Shem was 100 old when he became the father of Arphaxad, two years after the flood. ^11:11And after becoming the father of Arphaxad, Shem lived 500 years and had other²⁴ sons and daughters.

^11:12When Arphaxad had lived 35 years, he became the father of Shelah. ^11:13And after he became the father of Shelah, Arphaxad lived 403 years and had other²⁵ sons and daughters.²⁶

^11:14When Shelah had lived 30 years, he became the father of Eber. ^11:15And after he became the father of Eber, Shelah lived 403 years and had other²⁷ sons and daughters.

^11:16When Eber had lived 34 years, he became the father of Peleg. ^11:17And after he became the father of Peleg, Eber lived 430 years and had other sons and daughters.

^11:18When Peleg had lived 30 years, he became the father of Reu. ^11:19And after he became the father of Reu, Peleg lived 209 years and had other sons and daughters.

^11:20When Reu had lived 32 years, he became the father of Serug. ^11:21And after he became the father of Serug, Reu lived 207 years and had other sons and daughters.

^11:22When Serug had lived 30 years, he became the father of Nahor. ^11:23And after he became the father of Nahor, Serug lived 200 years and had other sons and daughters.

^11:24When Nahor had lived 29 years, he became the father of Terah. ^11:25And after he became the father of Terah, Nahor lived 119 years and had other sons and daughters.

^11:26When Terah had lived 70 years, he became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran.

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Footnotes

24 The word “other” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied for stylistic reasons.
25 The word “other” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied for stylistic reasons.
26 The reading of the is followed in vv. 11–12; the reads, “And [= when] Arphaxad had lived thirty-five years, [and] he fathered [= became the father of] Cainan. And after he fathered [= became the father of] Cainan, Arphaxad lived four hundred and thirty years and fathered [= had] [other] sons and daughters, and [then] he died. And [= when] Cainan had lived one hundred and thirty years, [and] he fathered [= became the father of] Sala [= Shelah]. And after he fathered [= became the father of] Sala [= Shelah], Cainan lived three hundred and thirty years and fathered [= had] [other] sons and daughters, and [then] he died.” See also the note on “Shelah” in ; the reading also appears to lie behind Luke 3:35–36.
27 Here and in vv. 16, 19, 21, 23, 25 the word “other” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied for stylistic reasons.