Parallel Verses 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." King James Bible 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. Darby Bible Translation And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh -- For God has made me forget all my toil, and all my father's house. World English Bible Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh, "For," he said, "God has made me forget all my toil, 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;' Genesis 41:51 Parallel Commentary Clarke's Commentary on the BibleTwo sons - Whom he called by names expressive of God's particular and bountiful providence towards him. Manasseh, מנשה menashsheh, signifies forgetfulness, from נשה nashah, to forget; and Ephraim, אפרים ephrayim, fruitfulness, from פרה parah, to be fruitful; and he called his sons by these names, because God had enabled him to forget all his toil, disgrace, and affliction, and had made him fruitful in the very land in which he had suffered the greatest misfortune and indignities. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge called. A.M. 2292. B.C. 1712 Manasseh. i.e., Forgetting. See on ver. forget. Proverbs 31:7 Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more. Isaiah 65:16 That he who blesses himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth... Library The Covenant of WorksQ-12: I proceed to the next question, WHAT SPECIAL ACT OF PROVIDENCE DID GOD EXERCISE TOWARDS MAN IN THE ESTATE WHEREIN HE WAS CREATED? A: When God had created man, he entered into a covenant of life with him upon condition of perfect obedience, forbidding him to eat of the tree of knowledge upon pain of death. For this, consult with Gen 2:16, 17: And the Lord commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt … Thomas Watson—A Body of Divinity The First Chaldaean Empire and the Hyksos in Egypt Cross References Genesis 41:50 Before the years of famine came, two sons were born to Joseph by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On. Genesis 41:52 The second son he named Ephraim and said, "It is because God has made me fruitful in the land of my suffering." Genesis 48:1 Some time later Joseph was told, "Your father is ill." So he took his two sons Manasseh and Ephraim along with him. Genesis 48:14 But Israel reached out his right hand and put it on Ephraim's head, though he was the younger, and crossing his arms, he put his left hand on Manasseh's head, even though Manasseh was the firstborn. Joshua 14:4 for Joseph's descendants had become two tribes--Manasseh and Ephraim. The Levites received no share of the land but only towns to live in, with pasturelands for their flocks and herds. Joshua 17:1 This was the allotment for the tribe of Manasseh as Joseph's firstborn, that is, for Makir, Manasseh's firstborn. Makir was the ancestor of the Gileadites, who had received Gilead and Bashan because the Makirites were great soldiers. 1 Samuel 1:20 So in the course of time Hannah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying, "Because I asked the LORD for him." Jump to Previous Father's First Firstborn First-Born Forget Hard Hardship House Household Joseph Labour Manasseh Manas'seh Memory Toil TroubleJump to Next Father's First Firstborn First-Born Forget Hard Hardship House Household Joseph Labour Manasseh Manas'seh Memory Toil TroubleLinks Genesis 41:51 NIVGenesis 41:51 NLT Genesis 41:51 ESV Genesis 41:51 NASB Genesis 41:51 KJV Genesis 41:51 Bible Apps Genesis 41:51 Biblia Paralela Genesis 41:51 Chinese Bible Genesis 41:51 French Bible Genesis 41:51 German Bible Genesis 41:51 Commentaries THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica®. Bible Hub |
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