Genesis 11:24
22 And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor:
23 And Serug lived after he begat Nahor two hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.
And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah:
25 And Nahor lived after he begat Terah an hundred and nineteen years, and begat sons and daughters.
26 And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
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
- When Nahor was 29 years old, he became the father of Terah.
- KJV
- And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah:
- WEB
- Nahor lived twenty-nine years, and became the father of Terah.
- ASV
- And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah:
- DARBY
- And Nahor lived twenty-nine years, and begot Terah.
- BLB
- And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and he begat Terah.
- ÅB
- Da Nakor var ni og tyve år gammel, fikk han sønnen Tarah.
- OTB
- Nakor ble 29 år gammel og fikk sønnen Tarah.
- B1930
- Da Nakor var ni og tyve år gammel, fikk han sønnen Tarah.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 3:34
Which was the son of Jacob, which was the son of Isaac, which was the son of Abraham, which was the son of Thara, which was the son of Nachor,
Read in contextJoshua 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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