Genesis 41
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Genesis 41:46-56

46And JosephH3130 was thirtyH7970 yearsH8141 oldH1121 when he stoodH5975 beforeH6440 PharaohH6547 kingH4428 of EgyptH4714. And JosephH3130 went outH3318 from the presenceH6440 of PharaohH6547, and went throughoutH5674 all the landH776 of EgyptH4714. 47And in the sevenH7651 plenteousH7647 yearsH8141 the earthH776 brought forthH6213 by handfulsH7062. 48And he gathered upH6908 all the foodH400 of the sevenH7651 yearsH8141, which were in the landH776 of EgyptH4714, and laid upH5414 the foodH400 in the citiesH5892: the foodH400 of the fieldH7704, which was round aboutH5439 every cityH5892, laid he upH5414 in the sameH8432. 49And JosephH3130 gatheredH6651 grainH1250 as the sandH2344 of the seaH3220, veryH3966 muchH7235, until he leftH2308 numberingH5608; for it was withoutH369 numberH4557. 50And unto JosephH3130 were bornH3205 twoH8147 sonsH1121 before the yearsH8141 of famineH7458 cameH935, which AsenathH621 the daughterH1323 of Poti–pherahH6319 priestH3548 of OnH204 bareH3205 unto him.1 51And JosephH3130 calledH7121 the nameH8034 of the firstbornH1060 ManassehH4519: For GodH430, said he, hath made me forgetH5382 all my toilH5999, and all my father’sH1 houseH1004.2 52And the nameH8034 of the secondH8145 calledH7121 he EphraimH669: For GodH430 hath caused me to be fruitfulH6509 in the landH776 of my afflictionH6040.3

53And the sevenH7651 yearsH8141 of plenteousnessH7647, that was in the landH776 of EgyptH4714, were endedH3615. 54And the sevenH7651 yearsH8141 of dearthH7458 beganH2490 to comeH935, according as JosephH3130 had saidH559: and the dearthH7458 was in all landsH776; but in all the landH776 of EgyptH4714 there was breadH3899. 55And when all the landH776 of EgyptH4714 was famishedH7456, the peopleH5971 criedH6817 to PharaohH6547 for breadH3899: and PharaohH6547 saidH559 unto all the EgyptiansH4714, GoH3212 unto JosephH3130; what he saithH559 to you, doH6213. 56And the famineH7458 was over all the faceH6440 of the earthH776: And JosephH3130 openedH6605 all the storehouses, and soldH7666 unto the EgyptiansH4714; and the famineH7458 waxed soreH2388 in the landH776 of EgyptH4714.4

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Notes

  1. 1. Genesis 41:50 priest: or, prince. ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 41:51 Manasseh: that is, Forgetting. ↩
  3. 3. Genesis 41:52 Ephraim: that is, Fruitful. ↩
  4. 4. Genesis 41:56 all the storehouses: Heb. all wherein was. ↩

Commentaries on Genesis 41

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