Genesis 10:24
22 The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.
23 And the children of Aram; Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.
And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber.
25 And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan.
26 And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and 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 Salah; and Salah begat Eber.
- WEB
- Arpachshad became the father of Shelah. 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 sønnen Eber.
- OTB
- Arpaksjad ble far til Sjelah, og Sjelah var far til Eber.
- B1930
- Og Arpaksad fikk sønnen Salah, og Salah fikk sønnen Eber.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 3:35
Which was the son of Saruch, which was the son of Ragau, which was the son of Phalec, which was the son of Heber, which was the son of Sala,
Read in contextGenesis 11:12–15
And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah:
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