Genesis 11:15

Genesis 11:15 in other versions

• New International Version (NIV)And after he became the father of Eber, Shelah lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Shelah lived after he fathered Eber 403 years and had other sons and daughters.
• New King James Version (NKJV)After he begot Eber, Salah lived four hundred and three years, and begot sons and daughters.
• New Living Translation (NLT)After the birth of Eber, Shelah lived another 403 years and had other sons and daughters.

Context of Genesis 11:15

13And Arphaxad lived after he begat Salah four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters. 14And Salah lived thirty years, and begat Eber: And Salah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters. 16And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg: 17And Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters.

Genesis 11:15 word by word

וַֽיְחִי־שֶׁ֗לַח אַחֲרֵי֙ הוֹלִיד֣וֹ אֶת־עֵ֔בֶר שָׁלֹ֣שׁ שָׁנִ֔ים וְאַרְבַּ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָ֑ה וַיּ֥וֹלֶד בָּנִ֖ים וּבָנֽוֹת׃ סRead the interlinear

• And Salahשֶׁ֫לַחshelach · ShelahH7974
• livedחָיָהchâyâh · to liveH2421
• afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• he begatיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• Eberעֵ֫בֶר‛êber · EberH5677
• fourאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702
• hundredשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• and threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
• sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• and daughtersבַּתbath · daughterH1323

Commentaries on Genesis 11:15

• 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 11:15

• Genealogy
• Hebrew
• Longevity
• Salah
• Shem

In the dictionaries

• Four Hundred
• Begin
• Confound
• Earth
• Mesopotamia
• Noah
• Scatter
• Shem
• 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