Genesis 41:52 - Easy To Read Version52 Joseph named the second son Ephraim. [240] Joseph gave him this name because Joseph said, “I had great troubles, but God has made me successful in everything.” Féach an chaibidilTuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 176952 And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction. Féach an chaibidilAmplified Bible - Classic Edition52 And the second he called Ephraim [to be fruitful], For [he said] God has caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction. Féach an chaibidilAmerican Standard Version (1901)52 And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath made me fruitful in the land of my affliction. Féach an chaibidilCommon English Bible52 He named the second Ephraim, “because,” he said, “God has given me children in the land where I’ve been treated harshly.” Féach an chaibidilCatholic Public Domain Version52 Likewise, he named the second Ephraim, saying, "God has caused me to increase in the land of my poverty." Féach an chaibidilDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version52 And he named the second Ephraim, saying: God hath made me to grow in the land of my poverty. Féach an chaibidil |
Joseph had many troubles there, but God saved him from all those troubles. Pharaoh was the king of Egypt. He liked Joseph and respected him because of the wisdom that God gave Joseph. Pharaoh gave Joseph the job of being a governor of Egypt. He even let Joseph rule over all the people in Pharaoh’s house.
{The twelve family groups were given their own land.} The sons of Joseph had divided into two family groups—Manasseh and Ephraim. {And each family group received some land. But} the people from the family group of Levi were not given any land. They were given only some towns to live in. {And these towns were in every family group’s land.} They were also given fields for their animals.