Genesis 11:10
What does Genesis 11:10 mean?
A plain-English look at Genesis 11:10 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000These are the generations of Shem. Shem was a hundred years old, and begat Arpachshad two years after the flood:
KJV
King James Version · 1611These are the generations of Shem: Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood:
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901These are the generations of Shem. Shem was a hundred years old, and begat Arpachshad two years after the flood:
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949These are the generations of Shem. Shem was a hundred years old when he became the father of Arpachshad, two years after the great flow of waters;
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862These <FI>are<Fi> births of Shem: Shem <FI>is<Fi> a son of an hundred years, and begetteth Arphaxad two years after the deluge.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752These are the generations of Sem: Sem was a hundred years old when he begot Arphaxad, two years after the flood.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890These are the generations of Shem. Shem was a hundred years old, and begot Arphaxad two years after the flood.
Context
v.9Therefore was the name of it called Babel; because Jehovah did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did Jehovah scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.
v.10This passage
v.11and Shem lived after he begat Arpachshad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Chronicles 1:17
The sons of Shem: Elam, and Asshur, and Arpachshad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.
- Luke 3:34
the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,
- Genesis 10:21
And unto Shem, the father of all the children of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth, to him also were children born.
- Genesis 11:27
Now these are the generations of Terah. Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot.
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