Genesis 41:52
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“And the second son he named Ephraim, saying, “God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.””
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“And the second son he named Ephraim, saying, “God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and the name of the second he hath called Ephraim: `for, God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of mine affliction.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 41:52 — 16 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 17:6I will make you exceedingly fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will descend from you.
- Genesis 28:3May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, so that you may become a company of peoples.
- Genesis 29:32And Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she named him Reuben, for she said, “The LORD has seen my affliction. Surely my husband will love me now.”
- Genesis 30:6Then Rachel said, “God has vindicated me; He has heard my plea and given me a son.” So she named him Dan.
- Genesis 48:5And now your two sons born to you in Egypt before I came to you here shall be reckoned as mine; Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine, just as Reuben and Simeon are mine.
- Genesis 48:16the angel who has redeemed me from all harm— may He bless these boys. And may they be called by my name and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac, and may they grow into a multitude upon the earth.”
- Genesis 49:22Joseph is a fruitful vine— a fruitful vine by a spring, whose branches scale the wall.
- Genesis 50:23He saw Ephraim’s sons to the third generation, and indeed the sons of Machir son of Manasseh were brought up on Joseph’s knees.
- Numbers 26:28The descendants of Joseph included the clans of Manasseh and Ephraim.
- Joshua 14:4The descendants of Joseph became two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim. And no portion of the land was given to the Levites, except for cities in which to live, along with pasturelands for their flocks and herds.
- Joshua 16:4So Ephraim and Manasseh, the sons of Joseph, received their inheritance.
- Joshua 17:1Now this was the allotment for the tribe of Manasseh as Joseph’s firstborn son, namely for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh and father of the Gileadites, who had received Gilead and Bashan because Machir was a man of war.
- Psalms 105:17He sent a man before them— Joseph, sold as a slave.
- Isaiah 40:1“Comfort, comfort My people,” says your God.
- Amos 6:6You drink wine by the bowlful and anoint yourselves with the finest oils, but you fail to grieve over the ruin of Joseph.
- Acts 7:10and rescued him from all his troubles. He granted Joseph favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt, who appointed him ruler over Egypt and all his household.
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