New American Standard Bible 2020

Genesis 11:8-19

8So the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068scatteredוַיָּ֨פֶץvai.Ya.fetzH6327them abroad from thereמִשָּׁ֖םmi.ShamH8033overעַל־'al-H5921the faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of allכָל־khol-H3605the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;and they stoppedוַֽיַּחְדְּל֖וּvai.yach.de.LuH2308buildingלִבְנֹ֥תliv.NotH1129the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

9Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֞ן'al- kenH5921 H3651it was namedקָרָ֤א שְׁמָהּ֙ka.Ra' she.MahH7121 H8034Babelבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894,becauseכִּי־ki-H3588thereשָׁ֛םshamH8033the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068confusedבָּלַ֥לba.LalH1101thelanguageשְׂפַ֣תse.FatH8193of allכָּל־kol-H3605the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;and from thereוּמִשָּׁם֙u.mi.ShamH8033the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068scatteredהֱפִיצָ֣םhe.fi.TzamH6327them abroad overעַל־'al-H5921the faceפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440of allכָּל־kol-H3605the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ פha.'A.retzH776.

10Theseאֵ֚לֶּה'E.lehH428are the records ofthe generationsתּוֹלְדֹ֣תtol.DotH8435of Shemשֵׁ֔םShemH8035.Shemשֵׁ֚םShemH8035was a hundredמְאַ֣תme.'AtH3967yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he fatheredוַיּ֖וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205Arpachshadאַרְפַּכְשָׁ֑ד'ar.pakh.ShadH775,two yearsשְׁנָתַ֖יִםshe.na.Ta.yimH8141afterאַחַ֥ר'a.CharH310the floodהַמַּבּֽוּל׃ha.ma.BulH3999;

11and Shemשֵׁ֗םShemH8035livedוַֽיְחִי־vay.chi-H2421fiveחֲמֵ֥שׁcha.MeshH2568hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141afterאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310he fatheredהוֹלִיד֣וֹho.li.DoH3205Arpachshadאַרְפַּכְשָׁ֔ד'ar.pakh.ShadH775,and he fatheredוַיּ֥וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205othersonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121and daughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃ סu.va.NotH1323.

12Arpachshadוְאַרְפַּכְשַׁ֣דve.'ar.pakh.ShadH775livedחַ֔יChaiH2421thirty-fiveחָמֵ֥שׁ וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםcha.Mesh u.she.lo.ShimH7970 H2568yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,and fatheredוַיּ֖וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205Shelahשָֽׁלַח׃Sha.lachH7974;

13and Arpachshadאַרְפַּכְשַׁ֗ד'ar.pakh.ShadH775livedוַֽיְחִ֣יvay.ChiH2421403שָׁלֹ֣שׁ וְאַרְבַּ֥ע מֵא֖וֹתsha.Losh ve.'ar.Ba' me.'otH702 H3967 H7969yearsH8141afterאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310he fatheredהוֹלִיד֣וֹho.li.DoH3205Shelahשֶׁ֔לַחShe.lachH7974,and he fatheredוַיּ֥וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205othersonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121and daughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃ סu.va.NotH1323.

14Shelahוְשֶׁ֥לַחve.She.lachH7974livedחַ֖יchaiH2421thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,and fatheredוַיּ֖וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205Eberעֵֽבֶר׃'E.verH5677;

15and Shelahשֶׁ֗לַחShe.lachH7974livedוַֽיְחִי־vay.chi-H2421403שָׁלֹ֣שׁ וְאַרְבַּ֥ע מֵא֖וֹתsha.Losh ve.'ar.Ba' me.'otH702 H3967 H7969yearsH8141afterאַחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310he fatheredהוֹלִיד֣וֹho.li.DoH3205Eberעֵ֔בֶר'E.verH5677,and he fatheredוַיּ֥וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205othersonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121and daughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃ סu.va.NotH1323.

16Eberעֵ֕בֶר'E.verH5677livedוַֽיְחִי־vay.chi-H2421thirty-fourאַרְבַּ֥ע וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖ים'ar.Ba' u.she.lo.ShimH7970 H702yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,and fatheredוַיּ֖וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205Pelegפָּֽלֶג׃Pa.legH6389;

17and Eberעֵ֗בֶר'E.verH5677livedוַֽיְחִי־vay.chi-H2421430שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים וְאַרְבַּ֥ע מֵא֖וֹתshe.lo.Shim ve.'ar.Ba' me.'otH702 H3967 H7970yearsH8141afterאַחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310he fatheredהוֹלִיד֣וֹho.li.DoH3205Pelegפֶּ֔לֶגPe.legH6389,and he fatheredוַיּ֥וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205othersonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121and daughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃ סu.va.NotH1323.

18Pelegפֶ֖לֶגFe.legH6389livedוַֽיְחִי־vay.chi-H2421thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,and fatheredוַיּ֖וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205Reuרְעֽוּ׃re.'UH7466;

19and Pelegפֶ֗לֶגFe.legH6389livedוַֽיְחִי־vay.chi-H2421209תֵּ֥שַׁע וּמָאתַ֣יִםTe.sha' u.ma.Ta.yimH3967 H8672yearsH8141afterאַחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310he fatheredהוֹלִיד֣וֹho.li.DoH3205Reuרְע֔וּre.'UH7466,and he fatheredוַיּ֥וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205othersonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121and daughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃ סu.va.NotH1323.

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