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Genesis 41:52

NETBible	He named the second child Ephraim,¹ saying,² “Certainly³ God has made me fruitful in the land of my suffering.”
NIV © biblegateway Gen 41:52	The second son he named Ephraim and said, "It is because God has made me fruitful in the land of my suffering."
NASB © biblegateway Gen 41:52	He named the second Ephraim, "For," he said, "God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction."
NLT © biblegateway Gen 41:52	Joseph named his second son Ephraim, for he said, "God has made me fruitful in this land of my suffering."
MSG © biblegateway Gen 41:52	He named his second son Ephraim (Double Prosperity), saying, "God has prospered me in the land of my sorrow."
BBE © SABDAweb Gen 41:52	And to the second he gave the name Ephraim, for he said, God has given me fruit in the land of my sorrow.
NRSV © bibleoremus Gen 41:52	The second he named Ephraim, "For God has made me fruitful in the land of my misfortunes."
NKJV © biblegateway Gen 41:52	And the name of the second he called Ephraim: "For God has caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction."
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KJV	And the name <08034> of the second <08145> called <07121> (8804) he Ephraim <0669>_: For God <0430> hath caused me to be fruitful <06509> (8689) in the land <0776> of my affliction <06040>_. {Ephraim: that is, Fruitful}
NASB © biblegateway Gen 41:52	He named <07121> <8034> the second <08145> Ephraim <0669> , "For," he said, "God <0430> has made <06509> me fruitful <06509> in the land <0776> of my affliction <06040> ."
LXXM	to <3588> T-ASN de <1161> PRT onoma <3686> N-ASN tou <3588> T-GSM deuterou <1208> A-GSM ekalesen <2564> V-AAI-3S efraim <2187> N-PRI oti <3754> CONJ huxhsen <837> V-AAI-3S me <1473> P-AS o <3588> T-NSM yeov <2316> N-NSM en <1722> PREP gh <1065> N-DSF tapeinwsewv <5014> N-GSF mou <1473> P-GS
NET [draft] ITL	He named <07121> <08034> the second <08145> child Ephraim <0669> , saying, “Certainly <03588> God <0430> has made <06509> me fruitful <06509> in the land <0776> of my suffering <06040> .”
HEBREW	yyne <06040> Urab <0776> Myhla <0430> ynrph <06509> yk <03588> Myrpa <0669> arq <07121> ynsh <08145> Ms <08034> taw (41:52) <0853>

NETBible

He named the second child Ephraim,¹ saying,² “Certainly³ God has made me fruitful in the land of my suffering.”

NET Notes

¹sn The name Ephraim (אֶפְרַיִם, ’efrayim), a form of the Hebrew verb פָּרָה (parah), means “to bear fruit.” The theme of fruitfulness is connected with this line of the family from Rachel (30:2) on down (see Gen 49:22, Deut 33:13-17, and Hos 13:15). But there is some difficulty with the name “Ephraim” itself. It appears to be a dual, for which F. Delitzsch simply said it meant “double fruitfulness” (New Commentary on Genesis, 2:305). G. J. Spurrell suggested it was a diphthongal pronunciation of a name ending in -an or -am, often thought to be dual suffixes (Notes on the text of the book of Genesis, 334). Many, however, simply connect the name to the territory of Ephraim and interpret it to be “fertile land” (C. Fontinoy, “Les noms de lieux en -ayim dans la Bible,” UF 3 [1971]: 33-40). The dual would then be an old locative ending. There is no doubt that the name became attached to the land in which the tribe settled, and it is possible that is where the dual ending came from, but in this story it refers to Joseph’s God-given fruitfulness.

²tn The word “saying” has been supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

³tn Or “for.”