New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 11:8-19

8So the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068scatteredוַיָּ֨פֶץvai.Ya.fetzH6327them abroad from thereמִשָּׁ֖םmi.ShamH8033overעַל־'al-H5921the faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the wholeכָל־khol-H3605earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;and they stoppedוַֽיַּחְדְּל֖וּvai.yach.de.LuH2308buildingלִבְנֹ֥תliv.NotH1129the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

9Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֞ן'al- kenH5921 H3651its nameשְׁמָהּ֙she.MahH8034was calledקָרָ֤אka.Ra'H7121Babelבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894,becauseכִּי־ki-H3588thereשָׁ֛םshamH8033the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068confusedבָּלַ֥לba.LalH1101thelanguageשְׂפַ֣תse.FatH8193of the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;and from thereוּמִשָּׁם֙u.mi.ShamH8033the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068scatteredהֱפִיצָ֣םhe.fi.TzamH6327them abroad overעַל־'al-H5921the faceפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440of the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ פha.'A.retzH776.

10Theseאֵ֚לֶּה'E.lehH428are the records ofthe generationsתּוֹלְדֹ֣תtol.DotH8435of Shemשֵׁ֔םShemH8035.Shemשֵׁ֚םShemH8035was one hundredמְאַ֣תme.'AtH3967yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121, andbecameH3205the fatherוַיּ֖וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205of Arpachshadאַרְפַּכְשָׁ֑ד'ar.pakh.ShadH775two yearsשְׁנָתַ֖יִםshe.na.Ta.yimH8141afterאַחַ֥ר'a.CharH310the floodהַמַּבּֽוּל׃ha.ma.BulH3999;

11and Shemשֵׁ֗םShemH8035livedוַֽיְחִי־vay.chi-H2421fiveחֲמֵ֥שׁcha.MeshH2568hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141afterאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310he becameH3205the fatherH3205of Arpachshadאַרְפַּכְשָׁ֔ד'ar.pakh.ShadH775,and he hadH3205othersonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121and daughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃ סu.va.NotH1323.

12Arpachshadוְאַרְפַּכְשַׁ֣דve.'ar.pakh.ShadH775livedחַ֔יChaiH2421thirty-fiveחָמֵ֥שׁ וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםcha.Mesh u.she.lo.ShimH7970 H2568yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,and becameH3205the fatherוַיּ֖וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205of Shelahשָֽׁלַח׃Sha.lachH7974;

13and Arpachshadאַרְפַּכְשַׁ֗ד'ar.pakh.ShadH775livedוַֽיְחִ֣יvay.ChiH2421fourוְאַרְבַּ֥עve.'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967and threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsH8141afterאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310he becameH3205the fatherH3205of Shelahשֶׁ֔לַחShe.lachH7974,and he hadH3205othersonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121and daughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃ סu.va.NotH1323.

14Shelahוְשֶׁ֥לַחve.She.lachH7974livedחַ֖יchaiH2421thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,and becameH3205the fatherוַיּ֖וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205of Eberעֵֽבֶר׃'E.verH5677;

15and Shelahשֶׁ֗לַחShe.lachH7974livedוַֽיְחִי־vay.chi-H2421fourוְאַרְבַּ֥עve.'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967and threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsH8141afterאַחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310he becameH3205the fatherH3205of Eberעֵ֔בֶר'E.verH5677,and he hadH3205othersonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121and daughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃ סu.va.NotH1323.

16Eberעֵ֕בֶר'E.verH5677livedוַֽיְחִי־vay.chi-H2421thirty-fourאַרְבַּ֥ע וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖ים'ar.Ba' u.she.lo.ShimH7970 H702yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,and becameH3205the fatherוַיּ֖וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205of Pelegפָּֽלֶג׃Pa.legH6389;

17and Eberעֵ֗בֶר'E.verH5677livedוַֽיְחִי־vay.chi-H2421fourוְאַרְבַּ֥עve.'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967and thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsH8141afterאַחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310he becameH3205the fatherH3205of Pelegפֶּ֔לֶגPe.legH6389,and he hadH3205othersonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121and daughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃ סu.va.NotH1323.

18Pelegפֶ֖לֶגFe.legH6389livedוַֽיְחִי־vay.chi-H2421thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,and becameH3205the fatherוַיּ֖וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205of Reuרְעֽוּ׃re.'UH7466;

19and Pelegפֶ֗לֶגFe.legH6389livedוַֽיְחִי־vay.chi-H2421two hundredוּמָאתַ֣יִםu.ma.Ta.yimH3967and nineתֵּ֥שַׁעTe.sha'H8672yearsH8141afterאַחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310he becameH3205the fatherH3205of Reuרְע֔וּre.'UH7466,and he hadH3205othersonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121and daughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃ סu.va.NotH1323.

Read all of Genesis 11

Commentaries on Genesis 11