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Genesis 11:16-26

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:

25And Nahorנָח֗וֹרna.ChorH5152livedוַיְחִ֣יvay.ChiH2421afterאַחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310he begatהוֹלִיד֣וֹho.li.DoH3205Terahתֶּ֔רַחTe.rachH8646an hundredשָׁנָ֖ה וּמְאַ֣תsha.Nah u.me.'AtH8141 H3967and nineteenתְּשַֽׁע־ עֶשְׂרֵ֥הte.sha'- 'es.RehH8672 H6240yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,and begatוַיּ֥וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121and daughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃ סu.va.NotH1323.

26And Terahתֶ֖רַחTe.rachH8646livedוַֽיְחִי־vay.chi-H2421seventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,and begatוַיּ֙וֹלֶד֙vai.Yo.ledH3205Abramאַבְרָ֔ם'av.RamH87,Nahorנָח֖וֹרna.ChorH5152,and Haranהָרָֽן׃ha.RanH2039.

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