Genesis 41:53
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Gen 41:47
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During the seven years of plenty the land brought forth abundantly.
Gen 41:48
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So he gathered all the food of {these} seven years which occurred in the land of Egypt and placed the food in the cities; he placed in every city the food from its own surrounding fields.
Gen 41:49
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Thus Joseph stored up grain in great abundance like the sand of the sea, until he stopped measuring {it,} for it was beyond measure.
Gen 41:50
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Now before the year of famine came, two sons were born to Joseph, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera priest of (Or {Heliopolis}) On, bore to him.
Gen 41:51
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Joseph named the firstborn (I.e. making to forget) Manasseh, "For," {he said,} "God has made me forget all my trouble and all my father's household."
Gen 41:52
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He named the second (I.e. fruitfulness) Ephraim, "For," {he said,} "God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction."
Gen 41:53
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When the seven years of plenty which had been in the land of Egypt came to an end,
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