Genesis

Genesis 11:26–28

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.

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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

Cross-references

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.