1 Chronicles 1:18
16 the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites.
17 The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.
Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.
19 Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan.
20 And Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.
- KJV
- And Arphaxad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber.
- WEB
- Arpachshad became the father of Shelah, and Shelah became the father of Eber.
- ASV
- And Arpachshad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber.
- DARBY
- And Arphaxad begot Shelah, and Shelah begot Eber.
- BLB
- And Arphaxad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber.
- ÅB
- Og Arpaksad fikk sønnen Salah, og Salah fikk Eber.
- OTB
- Arpaksjad var far til Sjelah, og Sjelah var far til Eber.
- B1930
- Og Arpaksad fikk sønnen Salah, og Salah fikk Eber.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Genesis 10:24
Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.
Read in contextGenesis 11:12–15
When Arphaxad was 35 years old, he became the father of Shelah.
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