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10 These be the generations of Shem (These be the descendants of Shem). Shem was an hundred years (old) when he begat Arphaxad, two years after the great flood.

11 And Shem lived after that he begat Arphaxad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.

12 Forsooth Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and (then) begat Salah;

13 and Arphaxad lived after that he begat Salah three hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters. (and Arphaxad lived after that he begat Salah four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.)

14 And Salah lived thirty years, and (then) begat Eber;

15 and Salah lived after that he begat Eber four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.

16 Soothly Eber lived four and thirty years, and (then) begat Peleg;

17 and Eber lived after that he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters.

18 Also Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu; (And Peleg lived thirty years, and then begat Reu;)

19 and Peleg lived after that he begat Reu two hundred and nine years, and begat sons and daughters.

20 And Reu lived two and thirty years, and (then) begat Serug;

21 and Reu lived after that he begat Serug two hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters.

22 Soothly Serug lived thirty years, and (then) begat Nahor;

23 and Serug lived after that he begat Nahor two hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.

24 Forsooth Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and (then) begat Terah;

25 and Nahor lived after that he begat Terah an hundred and nineteen years, and begat sons and daughters.

26 And Terah lived seventy years, and (then) begat Abram[a], Nahor, and Haran.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 11:26 God would later change Abram’s name to Abraham.

From Shem to Abram(A)

10 This is the account(B) of Shem’s family line.

Two years after the flood, when Shem was 100 years old, he became the father[a] of Arphaxad.(C) 11 And after he became the father of Arphaxad, Shem lived 500 years and had other sons and daughters.

12 When Arphaxad had lived 35 years, he became the father of Shelah.(D) 13 And after he became the father of Shelah, Arphaxad lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters.[b]

14 When Shelah had lived 30 years, he became the father of Eber.(E) 15 And after he became the father of Eber, Shelah lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters.

16 When Eber had lived 34 years, he became the father of Peleg.(F) 17 And after he became the father of Peleg, Eber lived 430 years and had other sons and daughters.

18 When Peleg had lived 30 years, he became the father of Reu.(G) 19 And after he became the father of Reu, Peleg lived 209 years and had other sons and daughters.

20 When Reu had lived 32 years, he became the father of Serug.(H) 21 And after he became the father of Serug, Reu lived 207 years and had other sons and daughters.

22 When Serug had lived 30 years, he became the father of Nahor.(I) 23 And after he became the father of Nahor, Serug lived 200 years and had other sons and daughters.

24 When Nahor had lived 29 years, he became the father of Terah.(J) 25 And after he became the father of Terah, Nahor lived 119 years and had other sons and daughters.

26 After Terah had lived 70 years, he became the father of Abram,(K) Nahor(L) and Haran.(M)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 11:10 Father may mean ancestor; also in verses 11-25.
  2. Genesis 11:13 Hebrew; Septuagint (see also Luke 3:35, 36 and note at Gen. 10:24) 35 years, he became the father of Cainan. 13 And after he became the father of Cainan, Arphaxad lived 430 years and had other sons and daughters, and then he died. When Cainan had lived 130 years, he became the father of Shelah. And after he became the father of Shelah, Cainan lived 330 years and had other sons and daughters