Genesis

Genesis 11:20–23

²⁰When Reu was 32 years old, he became the father of Serug. ²¹And after he had become the father of Serug, Reu lived 207 years and had other sons and daughters.

²²When Serug was 30 years old, he became the father of Nahor. ²³And after he had become the father of Nahor, Serug lived 200 years and had other sons and daughters.

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Genesis 11:20

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When Reu	רְע֔וּ	rə·‘ū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7466 Reu
was	וַיְחִ֣י	way·ḥî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2421 live
32	שְׁתַּ֥יִם	šə·ta·yim	Number - fd	H8147 two
years old	שָׁנָ֑ה	šā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
he became the father of	וַיּ֖וֹלֶד	way·yō·w·leḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
Serug	שְׂרֽוּג׃	śə·rūḡ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8286 Serug

Genesis 11:21

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And after	אַחֲרֵי֙	’a·ḥă·rê	Preposition	H310 behind
he had become the father of	הוֹלִיד֣וֹ	hō·w·lî·ḏōw	Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
Serug	שְׂר֔וּג	śə·rūḡ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8286 Serug
Reu	רְע֗וּ	rə·‘ū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7466 Reu
lived	וַיְחִ֣י	way·ḥî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2421 live
207	שֶׁ֥בַע	še·ḇa‘	Number - feminine singular	H7651 seven
years	שָׁנִ֖ים	šā·nîm	Noun - feminine plural	H8141 year
and had	וַיּ֥וֹלֶד	way·yō·w·leḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
other sons	בָּנִ֖ים	bā·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1121 son
and daughters	וּבָנֽוֹת׃ס	ū·ḇā·nō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural	H1323 daughter

Genesis 11:22

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When Serug	שְׂר֖וּג	śə·rūḡ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8286 Serug
was	וַיְחִ֥י	way·ḥî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2421 live
30	שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים	šə·lō·šîm	Number - common plural	H7970 thirty
years old	שָׁנָ֑ה	šā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
he became the father of	וַיּ֖וֹלֶד	way·yō·w·leḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
Nahor	נָחֽוֹר׃	nā·ḥō·wr	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5152 Nachor

Genesis 11:23

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And after	אַחֲרֵ֛י	’a·ḥă·rê	Preposition	H310 behind
he had become the father of	הוֹלִיד֥וֹ	hō·w·lî·ḏōw	Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
Nahor	נָח֖וֹר	nā·ḥō·wr	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5152 Nachor
Serug	שְׂר֗וּג	śə·rūḡ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8286 Serug
lived	וַיְחִ֣י	way·ḥî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2421 live
200	מָאתַ֣יִם	mā·ṯa·yim	Number - fd	H3967 hundred
years	שָׁנָ֑ה	šā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
and had	וַיּ֥וֹלֶד	way·yō·w·leḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
other sons	בָּנִ֖ים	bā·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1121 son
and daughters	וּבָנֽוֹת׃ס	ū·ḇā·nō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural	H1323 daughter

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.