Genesis 11:22
20 And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begat Serug:
21 And Reu lived after he begat Serug two hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters.
And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor:
23 And Serug lived after he begat Nahor two hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.
24 And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah:
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 Serug was 30 years old, he became the father of Nahor.
- KJV
- And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor:
- WEB
- Serug lived thirty years, and became the father of Nahor.
- ASV
- And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor:
- DARBY
- And Serug lived thirty years, and begot Nahor.
- BLB
- And Serug lived thirty years, and he begat Nahor.
- ÅB
- Da Serug var tretti år gammel, fikk han sønnen Nakor.
- OTB
- Serug ble 30 år gammel og fikk sønnen Nakor.
- B1930
- Da Serug var tretti år gammel, fikk han sønnen Nakor.
Study notes (Tyndale)
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Cross references
Joshua 24:2
And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood in old time, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nachor: and they served other gods.
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