Genesis

Genesis 11:22–26

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.

²⁴When Nahor was 29 years old, he became the father of Terah. ²⁵And after he had become the father of Terah, Nahor lived 119 years and had other sons and daughters.

²⁶When Terah was 70 years old, he became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran.

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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

Genesis 11:24

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When Nahor	נָח֔וֹר	nā·ḥō·wr	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5152 Nachor
was	וַיְחִ֣י	way·ḥî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2421 live
29	תֵּ֥שַׁע	tê·ša‘	Number - feminine singular	H8672 a nine, nonad
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
Terah	תָּֽרַח׃	tā·raḥ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8646 Terach

Genesis 11:25

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
Terah	תֶּ֔רַח	te·raḥ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8646 Terach
Nahor	נָח֗וֹר	nā·ḥō·wr	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5152 Nachor
lived	וַיְחִ֣י	way·ḥî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2421 live
119	תְּשַֽׁע־	tə·ša‘-	Number - feminine singular construct	H8672 a nine, nonad
years	שָׁנָ֖ה	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

Genesis 11:26

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When Terah	תֶ֖רַח	ṯe·raḥ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8646 Terach
was	וַֽיְחִי־	way·ḥî-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2421 live
70	שִׁבְעִ֣ים	šiḇ·‘îm	Number - common plural	H7657 seventy
years old	שָׁנָ֑ה	šā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
he became the father of	וַיּ֙וֹלֶד֙	way·yō·w·leḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
Abram	אַבְרָ֔ם	’aḇ·rām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H87 Abram
Nahor	נָח֖וֹר	nā·ḥō·wr	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5152 Nachor
and Haran	הָרָֽן׃	hā·rān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2039 Haran

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Genesis 11:24 Luke 3:34

Genesis 11:26 Joshua 24:2 · 1 Chronicles 1:26–27 · Genesis 12:4–5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.