitfulness
Genesis 41:50-52
New International Version
50 Before the years of famine came, two sons were born to Joseph by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.(A) 51 Joseph named his firstborn(B) Manasseh[a](C) 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](D) and said, “It is because God has made me fruitful(E) in the land of my suffering.”
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- 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.
Genesis 48:1
New King James Version
Jacob Blesses Joseph’s Sons(A)
48 Now it came to pass after these things that Joseph was told, “Indeed your father is sick”; and he took with him his two sons, (B)Manasseh and Ephraim.
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Genesis 48:1
New International Version
Manasseh and Ephraim
48 Some time later Joseph was told, “Your father is ill.” So he took his two sons Manasseh and Ephraim(A) along with him.
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