Genesis

Genesis 11:24–29

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.

²⁷This is the account of Terah. Terah became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. And Haran became the father of Lot. ²⁸During his father Terah’s lifetime, Haran died in his native land, in Ur of the Chaldeans.

²⁹And Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves. Abram’s wife was named Sarai, and Nahor’s wife was named Milcah; she was the daughter of Haran, who was the father of both Milcah and Iscah.

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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

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

Genesis 11:27

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
This	וְאֵ֙לֶּה֙	wə·’êl·leh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
is the account	תּוֹלְדֹ֣ת	tō·wl·ḏōṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H8435 descent, family, history
of Terah	תֶּ֔רַח	te·raḥ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8646 Terach
Terah	תֶּ֚רַח	te·raḥ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8646 Terach
became the father of	הוֹלִ֣יד	hō·w·lîḏ	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - 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	הָרָ֑ן	hā·rān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2039 Haran
And Haran	וְהָרָ֖ן	wə·hā·rān	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2039 Haran
became the father of	הוֹלִ֥יד	hō·w·lîḏ	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
Lot	לֽוֹט׃	lō·wṭ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3876 Lot

Genesis 11:28

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
During	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
his father	אָבִ֑יו	’ā·ḇîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father
Terah’s lifetime	תֶּ֣רַח	te·raḥ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8646 Terach
Haran	הָרָ֔ן	hā·rān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2039 Haran
died	וַיָּ֣מָת	way·yā·māṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die
in his native	מוֹלַדְתּ֖וֹ	mō·w·laḏ·tōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4138 nativity, lineage, native country
land	בְּאֶ֥רֶץ	bə·’e·reṣ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
in Ur	בְּא֥וּר	bə·’ūr	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H218 Ur
of the Chaldeans	כַּשְׂדִּֽים׃	kaś·dîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3778 Chaldean

Genesis 11:29

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And Abram	אַבְרָ֧ם	’aḇ·rām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H87 Abram
and Nahor	וְנָח֛וֹר	wə·nā·ḥō·wr	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5152 Nachor
took	וַיִּקַּ֨ח	way·yiq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
wives	נָשִׁ֑ים	nā·šîm	Noun - feminine plural	H802 woman, wife, female
for themselves	לָהֶ֖ם	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
Abram’s	אַבְרָם֙	’aḇ·rām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H87 Abram
wife	אֵֽשֶׁת־	’ê·šeṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H802 woman, wife, female
was named	שֵׁ֤ם	šêm	Noun - masculine singular construct	H8034 name
Sarai	שָׂרָ֔י	śā·rāy	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8297 Sarai
and Nahor’s	נָחוֹר֙	nā·ḥō·wr	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5152 Nachor
wife	אֵֽשֶׁת־	’ê·šeṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H802 woman, wife, female
was named	וְשֵׁ֤ם	wə·šêm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8034 name
Milcah	מִלְכָּ֔ה	mil·kāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4435 Milcah
she was the daughter	בַּת־	baṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1323 daughter
of Haran	הָרָ֥ן	hā·rān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2039 Haran
the father	אֲבִֽי־	’ă·ḇî-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1 father
of both Milcah	מִלְכָּ֖ה	mil·kāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4435 Milcah
and Iscah	יִסְכָּֽה׃	yis·kāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3252 Jiskah

Cross-references

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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

Genesis 11:27 Genesis 14:12 · Genesis 11:31 · Genesis 12:4 · 2 Peter 2:7

Genesis 11:28 Genesis 15:7

Genesis 11:29 Genesis 17:15 · Genesis 22:20 · Genesis 20:12 · Genesis 24:15

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.