Genesis 41:51 - Forerunner Commentary

Genesis 41:51

49 Joseph gathered very much grain, ^aas the sand of the sea, until he stopped counting, for it was immeasurable.

50 ^aAnd 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 firstborn¹ Manasseh: “For God has made me forget all my toil and all my ^afather’s house.”

52 And the name of the second he called¹ Ephraim: “For God has caused me to be ^afruitful in the land of my affliction.”

53 Then the seven years of plenty which were in the land of Egypt ended,

54 ^aand the seven years of famine began to come, ^bas Joseph had said. The famine was in all lands, but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.

Verse Comparison: Genesis 41:51

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American Standard Version
And Joseph called the name of the first-born Manasseh: For, `said he', God hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father's house.

Amplified® Bible
And Joseph called the firstborn Manasseh [making to forget], For God, said he, has made me forget all my toil {and} hardship and all my father's house.

Contemporary English Version
Their first son was named Manasseh, which means, "God has let me forget all my troubles and my family back home."

Darby English Version
And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh -- For God has made me forget all my toil, and all my father's house.

Good News Bible
He said, "God has made me forget all my sufferings and all my father's family"; so he named his first son Manasseh.

King James Version
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 American Standard Bible
Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh, "For, {he said,} "God has made me forget all my trouble and all my father's household.""

New International Version
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
Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: “For God has made me forget all my toil and all my father’s house.”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh, "For," he said, "God has made me forget all my trouble and all my father's household."

Revised Standard Version
Joseph called the name of the first-born Manas'seh, "For," he said, "God has made me forget all my hardship and all my father's house."

Young's Literal Translation
and Joseph calleth the name of the first-born Manasseh: `for, God hath made me to forget all my labour, and all the house of my father;'

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