41:50. And before the famine came, Joseph had two sons born: whom Aseneth, the daughter of Putiphare, priest of Heliopolis, bore unto him.
41:51. And he called the name of the firstborn Manasses, saying: God hath made me to forget all my labours, and my father's house.
Manasses… That is, oblivion, or forgetting.
41:52. And he named the second Ephraim, saying: God hath made me to grow in the land of my poverty.
Ephraim… That is, fruitful, or growing.
41:53. Now when the seven years of plenty that had been in Egypt were passed:
41:54. The seven years of scarcity, which Joseph had foretold, began to come: and the famine prevailed in the whole world, but there was bread in all the land of Egypt.
41:55. And when there also they began to be famished, the people cried to Pharao, for food. And he said to them: Go to Joseph: and do all that he shall say to you.
41:56. And the famine increased daily in all the land: and Joseph opened all the barns, and sold to the Egyptians: for the famine had oppressed them also.
41:57. And all provinces came into Egypt, to buy food, and to seek some relief of their want.