Genesis Chapter 41 verse 51 Holy Bible
And Joseph called the name of the first-born Manasseh: For, `said he', God hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father's house.
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And to the first he gave the name Manasseh, for he said, God has taken away from me all memory of my hard life and of my father's house.
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And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh -- For God has made me forget all my toil, and all my father's house.
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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.
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And Joseph called the name of the first-born Manasseh: For God, said he, hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father's house.
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Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh,{"Manasseh" sounds like the Hebrew for "forget."} "For," he said, "God has made me forget all my toil, and all my father's house."
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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;'
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(51) Manasseh.--That is, causing to forget. Joseph has been blamed for forgetting "his father's house," but the phrase means that now that he was married and had a child, he ceased to suffer from home sickness, and became contented with his lot. He pined no longer for the open downs of Canaan as he had done in the prison; but his love for his father was as warm as ever.Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewJosephיוֹסֵ֛ף (yō·w·sêp̄)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3130: Joseph -- 'he increases', a son of Jacob, also the name of several Israelitesnamedוַיִּקְרָ֥א (way·yiq·rā)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 7121: To call, proclaim, readthe firstbornהַבְּכ֖וֹר (hab·bə·ḵō·wr)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 1060: Firstborn, chiefManasseh,מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה (mə·naš·šeh)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 4519: Manasseh -- 'causing to forget', a son of Joseph, also a king of Judah, also two Israelitessaying,כִּֽי־ (kî-)ConjunctionStrong's 3588: A relative conjunction“Godאֱלֹהִים֙ (’ĕ·lō·hîm)Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlativehas made me forgetנַשַּׁ֤נִי (naš·ša·nî)Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singularStrong's 5382: To forget, to neglect, to remit, removeallכָּל־ (kāl-)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 3605: The whole, all, any, everymy hardshipעֲמָלִ֔י (‘ă·mā·lî)Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularStrong's 5999: Toil, wearing effort, worry, wheth, of body, mindand allכָּל־ (kāl-)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 3605: The whole, all, any, everymy father’sאָבִֽי׃ (’ā·ḇî)Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularStrong's 1: Fatherhousehold.”בֵּ֥ית (bêṯ)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 1004: A houseJump to PreviousFather's First Firstborn First-Born Forget Hard Hardship House Household Joseph Labour Manasseh Manas'seh Memory Toil Trouble