Genesis 41:52

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And to the second he gave the name Ephraim, for he said, God has given me fruit in the land of my sorrow.

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  • Gen 49:22 : 22 Joseph is a young ox, whose steps are turned to the fountain;
  • Gen 50:23 : 23 And Joseph saw Ephraim's children of the third generation: and the children of Machir, the son of Manasseh, came to birth on Joseph's knees.
  • Gen 17:6 : 6 I will make you very fertile, so that nations will come from you and kings will be your offspring.
  • Gen 28:3 : 3 And may God, the Ruler of all, give you his blessing, giving you fruit and increase, so that you may become an army of peoples.
  • Gen 29:32-35 : 32 And Leah was with child, and gave birth to a son to whom she gave the name Reuben: for she said, The Lord has seen my sorrow; now my husband will have love for me. 33 Then she became with child again, and gave birth to a son; and said, Because it has come to the Lord's ears that I am not loved, he has given me this son in addition: and she gave him the name Simeon. 34 And she was with child again, and gave birth to a son; and said, Now at last my husband will be united to me, because I have given him three sons: so he was named Levi. 35 And she was with child again, and gave birth to a son: and she said, This time I will give praise to the Lord: so he was named Judah; after this she had no more children for a time.
  • Gen 30:6-9 : 6 Then Rachel said, God has been my judge, and has given ear to my voice, and has given me a son; so he was named Dan. 7 And again Bilhah, Rachel's servant, was with child, and gave birth to a second son. 8 And Rachel said, I have had a great fight with my sister, and I have overcome her: and she gave the child the name Naphtali. 9 When it was clear to Leah that she would have no more children for a time, she gave Zilpah, her servant, to Jacob as a wife. 10 And Zilpah, Leah's servant, gave birth to a son. 11 And Leah said, It has gone well for me: and she gave him the name Gad. 12 And Zilpah, Leah's servant, gave birth to a second son. 13 And Leah said, Happy am I! and all women will give witness to my joy: and she gave him the name Asher.
  • Gen 48:16-19 : 16 The angel who has been my saviour from all evil, send his blessing on these children: and let my name and the name of my fathers, Abraham and Isaac, be given to them; and let them become a great nation in the earth. 17 Now when Joseph saw that his father had put his right hand on the head of Ephraim, it did not seem right to him; and lifting his father's hand he would have put it on the head of Manasseh. 18 And Joseph said to his father, Not so, my father, for this is the older; put your right hand on his head. 19 But his father would not, saying, I am doing it on purpose, my son; he will certainly become a nation and a great one; but his younger brother will be greater than he, and his seed will become a great family of nations.
  • Ps 105:17-18 : 17 He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was given as a servant for a price: 18 His feet were fixed in chains; his neck was put in iron bands;
  • Isa 40:1-2 : 1 Give comfort, give comfort, to my people, says your God. 2 Say kind words to the heart of Jerusalem, crying out to her that her time of trouble is ended, that her punishment is complete; that she has been rewarded by the Lord's hand twice over for all her sins.
  • Amos 6:6 : 6 Drinking wine in basins, rubbing themselves with the best oils; but they have no grief for the destruction of Joseph.
  • Acts 7:10 : 10 And made him free from all his troubles, and gave him wisdom and the approval of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him ruler over Egypt and all his house.

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  • Gen 41:50-51
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    50 And before the time of need, Joseph had two sons, to whom Asenath, the daughter of Poti-phera, priest of On, gave birth.

    51 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.

  • Gen 48:12-21
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    12 Then Joseph took them from between his knees, and went down on his face to the earth.

    13 Then taking Ephraim with his right hand, Joseph put him at Israel's left side, and with his left hand he put Manasseh at Israel's right side, placing them near him.

    14 And Israel, stretching out his right hand, put it on the head of Ephraim, the younger, and his left hand on the head of Manasseh, crossing his hands on purpose, for Manasseh was the older.

    15 And he gave Joseph a blessing, saying, May the God to whom my fathers, Abraham and Isaac, gave worship, the God who has taken care of me all my life till this day,

    16 The angel who has been my saviour from all evil, send his blessing on these children: and let my name and the name of my fathers, Abraham and Isaac, be given to them; and let them become a great nation in the earth.

    17 Now when Joseph saw that his father had put his right hand on the head of Ephraim, it did not seem right to him; and lifting his father's hand he would have put it on the head of Manasseh.

    18 And Joseph said to his father, Not so, my father, for this is the older; put your right hand on his head.

    19 But his father would not, saying, I am doing it on purpose, my son; he will certainly become a nation and a great one; but his younger brother will be greater than he, and his seed will become a great family of nations.

    20 So he gave them his blessing that day, saying, You will be the sign of blessing in Israel, for they will say, May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh; and he put Ephraim before Manasseh.

    21 Then Israel said to Joseph, Now my death is near; but God will be with you, guiding you back to the land of your fathers.

  • 28 The sons of Joseph by their families: Manasseh and Ephraim.

  • Gen 48:4-5
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    4 And said to me, Truly, I will make you fertile and give you increase and will make of you a great family of nations: and I will give this land to your seed after you to be their heritage for ever.

    5 And now your two sons who came to birth in Egypt before I came to you here, are mine; Ephraim and Manasseh will be mine, in the same way as Reuben and Simeon are.

  • Gen 30:23-24
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    23 And she was with child, and gave birth to a son: and she said, God has taken away my shame.

    24 And she gave him the name Joseph, saying, May the Lord give me another son.

  • 1 Now after these things, word came to Joseph that his father was ill: and he took with him his sons Manasseh and Ephraim.

  • 20 And Joseph had Manasseh and Ephraim in the land of Egypt, by Asenath, the daughter of Poti-phera, priest of On.

  • 23 And Joseph saw Ephraim's children of the third generation: and the children of Machir, the son of Manasseh, came to birth on Joseph's knees.

  • 10 And made him free from all his troubles, and gave him wisdom and the approval of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him ruler over Egypt and all his house.

  • 53 And so the seven good years in Egypt came to an end.

  • Gen 45:5-8
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    5 Now do not be troubled or angry with yourselves for sending me away, because God sent me before you to be the saviour of your lives.

    6 For these two years have been years of need, and there are still five more years to come in which there will be no ploughing or cutting of grain.

    7 God sent me before you to keep you and yours living on earth so that you might become a great nation.

    8 So now it was not you who sent me here, but God: and he has made me as a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land of Egypt.

  • 9 And Joseph said to his father, They are my sons, whom God has given me in this land. And he said, Let them come near me, and I will give them a blessing.

  • 13 And the second time his brothers had a meeting with Joseph, and Pharaoh had knowledge of Joseph's family.

  • 14 So they took what their father said for the man, and twice as much money in their hands, and Benjamin, and went on their journey to Egypt, and came before Joseph.

  • 2 And the Lord was with Joseph, and he did well; and he was living in the house of his master the Egyptian.

  • 4 And the name of the other was Eliezer, for he said, The God of my father was my help, and kept me safe from the sword of Pharaoh:

  • 5 And from the time when he made him overseer and gave him control of all his property, the blessing of the Lord was with the Egyptian, because of Joseph; the blessing of the Lord was on all he had, in the house and in the field.

  • 17 He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was given as a servant for a price:

  • 1 And when the grain which they had got in Egypt was all used up, their father said to them, Go again and get us a little food.

  • 12 But the more cruel they were to them, the more their number increased, till all the land was full of them. And the children of Israel were hated by the Egyptians.

  • 43 And he made him take his seat in the second of his carriages; and they went before him crying, Make way! So he made him ruler over all the land of Egypt.

  • 22 And she gave birth to a son, to whom he gave the name Gershom: for he said, I have been living in a strange land.

  • 41 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, See, I have put you over all the land of Egypt.

  • 31 And men will have no memory of the good time because of the need which will come after, for it will be very bitter.

  • 22 Joseph is a young ox, whose steps are turned to the fountain;

  • 37 These are the families of Ephraim as they were numbered, thirty-two thousand, five hundred. These are the sons of Joseph by their families.

  • 22 And for a long time Ephraim their father went on weeping for them, and his brothers came to give him comfort.

  • 21 So now, have no fear: for I will take care of you and your little ones. So he gave them comfort with kind words.