Genesis 41:51
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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.Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh, saying, “God has made me forget all my hardship and all my father’s household.”
In other translations
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.Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh, saying, “God has made me forget all my hardship and all my father’s household.”
Hebrew words
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