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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.