Genesis 41:51-53
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
51 Joseph named his firstborn Manasseh,[a] meaning, “God has made me forget entirely my troubles and my father’s house”; 52 and the second he named Ephraim,[b] meaning, “God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”
53 When the seven years of abundance enjoyed by the land of Egypt came to an end,
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