Genesis 41:52
And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.In other versions
And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.
ASV
And to the second he gave the name Ephraim, for he said, God has given me fruit in the land of my sorrow.
BBE
And the name of the second he called Ephraim -- For God has caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.
DBY
The name of the second, he called Ephraim: "For God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction."
WEB
and the name of the second he hath called Ephraim: `for, God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of mine affliction.'
YLT
And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God has caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.
ENG
And the name of the second called he Ephraim: for God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.
WBT
And the second son he named Ephraim, saying, “God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”
BSB
In context
50And unto Joseph were born two sons before the years of famine came, which Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On bare unto him.
51And 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.
52And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.
53And the seven years of plenteousness, that was in the land of Egypt, were ended.
54And the seven years of dearth began to come, according as Joseph had said: and the dearth was in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.
Cross-references
People in this verse
- Ephraim