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48 So he gathered all the food of these seven years which happened in the land of Egypt and placed the food in the cities; he placed in every city the food from its own surrounding fields. 49 Thus Joseph stored up grain [a]in great abundance like the sand of the sea, until he stopped [b]measuring it, for it was [c]beyond measure.

The Sons of Joseph

50 Now before the year of famine came, (A)two sons were born to Joseph, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera priest of [d]On, bore to him.

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  1. Genesis 41:49 Lit very much
  2. Genesis 41:49 Lit numbering
  3. Genesis 41:49 Or without number
  4. Genesis 41:50 Or Heliopolis

48 Joseph collected all the food produced in those seven years of abundance in Egypt and stored it in the cities.(A) In each city he put the food grown in the fields surrounding it. 49 Joseph stored up huge quantities of grain, like the sand of the sea;(B) it was so much that he stopped keeping records because it was beyond measure.

50 Before the years of famine came, two sons were born to Joseph by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.(C)

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