Genesis
Genesis 41:51
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.
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 30:5 · Proverbs 31:7 · Genesis 41:30 · Psalm 30:11 · Deuteronomy 33:17
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.