51 Joseph named the firstborn [a]Manasseh; “For,” he said, “God has made me forget all my trouble and all of my father’s household.” 52 And he named the second [b]Ephraim; “For,” he said, “(A)God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”

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  1. Genesis 41:51 I.e., making to forget
  2. Genesis 41:52 I.e., fruitfulness

51 Joseph named his firstborn(A) Manasseh[a](B) and said, “It is because God has made me forget all my trouble and all my father’s household.” 52 The second son he named Ephraim[b](C) and said, “It is because God has made me fruitful(D) in the land of my suffering.”

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  1. Genesis 41:51 Manasseh sounds like and may be derived from the Hebrew for forget.
  2. Genesis 41:52 Ephraim sounds like the Hebrew for twice fruitful.

10 And the child grew, and she brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter and (A)he became her son. And she named him [a]Moses, and said, “Because I drew him out of the water.”

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  1. Exodus 2:10 Heb Mosheh, from a verb meaning to draw out

10 When the child grew older, she took him to Pharaoh’s daughter and he became her son. She named(A) him Moses,[a] saying, “I drew(B) him out of the water.”

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  1. Exodus 2:10 Moses sounds like the Hebrew for draw out.

22 Then she gave birth to (A)a son, and he named him [a]Gershom, for he said, “I have been (B)a stranger in a foreign land.”

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  1. Exodus 2:22 Cf. Heb ger sham, a stranger there

22 Zipporah gave birth to a son, and Moses named him Gershom,[a](A) saying, “I have become a foreigner(B) in a foreign land.”

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  1. Exodus 2:22 Gershom sounds like the Hebrew for a foreigner there.

21 She will give birth to a Son; and (A)you shall name Him Jesus, for [a]He (B)will save His people from their sins.”

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  1. Matthew 1:21 Lit He Himself

21 She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus,[a](A) because he will save his people from their sins.”(B)

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  1. Matthew 1:21 Jesus is the Greek form of Joshua, which means the Lord saves.