Good News Translation w/ Apocrypha GNTA
New International Version NIV
51 He said, "God has made me forget all my sufferings and all my father's family"; so he named his first son Manasseh.
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Joseph named his firstborn Manasseh and said, “It is because God has made me forget all my trouble and all my father’s household.”
52 He also said, "God has given me children in the land of my trouble"; so he named his second son Ephraim.
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The second son he named Ephraim and said, “It is because God has made me fruitful in the land of my suffering.”
53 The seven years of plenty that the land of Egypt had enjoyed came to an end,
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The seven years of abundance in Egypt came to an end,
54 and the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had said. There was famine in every other country, but there was food throughout Egypt.
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and the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had said. There was famine in all the other lands, but in the whole land of Egypt there was food.
55 When the Egyptians began to be hungry, they cried out to the king for food. So he ordered them to go to Joseph and do what he told them.
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When all Egypt began to feel the famine, the people cried to Pharaoh for food. Then Pharaoh told all the Egyptians, “Go to Joseph and do what he tells you.”
56 The famine grew worse and spread over the whole country, so Joseph opened all the storehouses and sold grain to the Egyptians.
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When the famine had spread over the whole country, Joseph opened all the storehouses and sold grain to the Egyptians, for the famine was severe throughout Egypt.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.
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