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51 Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh,[a] “For,” he said, “God has made me forget all my hardship and all my father’s house.” 52 The second he named Ephraim,[b] “For God has made me fruitful in the land of my misfortunes.”(A)

53 The seven years of plenty that prevailed in the land of Egypt came to an end,

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Footnotes

  1. 41.51 That is, making to forget
  2. 41.52 In Heb Ephraim is related to the word for fruitful