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And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: For God, [said he], hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father's house (41:51) And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction (41:52) And the seven years of plenteousness, that was in the land of Egypt, were ended (41:53) And the seven years of dearth began to come, according as Joseph had said: and the dearth was in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread (41:54) And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread: and Pharaoh said unto all the Egyptians, Go unto Joseph; what he saith to you, do (41:55) And the famine was over all the face of the earth: And Joseph opened all the storehouses, and sold unto the Egyptians; and the famine waxed sore in the land of Egypt (41:56) And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy [corn]; because that the famine was [so] sore in all lands
(41:57)
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