Genesis 11:24

Genesis 11:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah:
• New International Version (NIV)When Nahor had lived 29 years, he became the father of Terah.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When Nahor had lived 29 years, he fathered Terah.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Nahor lived twenty-nine years, and begot Terah.

Context of Genesis 11:24

22When Serug was 30 years old, he became the father of Nahor. 23And after he had become the father of Nahor, Serug lived 200 years and had other sons and daughters. When Nahor was 29 years old, he became the father of Terah. 25And after he had become the father of Terah, Nahor lived 119 years and had other sons and daughters. 26When Terah was 70 years old, he became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran.

Genesis 11:24 word by word

וַיְחִ֣י נָח֔וֹר תֵּ֥שַׁע וְעֶשְׂרִ֖ים שָׁנָ֑ה וַיּ֖וֹלֶד אֶת־תָּֽרַח׃Read the interlinear

• When Nahorנָחוֹרnâchôr · NahorH5152
• wasחָיָהchâyâh · to liveH2421
• 29תֵּ֫שַׁעtêsha‛ tish‛âh · nineH8672
• 29עֶשְׂרִים‛eώrîym · twentyH6242
• years oldשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• he became the father ofיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• Terahתֶּ֫רַחterach · TerahH8646

Cross-references for Genesis 11:24

• Luke 3:34the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,

Commentaries on Genesis 11:24

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10-26Verses 10-26 - Section IX - The Line to Abram - XXXV. The Line of Abram 18. רעוּ re‛û Reu, “friend;” verb: “feed, delight in, enjoy.” 20. שׂרוּג śerûg Serug, “vine-shoot.” 22. נחור nāchôr Nachor, “snorting.” 24. תרה terach Terach, “delay?” Aramaic. 26. אברם 'abrām Abram, “high father.” הרן hārān Haran, “mountaineer.” The usual phrase, “These are the generations,” marks the beginning of the fifth document. Accordingly, we now enter upon a new phase…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-26Verses 10-26 Here is a genealogy, or list of names, ending in Abram, the friend of God, and thus leading towards Christ, the promised Seed, who was the son of Abram. Nothing is left upon record but their names and ages; the Holy Ghost seeming to hasten through them to the history of Abram. How little do we know of those that are gone before us in this world, even of those that lived in the same places where we live, as we likewise know little of those who…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-321. the whole earth was of one language. The descendants of Noah, united by the strong bond of a common language, had not separated, and notwithstanding the divine command to replenish the earth, were unwilling to separate. The more pious and well-disposed would of course obey the divine will; but a numerous body, seemingly the aggressive horde mentioned (Ge 10:10), determined to please themselves by occupying the fairest region they came to.Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 11:24

• Genealogy
• Hebrew
• Longevity
• Nahor
• Shem
• Terah

In the dictionaries

• Nahor
• Terah
• Begin
• Confound
• Earth
• Mesopotamia
• Noah
• Scatter
• Shem
• Slime

Commentaries on Genesis 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings