English Standard Version
Genesis 41:51
51Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh. "For," he said, "God has made me forget all my hardship and all my father's house."
Genesis 41:51 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)Joseph named his firstborn Manasseh and said, “It is because God has made me forget all my trouble and all my father’s household.”
- New King James Version (NKJV)Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: “For God has made me forget all my toil and all my father’s house.”
- New Living Translation (NLT)Joseph named his older son Manasseh, for he said, “God has made me forget all my troubles and everyone in my father’s family.”
Context of Genesis 41:51
49And Joseph stored up grain in great abundance, like the sand of the sea, until he ceased to measure it, for it could not be measured. 50Before the year of famine came, two sons were born to Joseph. Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera priest of On, bore them to him. 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." 52The name of the second he called Ephraim, "For God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction." 53The seven years of plenty that occurred in the land of Egypt came to an end,
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וַיִּקְרָ֥א יוֹסֵ֛ף אֶת־שֵׁ֥ם הַבְּכ֖וֹר מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה כִּֽי־נַשַּׁ֤נִי אֱלֹהִים֙ אֶת־כָּל־עֲמָלִ֔י וְאֵ֖ת כָּל־בֵּ֥ית אָבִֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And Josephיוֹסֵףyôsêph · JosephH3130
- calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
- the nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
- of the firstbornבְּכוֹרbekôr · firstbornH1060
- Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהmenashsheh · ManassehH4519
- For Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- hath made me forgetנָשָׁהnâshâh · to forgetH5382
- all my toilעָמָל‛âmâl · troubleH5999
- and all my father’sאָב'âb · fatherH1
- houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
Cross-references for Genesis 41:51
- Genesis 48:5And now your two sons, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you in Egypt, are mine; Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine, as Reuben and Simeon are.
- Deuteronomy 33:17A firstborn bull—he has majesty, and his horns are the horns of a wild ox; with them he shall gore the peoples, all of them, to the ends of the earth; they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh."
- Genesis 41:30but after them there will arise seven years of famine, and all the plenty will be forgotten in the land of Egypt. The famine will consume the land,
- Psalms 45:10Hear, O daughter, and consider, and incline your ear: forget your people and your father's house,
- Isaiah 57:16For I will not contend forever, nor will I always be angry; for the spirit would grow faint before me, and the breath of life that I made.
- Psalms 30:5For his anger is but for a moment, and his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning.
- Proverbs 31:7let them drink and forget their poverty and remember their misery no more.
- Isaiah 65:16so that he who blesses himself in the land shall bless himself by the God of truth, and he who takes an oath in the land shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten and are hidden from my eyes.
Commentaries on Genesis 41:51
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-57Verses 1-57 - Joseph Was Exalted 1. יאר ye'or “river, canal,” mostly applied to the Nile. Some suppose the word to be Coptic. 2. אחוּ 'āchû “sedge, reed-grass, marsh-grass.” This word is probably Coptic. 8. חרטמים charṭumı̂ym ̓̀ exēgētai ̔͂ hierogrammateis “sacred scribes, hieroglyphs.” חרט chereṭ “stylus,” a graving tool. 43. אברך 'abrēk “bend the knee.” In this sense it is put for הברך habrēk imperative hiphil of ברך bārak Those who take the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 46-57Verses 46-57 In the names of his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim, Joseph owned the Divine providence. 1. He was made to forget his misery. 2. He was made fruitful in the land of his affliction. The seven plenteous years came, and were ended. We ought to look forward to the end of the days, both of our prosperity and of our opportunity. We must not be secure in prosperity, nor slothful in making good use of opportunity. Years of plenty will end; what thy…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 50-52Despite his status and power, Joseph stayed true to his heritage. He gave his two sons Hebrew names. Manasseh: Joseph's wealth and success helped him forget the pain of being away from his family. Ephraim: By giving him this name, Joseph expressed his thanks to God for making him fruitful in Egypt.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 50-5250-52. unto Joseph were born two sons--These domestic events, which increased his temporal happiness, develop the piety of his character in the names conferred upon his children.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Genesis 41
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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