Genesis 41
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Genesis 41:45-52

45PharaohH6547 gaveH7121 JosephH3130 the nameH8034 Zaphenath-paneahH6847,1 and he gaveH5414 him AsenathH621 daughterH1323 of PotipheraH6319, priestH3548 of OnH204,2 to be his wifeH802. And JosephH3130 took chargeH3318 ofH5921 all the landH776 of EgyptH4714.

46Now JosephH3130 was thirtyH7970 years oldH1121H8141 when he entered the serviceH5975H6440 of PharaohH6547 kingH4428 of EgyptH4714. And JosephH3130 leftH3318 Pharaoh’sH6547 presenceH6440 and traveledH5674 throughoutH3605 the landH776 of EgyptH4714.

47During the sevenH7651 yearsH8141 of abundanceH7647, the landH776 brought forthH6213 bountifullyH7062. 48During those sevenH7651 yearsH8141, Joseph collectedH6908 allH3605 the excess foodH400 in the landH776 of EgyptH4714 and storedH5414 itH400 in the citiesH5892. In every cityH5892 he laid upH5414 the foodH400 from the fieldsH7704 around itH5439. 49So JosephH3130 stored upH6651 grainH1250 in such abundanceH7235H3966H5704, like the sandH2344 of the seaH3220, thatH3588 he stoppedH2308 keeping track of itH5608; forH3588 it was beyondH369 measureH4557.

50BeforeH2962 the yearsH8141 of famineH7458 arrivedH935, twoH8147 sonsH1121 were bornH3205 to JosephH3130 by AsenathH621 daughterH1323 of PotipheraH6319, priestH3548 of OnH204. 51JosephH3130 namedH7121H8034 the firstbornH1060 ManassehH4519,3 sayingH3588, “GodH430 has made me forgetH5382 allH3605 my hardshipH5999 and allH3605 my father’sH1 householdH1004.” 52And the secondH8145 son he namedH8034H7121 EphraimH669,4 sayingH3588, “GodH430 has made me fruitfulH6509 in the landH776 of my afflictionH6040.”

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Notes

  1. 1. Genesis 41:45 Zaphenath-paneah probably means Revealer of Mysteries or God speaks and lives. ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 41:45 That is, Heliopolis, as in LXX; also in verse 50 ↩
  3. 3. Genesis 41:51 Manasseh sounds like the Hebrew for making to forget. ↩
  4. 4. Genesis 41:52 Ephraim sounds like the Hebrew for making fruitful or twice fruitful. ↩

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