Genesis 11

The Tower of Babel

1Now allH3605 the earthH776 1usedH1961 the sameH259 languageH8193 and 2the sameH259 wordsH1697. 2And it cameH1961 aboutH1961, as they journeyedH5265 3eastH6924, that they foundH4672 a plainH1237 in the landH776 4of ShinarH8152 and 5settledH3427 thereH8033. 3Then they saidH559 to oneH376 anotherH7453, “ComeH3051, let’s makeH3835 bricksH3835 and 6fireH8313 them thoroughlyH8316.” And they usedH1961 brickH3843 for stoneH68, and they usedH1961 7tarH2564 for mortarH2563. 4And they saidH559, “ComeH3051, let’s buildH1129 ourselves a cityH5892, and a towerH4026 whose topH7218 8will reach into heavenH8064, and let’s makeH6213 9a nameH8034 for ourselves; otherwiseH6435 we 10will be scatteredH6327 abroad overH5921 the faceH6440 of allH3605 the earthH776.” 5Now 11the LordH3068 cameH3381 downH3381 to seeH7200 the cityH5892 and the towerH4026 whichH834 the 12menH120 had builtH1129. 6And the LordH3068 saidH559, “BeholdH2005, they are oneH259 peopleH5971, and they allH3605 have 1314the sameH259 languageH8193. And thisH2088 is what they have startedH2490 to doH6213, and nowH6258 nothingH3808H3605 whichH834 they planH2161 to doH6213 will beH1219 15impossibleH1219 for them. 7ComeH3051, 1617let Us goH3381 downH3381 and thereH8033 18confuseH1101 their 19languageH8193, soH834 thatH834 they will not understandH8085 oneH376 another’sH7453 20speechH8193.” 8So the LordH3068 21scatteredH6327 them abroad from thereH8033 overH5921 the faceH6440 of allH3605 the earthH776; and they stoppedH2308 buildingH1129 the cityH5892. 9ThereforeH5921H3651 it was namedH7121H8034 2223BabelH894, becauseH3588 thereH8033 the LordH3068 confusedH1101 the 24languageH8193 of allH3605 the earthH776; and from thereH8033 the LordH3068 scatteredH6327 them abroad overH5921 the faceH6440 of allH3605 the earthH776.

Descendants of Shem

1025TheseH428 are the records of the generationsH8435 of ShemH8035. ShemH8035 was a hundredH3967 yearsH8141 oldH1121 when he fatheredH3205 ArpachshadH775, two yearsH8141 afterH310 the floodH3999; 11and ShemH8035 livedH2421 fiveH2568 hundredH3967 yearsH8141 afterH310 he fatheredH3205 ArpachshadH775, and he fatheredH3205 other sonsH1121 and daughtersH1323.

12ArpachshadH775 livedH2421 thirty-fiveH7970H2568 yearsH8141, and fatheredH3205 ShelahH7974; 13and ArpachshadH775 livedH2421 403H702H3967H7969 yearsH8141 afterH310 he fatheredH3205 ShelahH7974, and he fatheredH3205 other sonsH1121 and daughtersH1323.

14ShelahH7974 livedH2421 thirtyH7970 yearsH8141, and fatheredH3205 EberH5677; 15and ShelahH7974 livedH2421 403H702H3967H7969 yearsH8141 afterH310 he fatheredH3205 EberH5677, and he fatheredH3205 other sonsH1121 and daughtersH1323.

16EberH5677 livedH2421 thirty-fourH7970H702 yearsH8141, and fatheredH3205 PelegH6389; 17and EberH5677 livedH2421 430H702H3967H7970 yearsH8141 afterH310 he fatheredH3205 PelegH6389, and he fatheredH3205 other sonsH1121 and daughtersH1323.

18PelegH6389 livedH2421 thirtyH7970 yearsH8141, and fatheredH3205 ReuH7466; 19and PelegH6389 livedH2421 209H3967H8672 yearsH8141 afterH310 he fatheredH3205 ReuH7466, and he fatheredH3205 other sonsH1121 and daughtersH1323.

20ReuH7466 livedH2421 thirty-twoH7970H8147 yearsH8141, and fatheredH3205 SerugH8286; 21and ReuH7466 livedH2421 207H3967H7651 yearsH8141 afterH310 he fatheredH3205 SerugH8286, and he fatheredH3205 other sonsH1121 and daughtersH1323.

22SerugH8286 livedH2421 thirtyH7970 yearsH8141, and fatheredH3205 NahorH5152; 23and SerugH8286 livedH2421 two hundredH3967 yearsH8141 afterH310 he fatheredH3205 NahorH5152, and he fatheredH3205 other sonsH1121 and daughtersH1323.

24NahorH5152 livedH2421 twenty-nineH6242H8672 yearsH8141, and fatheredH3205 26TerahH8646; 25and NahorH5152 livedH2421 119H3967H8672H6240 yearsH8141 afterH310 he fatheredH3205 TerahH8646, and he fatheredH3205 other sonsH1121 and daughtersH1323.

26TerahH8646 livedH2421 seventyH7657 yearsH8141, and 27fatheredH3205 AbramH87, NahorH5152, and HaranH2039.

27Now theseH428 are the records of the generationsH8435 of TerahH8646. TerahH8646 fatheredH3205 AbramH87, NahorH5152, and HaranH2039; and 28HaranH2039 fatheredH3205 29LotH3876. 28HaranH2039 diedH4191 30during the lifetimeH6440 of his fatherH1 TerahH8646 in the landH776 of his birthH4138, in 31UrH218 of the ChaldeansH3778. 29AbramH87 and 32NahorH5152 tookH3947 wivesH802 for themselves. The nameH8034 of Abram’sH87 wifeH802 was 33SaraiH8297, and the nameH8034 of Nahor’sH5152 wifeH802 was 34MilcahH4435, the daughterH1323 of HaranH2039, the fatherH1 of MilcahH4435 35and IscahH3252. 3036SaraiH8297 was unableH6135 toH6135 conceiveH6135; she did notH369 haveH369 a childH2056.

31Now TerahH8646 tookH3947 his sonH1121 AbramH87, and LotH3876 the sonH1121 of HaranH2039, his grandsonH1121, and his daughter-in-lawH3618 SaraiH8297, his sonH1121 Abram’sH87 wifeH802, and they departedH3318 37togetherH854 from 38UrH218 of the ChaldeansH3778 to goH1980 to the landH776 of CanaanH3667; and they wentH935 as farH5704 as HaranH2771 and 39settledH3427 thereH8033. 32The daysH3117 of TerahH8646 were 205H3967H2568 yearsH8141; and TerahH8646 diedH4191 in HaranH2771.