Genesis 41:51

Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh, ¹  saying, ²  “Certainly ³  God has made me forget all my trouble and all my father’s house.”

Joseph named his firstborn Manasseh and said, "It is because God has made me forget all my trouble and all my father’s household."

Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh, "For," he said, "God has made me forget all my trouble and all my father’s household."

Joseph named his older son Manasseh, for he said, "God has made me forget all my troubles and the family of my father."

Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh (Forget), saying, "God made me forget all my hardships and my parental home."

And to the first he gave the name Manasseh, for he said, God has taken away from me all memory of my hard life and of my father’s house.

Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh, "For," he said, "God has made me forget all my hardship and all my father’s house."

Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: "For God has made me forget all my toil and all my father’s house."

Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh, ¹  saying, ²  “Certainly ³  God has made me forget all my trouble and all my father’s house.”

¹ sn The name Manasseh (מְנַשֶּׁה, mÿnasheh) describes God’s activity on behalf of Joseph, explaining in general the significance of his change of fortune. The name is a Piel participle, suggesting the meaning “he who brings about forgetfulness.” The Hebrew verb נַשַּׁנִי (nashani) may have been used instead of the normal נִשַּׁנִי (nishani) to provide a closer sound play with the name. The giving of this Hebrew name to his son shows that Joseph retained his heritage and faith; and it shows that a brighter future was in store for him.

² tn The word “saying” has been supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

³ tn Or “for.”