KJV King James Version
And unto Joseph were born two sons before the years of famine came, which Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On bare unto him.
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Genesis 41:50
And unto Joseph were born two sons before the years of famine came, which Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On bare unto him.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Before the years of famine arrived, two sons were born to Joseph by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.
WEB World English Bible
To Joseph were born two sons before the year of famine came, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera priest of On, bore to him.
ASV American Standard Version
And unto Joseph were born two sons before the year of famine came, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera priest of On, bare unto him.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And to Joseph were born two sons before the year of famine cometh, whom Asenath daughter of Poti-Pherah, priest of On, hath borne to him,
Surrounding context — Genesis 41
47 And in the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth by handfuls.
48 And 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.
49 And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering; for [it was] without number.
50 And unto Joseph were born two sons before the years of famine came, which Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On bare unto him.
51 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.
52 And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.
53 And the seven years of plenteousness, that was in the land of Egypt, were ended.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וּלְיוֹסֵ֤ףH3130 · yo.sephJosephיֻלַּד֙H3205 · ya.ladto begetשְׁנֵ֣יH8147 · she.na.yimtwoבָנִ֔יםH1121 · benson: childבְּטֶ֥רֶםH2962 · te.rembeforeתָּב֖וֹאH935 · boto come (in): comeשְׁנַ֣תH8141 · sha.nehyearהָרָעָ֑בH7458 · ra.avfamineאֲשֶׁ֤רH834 · a.sherwhichיָֽלְדָה־H3205 · ya.ladto begetלּוֹ֙H9033 · ohimאָֽסְנַ֔תH621 · a.se.natAsenathבַּת־H1323 · batdaughterפּ֥וֹטִיH6319 · po.ti phe.raPotipheraפֶ֖רַעH6319 · po.ti phe.raPotipheraכֹּהֵ֥ןH3548 · ko.henpriestאֽוֹן׃H204 · onOn
Cross-references
Genesis 46:20And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, which Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On bare unto him.Genesis 48:5And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, [are] mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.Genesis 41:45And Pharaoh called Joseph’s name Zaphnathpaaneah; and he gave him to wife Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On. And Joseph went out over [all] the land of Egypt.2 Samuel 8:18And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada [was over] both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief rulers.
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