Genesis 11:12
10 These are the generations of Shem: Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood:
11 And Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.
And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah:
13 And Arphaxad lived after he begat Salah four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.
14 And Salah lived thirty years, and begat Eber:
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.
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- BSB
- When Arphaxad was 35 years old, he became the father of Shelah.
- KJV
- And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah:
- WEB
- Arpachshad lived thirty-five years and became the father of Shelah.
- ASV
- And Arpachshad lived five and thirty years, and begat Shelah.
- DARBY
- And Arphaxad lived thirty-five years, and begot Shelah.
- BLB
- And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and he begat Shelah.
- ÅB
- Da Arpaksad var fem og tretti år gammel, fikk han sønnen Salah.
- OTB
- Arpaksjad ble 35 år gammel og fikk sønnen Sjelah.
- B1930
- Da Arpaksad var fem og tretti år gammel, fikk han sønnen Salah.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 3:36
Which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad, which was the son of Sem, which was the son of Noe, which was the son of Lamech,
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