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Berean Standard Bible

“And the second son he named Ephraim, saying, “God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.””

Genesis 41:52

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Joseph, now second-in-command in Egypt, has two sons before the famine begins. He names each one to mark what God has done for him.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

And the second son he named Ephraim, saying, “God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”

World English Bible (WEB)

The name of the second, he called Ephraim: “For God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”

King James Version (KJV)

And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And to the second he gave the name Ephraim, for he said, God has given me fruit in the land of my sorrow.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y el nombre del segundo llamólo Ephraim; porque Dios (dijo) me hizo fértil en la tierra de mi aflicción.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

El segundo hijo se llamó Efraín (fructífero), porque dijo: «Dios me hizo fructificar en la tierra de mi esclavitud».

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