Genesis 11
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Genesis 11

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1And the whole earthH776 wasH1961 of oneH259 languageH8193 and of oneH259 speech. 2And it came to pass, as they journeyed eastH6924, that they foundH4672 a plainH1237 in the landH776 of ShinarH8152; and they dweltH3427 there. 3And they saidH559 oneH376 to another, Come, let us makeH3835 brickH3843, and burnH8313 them thoroughly. And they had brickH3843 for stoneH68, and slime had they for mortar. 4And they saidH559, Come, let us buildH1129 us a cityH5892, and a towerH4026, whose topH7218 may reach unto heavenH8064, and let us makeH6213 us a nameH8034; lestH6435 we be scatteredH6327 abroad upon the faceH6440 of the whole earthH776. 5And Jehovah cameH3381 downH3381 to seeH7200 the cityH5892 and the towerH4026, which the children of menH120 builded. 6And Jehovah saidH559, Behold, they are oneH259 peopleH5971, and they have all oneH259 languageH8193; and this is what they beginH2490 to do: and nowH6258 nothing will be withholden from them, which they purpose to do. 7ComeH3381, let us goH3381 down, and there confound their languageH8193, that they may not understand oneH376 another’s speech. 8So Jehovah scatteredH6327 them abroad from thence upon the faceH6440 of all the earthH776: and they left off buildingH1129 the cityH5892. 9ThereforeH3651 was the nameH8034 of it calledH7121 Babel; because Jehovah did there confound the languageH8193 of all the earthH776: and from thence did Jehovah scatterH6327 them abroad upon the faceH6440 of all the earthH776.

10These are the generationsH8435 of ShemH8035. ShemH8035 was a hundredH3967 yearsH8141 old, and begat Arpachshad two yearsH8141 after the floodH3999: 11and ShemH8035 livedH2421 after he begat Arpachshad fiveH2568 hundredH3967 yearsH8141, and begat sonsH1121 and daughtersH1323.

12And Arpachshad livedH2421 fiveH2568 and thirtyH7970 yearsH8141, and begat ShelahH7974: 13and Arpachshad livedH2421 after he begat ShelahH7974 fourH702 hundredH3967 and threeH7969 yearsH8141, and begat sonsH1121 and daughtersH1323.

14And ShelahH7974 livedH2421 thirtyH7970 yearsH8141, and begat EberH5677: 15and ShelahH7974 livedH2421 after he begat EberH5677 fourH702 hundredH3967 and threeH7969 yearsH8141, and begat sonsH1121 and daughtersH1323.

16And EberH5677 livedH2421 fourH702 and thirtyH7970 yearsH8141, and begat PelegH6389: 17and EberH5677 livedH2421 after he begat PelegH6389 fourH702 hundredH3967 and thirtyH7970 yearsH8141, and begat sonsH1121 and daughtersH1323.

18And PelegH6389 livedH2421 thirtyH7970 yearsH8141, and begat ReuH7466: 19and PelegH6389 livedH2421 after he begat ReuH7466 twoH3967 hundredH3967 and nineH8672 yearsH8141, and begat sonsH1121 and daughtersH1323.

20And ReuH7466 livedH2421 twoH8147 and thirtyH7970 yearsH8141, and begat SerugH8286: 21and ReuH7466 livedH2421 after he begat SerugH8286 twoH3967 hundredH3967 and sevenH7651 yearsH8141, and begat sonsH1121 and daughtersH1323.

22And SerugH8286 livedH2421 thirtyH7970 yearsH8141, and begat NahorH5152: 23and SerugH8286 livedH2421 after he begat NahorH5152 twoH3967 hundredH3967 yearsH8141, and begat sonsH1121 and daughtersH1323.

24And NahorH5152 livedH2421 nineH8672 and twentyH6242 yearsH8141, and begat TerahH8646: 25and NahorH5152 livedH2421 after he begat TerahH8646 a hundredH3967 and nineteen yearsH8141, and begat sonsH1121 and daughtersH1323.

26And TerahH8646 livedH2421 seventyH7657 yearsH8141, and begat AbramH87, NahorH5152, and HaranH2039.

27Now these are the generationsH8435 of TerahH8646. TerahH8646 begat AbramH87, NahorH5152, and HaranH2039; and HaranH2039 begat LotH3876. 28And HaranH2039 diedH4191 before his fatherH1 TerahH8646 in the landH776 of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees. 29And AbramH87 and NahorH5152 tookH3947 them wives: the nameH8034 of Abram’s wifeH802 was SaraiH8297; and the nameH8034 of Nahor’s wifeH802, MilcahH4435, the daughterH1323 of HaranH2039, the fatherH1 of MilcahH4435, and the fatherH1 of Iscah. 30And SaraiH8297 was barrenH6135; she had no child. 31And TerahH8646 tookH3947 AbramH87 his sonH1121, and LotH3876 the sonH1121 of HaranH2039, his son’sH1121 sonH1121, and SaraiH8297 his daughter-in-law, his sonH1121 Abram’s wifeH802; and they wentH3318 forthH3318 with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to goH3318 into the landH776 of CanaanH3667; and they cameH935 unto HaranH2039, and dweltH3427 there. 32And the daysH3117 of TerahH8646 wereH1961 twoH3967 hundredH3967 and fiveH2568 yearsH8141: and TerahH8646 diedH4191 in HaranH2771.

Commentaries on Genesis 11

American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain