Revised Literal Translation

Genesis 11:10-24

10These arethe generationsתּוֹלְדֹ֣תtol.DotH8435of Shemשֵׁ֔םShemH8035:Shemשֵׁ֚םShemH8035wasan hundredמְאַ֣תme.'AtH3967yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121,and begatוַיּ֖וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205Arphaxadאַרְפַּכְשָׁ֑ד'ar.pakh.ShadH775two yearsשְׁנָתַ֖יִםshe.na.Ta.yimH8141afterאַחַ֥ר'a.CharH310the floodהַמַּבּֽוּל׃ha.ma.BulH3999:

11And Shemשֵׁ֗םShemH8035livedוַֽיְחִי־vay.chi-H2421afterאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310he begatהוֹלִיד֣וֹho.li.DoH3205Arphaxadאַרְפַּכְשָׁ֔ד'ar.pakh.ShadH775fiveחֲמֵ֥שׁcha.MeshH2568hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,and begatוַיּ֥וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121and daughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃ סu.va.NotH1323.

12And Arphaxadוְאַרְפַּכְשַׁ֣דve.'ar.pakh.ShadH775livedH2425fiveחָמֵ֥שׁcha.MeshH2568and thirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,and begatוַיּ֖וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205Salahשָֽׁלַח׃Sha.lachH7974:

13And Arphaxadאַרְפַּכְשַׁ֗ד'ar.pakh.ShadH775livedוַֽיְחִ֣יvay.ChiH2421afterאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310he begatהוֹלִיד֣וֹho.li.DoH3205Salahשֶׁ֔לַחShe.lachH7974fourוְאַרְבַּ֥עve.'ar.Ba'H702hundredשָׁנִ֔ים מֵא֖וֹתsha.Nim me.'otH8141 H3967and threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,and begatוַיּ֥וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121and daughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃ סu.va.NotH1323.

14And Salahוְשֶׁ֥לַחve.She.lachH7974livedH2425thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,and begatוַיּ֖וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205Eberעֵֽבֶר׃'E.verH5677:

15And Salahשֶׁ֗לַחShe.lachH7974livedוַֽיְחִי־vay.chi-H2421afterאַחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310he begatהוֹלִיד֣וֹho.li.DoH3205Eberעֵ֔בֶר'E.verH5677fourוְאַרְבַּ֥עve.'ar.Ba'H702hundredשָׁנִ֔ים מֵא֖וֹתsha.Nim me.'otH8141 H3967and threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,and begatוַיּ֥וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121and daughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃ סu.va.NotH1323.

16And Eberעֵ֕בֶר'E.verH5677livedוַֽיְחִי־vay.chi-H2421fourאַרְבַּ֥ע'ar.Ba'H702and thirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,and begatוַיּ֖וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205Pelegפָּֽלֶג׃Pa.legH6389:

17And Eberעֵ֗בֶר'E.verH5677livedוַֽיְחִי־vay.chi-H2421afterאַחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310he begatהוֹלִיד֣וֹho.li.DoH3205Pelegפֶּ֔לֶגPe.legH6389fourוְאַרְבַּ֥עve.'ar.Ba'H702hundredשָׁנָ֔ה מֵא֖וֹתsha.Nah me.'otH8141 H3967and thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,and begatוַיּ֥וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121and daughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃ סu.va.NotH1323.

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

19And Pelegפֶ֗לֶגFe.legH6389livedוַֽיְחִי־vay.chi-H2421afterאַחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310he begatהוֹלִיד֣וֹho.li.DoH3205Reuרְע֔וּre.'UH7466two hundredשָׁנִ֖ים וּמָאתַ֣יִםsha.Nim u.ma.Ta.yimH8141 H3967and nineתֵּ֥שַׁעTe.sha'H8672yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,and begatוַיּ֥וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121and daughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃ סu.va.NotH1323.

20And Reuרְע֔וּre.'UH7466livedוַיְחִ֣יvay.ChiH2421twoשְׁתַּ֥יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147and thirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,and begatוַיּ֖וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205Serugשְׂרֽוּג׃se.RugH8286:

21And Reuרְע֗וּre.'UH7466livedוַיְחִ֣יvay.ChiH2421afterאַחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310he begatהוֹלִיד֣וֹho.li.DoH3205Serugשְׂר֔וּגse.RugH8286two hundredשָׁנִ֖ים וּמָאתַ֣יִםsha.Nim u.ma.Ta.yimH8141 H3967and sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,and begatוַיּ֥וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121and daughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃ סu.va.NotH1323.

22And Serugשְׂר֖וּגse.RugH8286livedוַיְחִ֥יvay.ChiH2421thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,and begatוַיּ֖וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205Nahorנָחֽוֹר׃na.ChorH5152:

23And Serugשְׂר֗וּגse.RugH8286livedוַיְחִ֣יvay.ChiH2421afterאַחֲרֵ֛י'a.cha.ReiH310he begatהוֹלִיד֥וֹho.li.DoH3205Nahorנָח֖וֹרna.ChorH5152two hundredמָאתַ֣יִםma.Ta.yimH3967yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,and begatוַיּ֥וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121and daughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃ סu.va.NotH1323.

24And Nahorנָח֔וֹרna.ChorH5152livedוַיְחִ֣יvay.ChiH2421nineתֵּ֥שַׁעTe.sha'H8672and twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֖יםve.'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,and begatוַיּ֖וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205Terahתָּֽרַח׃Ta.rachH8646:

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