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Genesis 11:30

What does Genesis 11:30 mean?

A plain-English look at Genesis 11:30 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And Sarai was barren; she had no child.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

But Sarai was barren; she had no child.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And Sarai was barren; she had no child.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And Sarai had no child.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And Sarai is barren--she hath no child.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And Sarai was barren, and had no children.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And Sarai was barren: she had no child.

Context

v.29And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram’s wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor’s wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.

v.30This passage

v.31And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran, his son’s son, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, his son Abram’s wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.

Cross references

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

  • Judges 13:2

    And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not.

  • Genesis 25:21

    And Isaac entreated Jehovah for his wife, because she was barren: and Jehovah was entreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.

  • Genesis 18:11

    Now Abraham and Sarah were old, and well stricken in age; it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.

  • Genesis 29:31

    And Jehovah saw that Leah was hated, and he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.

  • Genesis 30:1

    And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and she said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.

  • Genesis 15:2

    And Abram said, O Lord Jehovah, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and he that shall be possessor of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?

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