Genesis 11:13

Genesis 11:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Arphaxad lived after he begat Salah four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.
• New International Version (NIV)And after he became the father of Shelah, Arphaxad lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Arpachshad lived after he fathered Shelah 403 years and had other sons and daughters.
• New King James Version (NKJV)After he begot Salah, Arphaxad lived four hundred and three years, and begot sons and daughters.

Context of Genesis 11:13

11and Shem lived five hundred years after he fathered Arpachshad, and he fathered other sons and daughters. 12Arpachshad lived thirty-five years, and fathered Shelah; and Arpachshad lived 403 years after he fathered Shelah, and he fathered other sons and daughters. 14Shelah lived thirty years, and fathered Eber; 15and Shelah lived 403 years after he fathered Eber, and he fathered other sons and daughters.

Genesis 11:13 word by word

וַֽיְחִ֣י אַרְפַּכְשַׁ֗ד אַֽחֲרֵי֙ הוֹלִיד֣וֹ אֶת־שֶׁ֔לַח שָׁלֹ֣שׁ שָׁנִ֔ים וְאַרְבַּ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָ֑ה וַיּ֥וֹלֶד בָּנִ֖ים וּבָנֽוֹת׃ סRead the interlinear

• and Arpachshadאַרְפַּכְשַׁד'arpakshad · ArpachshadH775
• 403אַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702
• 403מֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• 403שָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
• yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• he fatheredיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• Shelahשֶׁ֫לַחshelach · ShelahH7974
• sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• and daughtersבַּתbath · daughterH1323

Commentaries on Genesis 11:13

• 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 11:13

• Arphaxad
• Genealogy
• Longevity
• Salah
• Shem

In the dictionaries

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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