Genesis 11:11

Genesis 11:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.
• New International Version (NIV)And after he became the father of Arphaxad, Shem lived 500 years and had other sons and daughters.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Shem lived after he fathered Arpachshad 500 years and had other sons and daughters.
• New King James Version (NKJV)After he begot Arphaxad, Shem lived five hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.

Context of Genesis 11:11

9This is why it was named Babel, because there the Lord turned the language of the whole earth into babble. From that place the Lord scattered them all over the face of the earth. 10This is the account of Shem and his descendants. Two years after the flood when Shem was 100 years old, he became the father of Arpachshad. After he became the father of Arpachshad, Shem lived 500 years and had other sons and daughters. 12Arpachshad was 35 years old when he became the father of Shelah. 13After he became the father of Shelah, Arpachshad lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters.

Genesis 11:11 word by word

וַֽיְחִי־שֵׁ֗ם אַֽחֲרֵי֙ הוֹלִיד֣וֹ אֶת־אַרְפַּכְשָׁ֔ד חֲמֵ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָ֑ה וַיּ֥וֹלֶד בָּנִ֖ים וּבָנֽוֹת׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Shemשֵׁםshêm · ShemH8035
• livedחָיָהchâyâh · to liveH2421
• afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• he begatיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• Arphaxadאַרְפַּכְשַׁד'arpakshad · ArpachshadH775
• fiveחָמֵשׁchâmêsh chămishshâh · fiveH2568
• hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• and daughtersבַּתbath · daughterH1323

Cross-references for Genesis 11:11

• Genesis 5:4After Adam became the father of Seth, he lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.
• Genesis 1:28God blessed them and said, “Be fertile, increase in number, fill the earth, and be its master. Rule the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the animals that crawl on the earth.”
• Genesis 9:7Be fertile, and increase in number. Spread over the earth, and increase.”
• Psalms 127:3Children are an inheritance from the Lord. They are a reward from him.
• Psalms 128:3Your wife will be like a fruitful vine inside your home. Your children will be like young olive trees around your table.
• Psalms 144:12May our sons be like full-grown, young plants. May our daughters be like stately columns that adorn the corners of a palace.

Commentaries on Genesis 11:11

• 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 11:11

• Arphaxad
• Genealogy
• Longevity
• Shem

In the dictionaries

• Shem
• Arphaxad
• Begin
• Confound
• Earth
• Mesopotamia
• Noah
• Scatter
• Slime
• Abraham

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