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Genesis 11:24

What does Genesis 11:24 mean?

A plain-English look at Genesis 11:24 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah:

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah:

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah:

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And Nahor was twenty-nine years old when he became the father of Terah:

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And Nahor liveth nine and twenty years, and begetteth Terah.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And Nachor lived nine and twenty years, and begot Thare.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And Nahor lived twenty-nine years, and begot Terah.

Context

v.23and Serug lived after he begat Nahor two hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.

v.24This passage

v.25and Nahor lived after he begat Terah a hundred and nineteen years, and begat sons and daughters.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Joshua 24:2

    And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt of old time beyond the River, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nahor: and they served other gods.

  • Luke 3:34

    the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,

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