Genesis 41:51 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | KJV

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.

Commentaries

18th Century

Presbyterian

18th Century

יאר ye'or — “river, canal,” mostly applied to the Nile. Some suppose the word to be Coptic.
אחוּ 'āch…

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

Manasseh. —That is, causing to forget. Joseph has been blamed for forgetting “his father’s house,” but the phrase means t…

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh
Which signifies forgetfulness, as the reason of it shows:

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

In the names of his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim, Joseph acknowledged Divine providence.

He was made to forget his misery.

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