Genesis
Genesis 11:24–25
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.
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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 |
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Genesis 11:24 Luke 3:34
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.