Genesis

Genesis 41:50–51

⁵⁰Before the years of famine arrived, two sons were born to Joseph by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On. ⁵¹Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh,^f saying, “God has made me forget all my hardship and all my father’s household.”

Footnotes

f 41:51 Manasseh sounds like the Hebrew for making to forget.

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Genesis 41:50

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Before	בְּטֶ֥רֶם	bə·ṭe·rem	Preposition-b; Adverb	H2962 not yet, ere, before that
the years	שְׁנַ֣ת	šə·naṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H8141 year
of famine	הָרָעָ֑ב	hā·rā·‘āḇ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7458 famine, hunger
arrived	תָּב֖וֹא	tā·ḇō·w	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
two	שְׁנֵ֣י	šə·nê	Number - masculine dual construct	H8147 two
sons	בָנִ֔ים	ḇā·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1121 son
were born	יֻלַּד֙	yul·laḏ	Verb - QalPass - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
to Joseph	וּלְיוֹסֵ֤ף	ū·lə·yō·w·sêp̄	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3130 Joseph
by Asenath	אָֽסְנַ֔ת	’ā·sə·naṯ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H621 Asenath
daughter	בַּת־	baṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1323 daughter
of Potiphera	פֶ֖רַע	p̄e·ra‘	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6319 Poti-Phera
priest	כֹּהֵ֥ן	kō·hên	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3548 priest
of On	אֽוֹן׃	’ō·wn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H204 trouble, sorrow, wickedness

Genesis 41:51

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Joseph	יוֹסֵ֛ף	yō·w·sêp̄	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3130 Joseph
named	וַיִּקְרָ֥א	way·yiq·rā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
the firstborn	הַבְּכ֖וֹר	hab·bə·ḵō·wr	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1060 first-born
Manasseh	מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה	mə·naš·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4519 Manasseh
saying	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
God	אֱלֹהִים֙	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
has made me forget	נַשַּׁ֤נִי	naš·ša·nî	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H5382 forget
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
my hardship	עֲמָלִ֔י	‘ă·mā·lî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5999 trouble, labour, toil
and all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
my father’s	אָבִֽי׃	’ā·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1 father
household	בֵּ֥ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house

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Genesis 41:50 Genesis 46:20 · Genesis 48:5

Genesis 41:51 Psalm 30:5 · Proverbs 31:7 · Genesis 41:30 · Psalm 30:11 · Deuteronomy 33:17

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.