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Genesis 11

1 And the whole earth was of one language and of one speech.

Cross references & Strong's
Cross references (TSK): Isaiah 19:18 · Zephaniah 3:9 · Acts 2:6
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And the whole earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
  • was of one H259 (אֶחָד) — properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
  • language H8193 (שָׂפָה) — the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
  • and of one H259 (אֶחָד) — properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
  • speech H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause

2 And it came to pass, as they journeyed east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And it came to pass, as they journeyed H5265 (נָסַע) — properly, to pull up, especially the tent-pins, i.e. start on a journey
  • from the east H6924 (קֶדֶם) — the front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the East) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward)
  • that they found H4672 (מָצָא) — properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
  • a plain H1237 (בִּקְעָה) — properly, a split, i.e. a wide level valley between mountains
  • in the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
  • of Shinar H8152 (שִׁנְעָר) — Shinar, a plain in Babylonia
  • and they dwelt H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry

3 And they said one to another, Come, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for mortar.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And they said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
  • one H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
  • to another H7453 (רֵעַ) — an associate (more or less close)
  • Go to H3051 (יָהַב) — to give (whether literal or figurative); generally, to put; imperatively (reflexive) come
  • let us make H3835 (לָבַן) — to be (or become) white; to make bricks
  • brick H3843 (לְבֵנָה) — a brick (from the whiteness of the clay)
  • and burn H8313 (שָׂרַף) — to be (causatively, set) on fire
  • them throughly H8316 (שְׂרֵפָה) — cremation
  • And they had brick H3843 (לְבֵנָה) — a brick (from the whiteness of the clay)
  • for stone H68 (אֶבֶן) — a stone
  • and pitch H2564 (חֵמָר) — bitumen (as rising to the surface)
  • had H1961 (הָיָה) — to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
  • they for morter H2563 (חֹמֶר) — properly, a bubbling up, i.e. of water, a wave; of earth, mire or clay (cement); also a heap; hence, a chomer or dry measure

4 And they said, Come, let us build us a city, and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven, and let us make us a name; lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And they said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
  • Go to H3051 (יָהַב) — to give (whether literal or figurative); generally, to put; imperatively (reflexive) come
  • let us build H1129 (בָּנָה) — to build (literally and figuratively)
  • us a city H5892 (עִיר) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
  • and a tower H4026 (מִגְדָּל) — a tower (from its size or height); by analogy, a rostrum; figuratively, a (pyramidal) bed of flowers
  • whose top H7218 (רֹאשׁ) — the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
  • unto heaven H8064 (שָׁמַיִם) — the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
  • and let us make H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
  • us a name H8034 (שֵׁם) — an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
  • lest we be scattered abroad H6327 (פּוּץ) — to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively (especially to disperse)
  • upon the face H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
  • of the whole earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

5 And Jehovah came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
  • came down H3381 (יָרַד) — to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively,…
  • to see H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
  • the city H5892 (עִיר) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
  • and the tower H4026 (מִגְדָּל) — a tower (from its size or height); by analogy, a rostrum; figuratively, a (pyramidal) bed of flowers
  • which the children H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
  • of men H120 (אָדָם) — ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
  • builded H1129 (בָּנָה) — to build (literally and figuratively)

6 And Jehovah said, Behold, they are one people, and they have all one language; and this is what they begin to do: and now nothing will be withholden from them, which they purpose to do.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
  • said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
  • Behold, the people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
  • one H259 (אֶחָד) — properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
  • and they have all one H259 (אֶחָד) — properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
  • language H8193 (שָׂפָה) — the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
  • and this they begin H2490 (חָלַל) — properly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (as if by a…
  • to do H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
  • and now nothing H3605 (כֹּל) — properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
  • and now nothing H3808 (לֹא) — not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
  • will be restrained H1219 (בָּצַר) — to gather grapes; also to be isolated (i.e. inaccessible by height or fortification)
  • from them, which they have imagined H2161 (זָמַם) — to plan, usually in a bad sense

7 Come, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • Go to H3051 (יָהַב) — to give (whether literal or figurative); generally, to put; imperatively (reflexive) come
  • let us go down H3381 (יָרַד) — to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively,…
  • and there confound H1101 (בָּלַל) — to overflow (specifically with oil.); by implication, to mix; to fodder
  • their language H8193 (שָׂפָה) — the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
  • that H834 (אֲשֶׁר) — who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
  • they may not understand H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
  • one H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
  • another’s H7453 (רֵעַ) — an associate (more or less close)
  • speech H8193 (שָׂפָה) — the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)

8 So Jehovah scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off building the city.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • So Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
  • scattered them abroad H6327 (פּוּץ) — to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively (especially to disperse)
  • from thence H8033 (שָׁם) — there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence
  • upon the face H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
  • of all the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
  • and they left off H2308 (חָדַל) — properly, to be flabby, i.e. (by implication) desist; (figuratively) be lacking or idle
  • to build H1129 (בָּנָה) — to build (literally and figuratively)
  • the city H5892 (עִיר) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)

9 Therefore was the name of it called Babel; because Jehovah did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did Jehovah scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • Therefore is the name of it H8034 (שֵׁם) — an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
  • called H7121 (קָרָא) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
  • Babel H894 (בָּבֶל) — Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire
  • because Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
  • did there confound H1101 (בָּלַל) — to overflow (specifically with oil.); by implication, to mix; to fodder
  • the language H8193 (שָׂפָה) — the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
  • of all the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
  • and from thence did H6327 (פּוּץ) — to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively (especially to disperse)
  • Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
  • scatter them abroad H6327 (פּוּץ) — to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively (especially to disperse)
  • upon the face H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…

10 These are the generations of Shem. Shem was a hundred years old, and begat Arpachshad two years after the flood:

Cross references & Strong's
Cross references (TSK): Genesis 10:21 · Genesis 11:27 · 1 Chronicles 1:17 · Luke 3:34
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • the generations H8435 (תּוֹלְדָה) — (plural only) descent, i.e. family; (figuratively) history
  • of Shem H8035 (שֵׁם) — Shem, a son of Noah (often includ. his posterity)
  • Shem H8035 (שֵׁם) — Shem, a son of Noah (often includ. his posterity)
  • an hundred H3967 (מֵאָה) — a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
  • years H8141 (שָׁנֶה) — a year (as a revolution of time)
  • old H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
  • and begat H3205 (יָלַד) — to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
  • Arphaxad H775 (אַרְפַּכְשַׁד) — Arpakshad, a son of Noah; also the region settled by him
  • two years H8141 (שָׁנֶה) — a year (as a revolution of time)
  • after H310 (אַחַר) — properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
  • the flood H3999 (מַבּוּל) — a deluge

11 and Shem lived after he begat Arpachshad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And Shem H8035 (שֵׁם) — Shem, a son of Noah (often includ. his posterity)
  • lived H2421 (חָיָה) — to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
  • after H310 (אַחַר) — properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
  • he begat H3205 (יָלַד) — to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
  • Arphaxad H775 (אַרְפַּכְשַׁד) — Arpakshad, a son of Noah; also the region settled by him
  • five H2568 (חָמֵשׁ) — five
  • hundred H3967 (מֵאָה) — a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
  • years H8141 (שָׁנֶה) — a year (as a revolution of time)
  • and begat H3205 (יָלַד) — to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
  • sons H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
  • and daughters H1323 (בַּת) — a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)

12 And Arpachshad lived five and thirty years, and begat Shelah:

Cross references & Strong's
Cross references (TSK): 1 Chronicles 1:18 · Luke 3:36
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And Arphaxad H775 (אַרְפַּכְשַׁד) — Arpakshad, a son of Noah; also the region settled by him
  • lived H2425 (חָיַי) — to live; causatively to revive
  • five H2568 (חָמֵשׁ) — five
  • and thirty H7970 (שְׁלוֹשִׁים) — thirty; or (ordinal) thirtieth
  • years H8141 (שָׁנֶה) — a year (as a revolution of time)
  • and begat H3205 (יָלַד) — to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
  • Salah H7974 (שֶׁלַח) — Shelach, a postdiluvian patriarch

13 and Arpachshad lived after he begat Shelah four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And Arphaxad H775 (אַרְפַּכְשַׁד) — Arpakshad, a son of Noah; also the region settled by him
  • lived H2421 (חָיָה) — to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
  • after H310 (אַחַר) — properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
  • he begat H3205 (יָלַד) — to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
  • Salah H7974 (שֶׁלַח) — Shelach, a postdiluvian patriarch
  • four H702 (אַרְבַּע) — four
  • hundred H8141 (שָׁנֶה) — a year (as a revolution of time)
  • hundred H3967 (מֵאָה) — a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
  • and three H7969 (שָׁלוֹשׁ) — three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice
  • years H8141 (שָׁנֶה) — a year (as a revolution of time)
  • and begat H3205 (יָלַד) — to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
  • sons H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
  • and daughters H1323 (בַּת) — a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)

14 And Shelah lived thirty years, and begat Eber:

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And Salah H7974 (שֶׁלַח) — Shelach, a postdiluvian patriarch
  • lived H2425 (חָיַי) — to live; causatively to revive
  • thirty H7970 (שְׁלוֹשִׁים) — thirty; or (ordinal) thirtieth
  • years H8141 (שָׁנֶה) — a year (as a revolution of time)
  • and begat H3205 (יָלַד) — to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
  • Eber H5677 (עֵבֵר) — Eber, the name of two patriarchs and four Israelites

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

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And Salah H7974 (שֶׁלַח) — Shelach, a postdiluvian patriarch
  • lived H2421 (חָיָה) — to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
  • after H310 (אַחַר) — properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
  • he begat H3205 (יָלַד) — to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
  • Eber H5677 (עֵבֵר) — Eber, the name of two patriarchs and four Israelites
  • four H702 (אַרְבַּע) — four
  • hundred H8141 (שָׁנֶה) — a year (as a revolution of time)
  • hundred H3967 (מֵאָה) — a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
  • and three H7969 (שָׁלוֹשׁ) — three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice
  • years H8141 (שָׁנֶה) — a year (as a revolution of time)
  • and begat H3205 (יָלַד) — to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
  • sons H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
  • and daughters H1323 (בַּת) — a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)

16 And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg:

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And Eber H5677 (עֵבֵר) — Eber, the name of two patriarchs and four Israelites
  • lived H2421 (חָיָה) — to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
  • four H702 (אַרְבַּע) — four
  • and thirty H7970 (שְׁלוֹשִׁים) — thirty; or (ordinal) thirtieth
  • years H8141 (שָׁנֶה) — a year (as a revolution of time)
  • and begat H3205 (יָלַד) — to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
  • Peleg H6389 (פֶּלֶג) — Peleg, a son of Shem

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

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And Eber H5677 (עֵבֵר) — Eber, the name of two patriarchs and four Israelites
  • lived H2421 (חָיָה) — to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
  • after H310 (אַחַר) — properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
  • he begat H3205 (יָלַד) — to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
  • Peleg H6389 (פֶּלֶג) — Peleg, a son of Shem
  • four H702 (אַרְבַּע) — four
  • hundred H8141 (שָׁנֶה) — a year (as a revolution of time)
  • hundred H3967 (מֵאָה) — a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
  • and thirty H7970 (שְׁלוֹשִׁים) — thirty; or (ordinal) thirtieth
  • years H8141 (שָׁנֶה) — a year (as a revolution of time)
  • and begat H3205 (יָלַד) — to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
  • sons H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
  • and daughters H1323 (בַּת) — a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)

18 And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu:

Cross references & Strong's
Cross references (TSK): Luke 3:35
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And Peleg H6389 (פֶּלֶג) — Peleg, a son of Shem
  • lived H2421 (חָיָה) — to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
  • thirty H7970 (שְׁלוֹשִׁים) — thirty; or (ordinal) thirtieth
  • years H8141 (שָׁנֶה) — a year (as a revolution of time)
  • and begat H3205 (יָלַד) — to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
  • Reu H7466 (רְעוּ) — Reu, a postdiluvian patriarch

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

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And Peleg H6389 (פֶּלֶג) — Peleg, a son of Shem
  • lived H2421 (חָיָה) — to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
  • after H310 (אַחַר) — properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
  • he begat H3205 (יָלַד) — to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
  • Reu H7466 (רְעוּ) — Reu, a postdiluvian patriarch
  • two hundred H8141 (שָׁנֶה) — a year (as a revolution of time)
  • two hundred H3967 (מֵאָה) — a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
  • and nine H8672 (תֵּשַׁע) — nine or (ordinal) ninth
  • years H8141 (שָׁנֶה) — a year (as a revolution of time)
  • and begat H3205 (יָלַד) — to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
  • sons H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
  • and daughters H1323 (בַּת) — a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)

20 And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begat Serug:

Cross references & Strong's
Cross references (TSK): Luke 3:35
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And Reu H7466 (רְעוּ) — Reu, a postdiluvian patriarch
  • lived H2421 (חָיָה) — to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
  • two H8147 (שְׁנַיִם) — two; also (as ordinal) twofold
  • and thirty H7970 (שְׁלוֹשִׁים) — thirty; or (ordinal) thirtieth
  • years H8141 (שָׁנֶה) — a year (as a revolution of time)
  • and begat H3205 (יָלַד) — to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
  • Serug H8286 (שְׂרוּג) — Serug, a postdiluvian patriarch

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

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And Reu H7466 (רְעוּ) — Reu, a postdiluvian patriarch
  • lived H2421 (חָיָה) — to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
  • after H310 (אַחַר) — properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
  • he begat H3205 (יָלַד) — to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
  • Serug H8286 (שְׂרוּג) — Serug, a postdiluvian patriarch
  • two hundred H8141 (שָׁנֶה) — a year (as a revolution of time)
  • two hundred H3967 (מֵאָה) — a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
  • and seven H7651 (שֶׁבַע) — seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
  • years H8141 (שָׁנֶה) — a year (as a revolution of time)
  • and begat H3205 (יָלַד) — to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
  • sons H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
  • and daughters H1323 (בַּת) — a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)

22 And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor:

Cross references & Strong's
Cross references (TSK): Joshua 24:2
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And Serug H8286 (שְׂרוּג) — Serug, a postdiluvian patriarch
  • lived H2421 (חָיָה) — to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
  • thirty H7970 (שְׁלוֹשִׁים) — thirty; or (ordinal) thirtieth
  • years H8141 (שָׁנֶה) — a year (as a revolution of time)
  • and begat H3205 (יָלַד) — to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
  • Nahor H5152 (נָחוֹר) — Nachor, the name of the grandfather and a brother of Abraham

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

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And Serug H8286 (שְׂרוּג) — Serug, a postdiluvian patriarch
  • lived H2421 (חָיָה) — to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
  • after H310 (אַחַר) — properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
  • he begat H3205 (יָלַד) — to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
  • Nahor H5152 (נָחוֹר) — Nachor, the name of the grandfather and a brother of Abraham
  • two hundred H3967 (מֵאָה) — a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
  • years H8141 (שָׁנֶה) — a year (as a revolution of time)
  • and begat H3205 (יָלַד) — to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
  • sons H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
  • and daughters H1323 (בַּת) — a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)

24 And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah:

Cross references & Strong's
Cross references (TSK): Joshua 24:2 · Luke 3:34
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And Nahor H5152 (נָחוֹר) — Nachor, the name of the grandfather and a brother of Abraham
  • lived H2421 (חָיָה) — to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
  • nine H8672 (תֵּשַׁע) — nine or (ordinal) ninth
  • and twenty H6242 (עֶשְׂרִים) — twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth
  • years H8141 (שָׁנֶה) — a year (as a revolution of time)
  • and begat H3205 (יָלַד) — to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
  • Terah H8646 (תֶּרַח) — Terach, the father of Abraham; also a place in the Desert

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

Cross references & Strong's
Cross references (TSK): Genesis 24:4
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And Nahor H5152 (נָחוֹר) — Nachor, the name of the grandfather and a brother of Abraham
  • lived H2421 (חָיָה) — to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
  • after H310 (אַחַר) — properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
  • he begat H3205 (יָלַד) — to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
  • Terah H8646 (תֶּרַח) — Terach, the father of Abraham; also a place in the Desert
  • an hundred H8141 (שָׁנֶה) — a year (as a revolution of time)
  • an hundred H3967 (מֵאָה) — a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
  • and nineteen H8672 (תֵּשַׁע) — nine or (ordinal) ninth
  • and nineteen H6240 (עָשָׂר) — ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth
  • years H8141 (שָׁנֶה) — a year (as a revolution of time)
  • and begat H3205 (יָלַד) — to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
  • sons H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
  • and daughters H1323 (בַּת) — a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)

26 And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And Terah H8646 (תֶּרַח) — Terach, the father of Abraham; also a place in the Desert
  • lived H2421 (חָיָה) — to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
  • seventy H7657 (שִׁבְעִים) — seventy
  • years H8141 (שָׁנֶה) — a year (as a revolution of time)
  • and begat H3205 (יָלַד) — to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
  • Abram H87 (אַבְרָם) — Abram, the original name of Abraham
  • Nahor H5152 (נָחוֹר) — Nachor, the name of the grandfather and a brother of Abraham
  • and Haran H2039 (הָרָן) — Haran, the name of two men

27 Now these are the generations of Terah. Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • the generations H8435 (תּוֹלְדָה) — (plural only) descent, i.e. family; (figuratively) history
  • of Terah H8646 (תֶּרַח) — Terach, the father of Abraham; also a place in the Desert
  • Terah H8646 (תֶּרַח) — Terach, the father of Abraham; also a place in the Desert
  • begat H3205 (יָלַד) — to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
  • Abram H87 (אַבְרָם) — Abram, the original name of Abraham
  • Nahor H5152 (נָחוֹר) — Nachor, the name of the grandfather and a brother of Abraham
  • and Haran H2039 (הָרָן) — Haran, the name of two men
  • Lot H3876 (לוֹט) — Lot, Abraham's nephew

28 And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees.

Cross references & Strong's
Cross references (TSK): Genesis 11:31 · Genesis 15:7 · Nehemiah 9:7 · Acts 7:2
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And Haran H2039 (הָרָן) — Haran, the name of two men
  • died H4191 (מוּת) — to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
  • before H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
  • his father H1 (אָב) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
  • Terah H8646 (תֶּרַח) — Terach, the father of Abraham; also a place in the Desert
  • in the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
  • of his nativity H4138 (מוֹלֶדֶת) — nativity (plural birth-place); by implication, lineage, native country; also offspring, family
  • in Ur H218 (אוּר) — Ur, a place in Chaldaea; also an Israelite
  • of the Chaldees H3778 (כַּשְׂדִּי) — a Kasdite, or descendant of Kesed; by implication, a Chaldaean (as if so descended); also an astrologer (as if proverbial of that people

29 And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram’s wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor’s wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And Abram H87 (אַבְרָם) — Abram, the original name of Abraham
  • and Nahor H5152 (נָחוֹר) — Nachor, the name of the grandfather and a brother of Abraham
  • took H3947 (לָקַח) — to take (in the widest variety of applications)
  • them wives H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
  • the name H8034 (שֵׁם) — an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
  • of Abram’s H87 (אַבְרָם) — Abram, the original name of Abraham
  • wife H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
  • Sarai H8297 (שָׂרַי) — Sarai, the wife of Abraham
  • and the name H8034 (שֵׁם) — an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
  • of Nahor’s H5152 (נָחוֹר) — Nachor, the name of the grandfather and a brother of Abraham
  • Milcah H4435 (מִלְכָּה) — Milcah, the name of a Hebrewess and of an Israelite
  • the daughter H1323 (בַּת) — a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
  • of Haran H2039 (הָרָן) — Haran, the name of two men
  • the father H1 (אָב) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
  • of Milcah H4435 (מִלְכָּה) — Milcah, the name of a Hebrewess and of an Israelite
  • and the father H1 (אָב) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
  • of Iscah H3252 (יִסְכָּה) — Jiskah, sister of Lot

30 And Sarai was barren; she had no child.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • But Sarai H8297 (שָׂרַי) — Sarai, the wife of Abraham
  • was barren H6135 (עָקָר) — sterile (as if extirpated in the generative organs)
  • no child H2056 (וָלָד) — a boy

31 And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran, his son’s son, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, his son Abram’s wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And Terah H8646 (תֶּרַח) — Terach, the father of Abraham; also a place in the Desert
  • took H3947 (לָקַח) — to take (in the widest variety of applications)
  • Abram H87 (אַבְרָם) — Abram, the original name of Abraham
  • his son H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
  • and Lot H3876 (לוֹט) — Lot, Abraham's nephew
  • the son H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
  • of Haran H2039 (הָרָן) — Haran, the name of two men
  • his son’s H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
  • son H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
  • and Sarai H8297 (שָׂרַי) — Sarai, the wife of Abraham
  • his daughter in law H3618 (כַּלָּה) — a bride (as if perfect); hence, a son's wife
  • Abram’s H87 (אַבְרָם) — Abram, the original name of Abraham
  • wife H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
  • and they went forth H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
  • with them from Ur H218 (אוּר) — Ur, a place in Chaldaea; also an Israelite
  • of the Chaldees H3778 (כַּשְׂדִּי) — a Kasdite, or descendant of Kesed; by implication, a Chaldaean (as if so descended); also an astrologer (as if proverbial of that people
  • to go H3212 (יָלַךְ) — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
  • into the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
  • of Canaan H3667 (כְּנַעַן) — Kenaan, a son a Ham; also the country inhabited by him
  • and they came H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
  • unto Haran H2771 (חָרָן) — Charan, the name of a man and also of a place
  • and dwelt H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry

32 And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years: and Terah died in Haran.

Cross references & Strong's
Cross references (TSK): Genesis 11:31 · 2 Kings 19:12 · Job 42:16 · Isaiah 37:12
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And the days H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
  • of Terah H8646 (תֶּרַח) — Terach, the father of Abraham; also a place in the Desert
  • were two hundred H8141 (שָׁנֶה) — a year (as a revolution of time)
  • were two hundred H3967 (מֵאָה) — a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
  • and five H2568 (חָמֵשׁ) — five
  • years H8141 (שָׁנֶה) — a year (as a revolution of time)
  • and Terah H8646 (תֶּרַח) — Terach, the father of Abraham; also a place in the Desert
  • died H4191 (מוּת) — to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
  • in Haran H2771 (חָרָן) — Charan, the name of a man and also of a place