Genesis 11

Universal Language, Babel, Confusion

1Now the wholeH3605 earthH776 1usedH1961 the sameH259 languageH8193 and 2the sameH259 wordsH1697. 2It cameH1961 about as they journeyedH5265 eastH6924, that they foundH4672 a plainH1237 in the landH776 3of ShinarH8152 and 4settledH3427 thereH8033. 3They saidH559 to oneH376 anotherH7453, “ComeH3051, let us makeH3835 bricksH3835 and burnH8313 them thoroughlyH8316.” And they usedH1961 brickH3843 for stoneH68, and they usedH1961 5tarH2564 for mortarH2563. 4They saidH559, “ComeH3051, let us buildH1129 for ourselves a cityH5892, and a towerH4026 whose topH7218 6will reach into heavenH8064, and let us makeH6213 for ourselves 7a nameH8034, otherwiseH6435 we 8will be scatteredH6327 abroad overH5921 the faceH6440 of the wholeH3605 earthH776.” 59The LordH3068 cameH3381 downH3381 to seeH7200 the cityH5892 and the towerH4026 whichH834 the sonsH1121 of menH120 had builtH1129. 6The LordH3068 saidH559, “BeholdH2005, they are oneH259 peopleH5971, and they allH3605 have 1011the sameH259 languageH8193. And thisH2088 is what they beganH2490 to doH6213, and nowH6258 nothingH3808H3605 whichH834 they purposeH2161 to doH6213 will be 12impossibleH1219 for them. 7ComeH3051, 13let Us goH3381 downH3381 and thereH8033 14confuseH1101 their 15languageH8193, soH834 that they will not understandH8085 oneH376 another’sH7453 16speechH8193.” 8So the LordH3068 17scatteredH6327 them abroad from thereH8033 overH5921 the faceH6440 of the wholeH3605 earthH776; and they stoppedH2308 buildingH1129 the cityH5892. 9ThereforeH5921H3651 its nameH8034 was calledH7121 1819BabelH894, becauseH3588 thereH8033 the LordH3068 confusedH1101 the 20languageH8193 of the wholeH3605 earthH776; and from thereH8033 the LordH3068 scatteredH6327 them abroad overH5921 the faceH6440 of the wholeH3605 earthH776.

Descendants of Shem

1021TheseH428 are the records of the generationsH8435 of ShemH8035. ShemH8035 was one hundredH3967 yearsH8141 oldH1121, and 22becameH3205 the fatherH3205 of ArpachshadH775 two yearsH8141 afterH310 the floodH3999; 11and ShemH8035 livedH2421 fiveH2568 hundredH3967 yearsH8141 afterH310 he becameH3205 the fatherH3205 of ArpachshadH775, and he hadH3205 other sonsH1121 and daughtersH1323.

12ArpachshadH775 livedH2421 thirty-fiveH7970H2568 yearsH8141, and becameH3205 the fatherH3205 of ShelahH7974; 13and ArpachshadH775 livedH2421 fourH702 hundredH3967 and threeH7969 yearsH8141 afterH310 he becameH3205 the fatherH3205 of ShelahH7974, and he hadH3205 other sonsH1121 and daughtersH1323.

14ShelahH7974 livedH2421 thirtyH7970 yearsH8141, and becameH3205 the fatherH3205 of EberH5677; 15and ShelahH7974 livedH2421 fourH702 hundredH3967 and threeH7969 yearsH8141 afterH310 he becameH3205 the fatherH3205 of EberH5677, and he hadH3205 other sonsH1121 and daughtersH1323.

16EberH5677 livedH2421 thirty-fourH7970H702 yearsH8141, and becameH3205 the fatherH3205 of PelegH6389; 17and EberH5677 livedH2421 fourH702 hundredH3967 and thirtyH7970 yearsH8141 afterH310 he becameH3205 the fatherH3205 of PelegH6389, and he hadH3205 other sonsH1121 and daughtersH1323.

18PelegH6389 livedH2421 thirtyH7970 yearsH8141, and becameH3205 the fatherH3205 of ReuH7466; 19and PelegH6389 livedH2421 two hundredH3967 and nineH8672 yearsH8141 afterH310 he becameH3205 the fatherH3205 of ReuH7466, and he hadH3205 other sonsH1121 and daughtersH1323.

20ReuH7466 livedH2421 thirty-twoH7970H8147 yearsH8141, and becameH3205 the fatherH3205 of SerugH8286; 21and ReuH7466 livedH2421 two hundredH3967 and sevenH7651 yearsH8141 afterH310 he becameH3205 the fatherH3205 of SerugH8286, and he hadH3205 other sonsH1121 and daughtersH1323.

22SerugH8286 livedH2421 thirtyH7970 yearsH8141, and becameH3205 the fatherH3205 of NahorH5152; 23and SerugH8286 livedH2421 two hundredH3967 yearsH8141 afterH310 he becameH3205 the fatherH3205 of NahorH5152, and he hadH3205 other sonsH1121 and daughtersH1323.

24NahorH5152 livedH2421 twenty-nineH6242H8672 yearsH8141, and becameH3205 the fatherH3205 of 23TerahH8646; 25and NahorH5152 livedH2421 one hundredH3967 and nineteenH8672H6240 yearsH8141 afterH310 he becameH3205 the fatherH3205 of TerahH8646, and he hadH3205 other sonsH1121 and daughtersH1323.

26TerahH8646 livedH2421 seventyH7657 yearsH8141, and becameH3205 24the fatherH3205 of AbramH87, NahorH5152 and HaranH2039.

27Now theseH428 are the records of the generationsH8435 of TerahH8646. TerahH8646 becameH3205 the fatherH3205 of AbramH87, NahorH5152 and HaranH2039; and 25HaranH2039 becameH3205 the fatherH3205 of 26LotH3876. 28HaranH2039 diedH4191 27in the presenceH6440 of his fatherH1 TerahH8646 in the landH776 of his birthH4138, in 28UrH218 of the ChaldeansH3778. 29AbramH87 and 29NahorH5152 tookH3947 wivesH802 for themselves. The nameH8034 of Abram’sH87 wifeH802 was 30SaraiH8297; and the nameH8034 of Nahor’sH5152 wifeH802 was 31MilcahH4435, the daughterH1323 of HaranH2039, the fatherH1 of MilcahH4435 32and IscahH3252. 3033SaraiH8297 was barrenH6135; she hadH369 noH369 childH2056.

31TerahH8646 tookH3947 AbramH87 his sonH1121, and LotH3876 the sonH1121 of HaranH2039, his grandsonH1121, and SaraiH8297 his daughter-in-lawH3618, his sonH1121 Abram’sH87 wifeH802; and they wentH3318 out 34togetherH854 from 35UrH218 of the ChaldeansH3778 in order to enterH1980 the landH776 of CanaanH3667; and they wentH935 as farH5704 as HaranH2771, and 36settledH3427 thereH8033. 32The daysH3117 of TerahH8646 were two hundredH3967 and fiveH2568 yearsH8141; and TerahH8646 diedH4191 in HaranH2771.