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Genesis 41:51

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Genesis 41:51 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And Joseph called the name of the first-born Manasseh: For, [said he], God hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father`s house.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And Joseph called the name of the first-born Manasseh: For, [said he], God hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father`s house.
Genesis 41:51 — American Standard Version

Context — Genesis 41

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
48And he gathered up all the food of the seven years which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities: the food of the field, which was round about every city, laid he up in the same.
49And Joseph laid up grain as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left off numbering; for it was without number.
50And unto Joseph were born two sons before the year of famine came, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera priest of On, bare unto him.
51And Joseph called the name of the first-born Manasseh: For, [said he], God 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 made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.
53And the seven years of plenty, that was in the land of Egypt, came to an end.
54And the seven years of famine began to come, according as Joseph had said: and there was famine in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh, etc.] Which signifies forgetfulness, as the reason of it shows: for God, [said he], hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father’s house; all his toil and labour in Potiphar’s house, and especially in the prison; and all the injuries his brethren had done him; all this he was made to forget by the grandeur and honour, wealth and riches, power and authority he was possessed of; and indeed he had so much business upon his hands, that he had scarce time to think of his father, and his family.”
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