Genesis 41:51
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Josephיֹוסֵ֛ף
(yo·v·sef)
3130: "he increases," a son of Jacob, also the name of several Isr.from yasaph
namedוַיִּקְרָ֥א
(vai·yik·ra)
7121: to call, proclaim, reada prim. root
the firstbornהַבְּכֹ֖ור
(hab·be·cho·vr)
1060: first-bornfrom bakar
Manasseh,מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה
(me·na·sheh;)
4519: "causing to forget," a son of Joseph, also a tribe desc. from him, also a king of Judah , also two Isr.from nashah
"For," [he said], "Godאֱלֹהִים֙
(e·lo·him)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
has made me forgetנַשַּׁ֤נִי
(na·sha·ni)
5382: to forgeta prim. root
allכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
my troubleעֲמָלִ֔י
(a·ma·li,)
5999: trouble, labor, toilfrom amal
and allכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
my father'sאָבִֽי׃
(a·vi.)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
household."בֵּ֥ית
(beit)
1004: a housea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And Joseph
Yowceph  (yo-safe')
let him add (or perhaps simply active participle adding); Joseph, the name of seven Israelites -- Joseph.
called
qara'  (kaw-raw')
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
the name
shem  (shame)
an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character -- + base, (in-)fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.
of the firstborn
bkowr  (bek-ore')
firstborn; hence, chief -- eldest (son), firstborn(-ling).
Manasseh
Mnashsheh  (men-ash-sheh')
causing to forget; Menashsheh, a grandson of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him, and its territory -- Manasseh.
For God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
said he hath made me forget
nashah  (naw-shaw')
to forget; figuratively, to neglect; causatively, to remit, remove -- forget, deprive, exact.
all my toil
`amal  (aw-mawl')
toil, i.e. wearing effort; hence, worry, wheth. of body or mind
and all my father's
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh, "For," he said, "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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh, meaning, "God has made me forget all my hardship in my father's house."

International Standard Version
Joseph named his firstborn son Manasseh because, he said, "God has made me forget all of my hard life and my father's house."

NET Bible
Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh, saying, "Certainly God has made me forget all my trouble and all my father's house."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Joseph named his firstborn son Manasseh [He Helps Me Forget], because God helped him forget all his troubles and all about his father's family.

King James 2000 Bible
And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: For God, said he, has made me forget all my toil, and all my father's house.
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