Genesis Chapter 11, the Genealogy of the Sons of Shem, 2 translations and a paraphrase

GENESIS Chapter 11, the Genealogy of the Sons of Shem

1 And was all the earth of lip one and of speech one.
2 And it was, in their pulling up from the east, they found a valley-plain in the land of Shinar, and they sat there.
3 And said each one to his fellow, Give help. Let us make raw bricks and fire them to a burning. And was to them the brick for stone, and the pitch it was to them for mortar.
4 And they said, Give help. Let us build for ourselves a city, and a tower with its head the skies; and make for ourselves a name, lest we be scattered upon the face of all the earth.
5 And came down Jehovah to see the city and the tower which had built the sons of men.
6 And said Jehovah, Look! the people are one and the lip is one to all them, and this they begin to do, and now not will be restrained from them all which they have imagined to do.
7 Give help. Let Us go down and let up mix up there their lip, so that not a man will hear lip their fellow.
8 And scattered Jehovah them from there over the face of all the earth, and they ceased from building the city.
9 Therefore was called its name Babel, because there mingled Jehovah the lip of all the earth; and from there scattered Jehovah them over the face of the earth.

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~ 10 These the generations of Shem; Shem a son of a hundred years, and did bring forth Arpachshad two years after the flood.
11 And lived Shem after he did bring forth Arpachshad five hundred years, and did bring forth sons and daughters.
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12 And Arpachshad lived five and thirty years (or 135?) and did bring forth Shelach.
13 And lived Arpachshad after he did bring forth Shelach, three years and four hundred years, and did bring forth sons and daughters.
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14 And Shelach lived thirty years (or 130?) and did bring forth Eber.
~ 15 And lived Shelach after he did bring forth Eber three years and four hundred years (or 330?), and did bring forth sons and daughters.
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16 And lived Eber four and thirty years (or 134?) and did bring forth Peleg.
17 And lived Eber after he did bring forth peleg thirty years and four hundred years (or 270?), and did bring forth sons and daughters.
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18 And lived Peleg thirty years (or 130?) and did bring forth Reu.
~ 19 And lived Peleg after he did bring forth Reu nine years and two hundred years, and did bring forth sons and daughters.
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20 And lived Reu two and thirty years (or 132?) and did bring forth Serug.
21 And lived Reu after he did bring forth Serug seven years and two hundred years, and did bring forth sons and daughters.
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22 And lived Serug thirty years (or 130?) and became the forefather of Nahor.
23 And lived Serug after he did bring forth Nahor two hundred years, and did bring forth sons and daughters.
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24 And lived Nahor nine and twenty years (or 179?) and did bring forth Terah.
25 And lived Nahor after he did bring forth Terah nineteen years and one hundred years (or 125?) and did bring forth sons and daughters.
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26 And lived Terah seventy years and did bring forth Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
27 This are the generations of Terah; Terah did bring forth Abram, Nahor, and Haran. And Haran did bring forth Lot.
28 And died Haran before the face of Terah his father in the land of his birth, in the Ur of the Chaldeans.
29 And took Abram and Nahor for themselves women; the name of the woman of Abram, Sarai, and the name of the woman of Nahor, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.
30 And was Sarai barren; not was to her a child.
31 And took Terah Abram his son and Lot, the son of Haran, son of his son, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, the woman of Abram, his son, and they went out with them from Ur of the Chaldeans to walk toward the land of Cannan; and they came unto Haran and they sat there.
32 And were the days of Terah five years and two hundred years, and died Terah in Haran.

1 Now the whole earth had one language and one speech.
2 And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they dwelt there.
3 Then they said one to another, Come let us make bricks and bake them thoroughly. They had brick for stone, and they had pitch for mortar.
~ 4 And they said, Come, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top is in the heavens; let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth.
5 But the Lord came down to see the city and the tower which the sons of men had built.
6 And the Lord said, Indeed the people are one and they all have one language, and this is what they begin to do, now nothing that they propose to do will be withheld from them.
7 Come, let Us go down and there confuse their language, that they may not understand one another's speech.
8 So the Lord scattered them abroad from there over the face of all the earth, and they ceased building the city.
9 Therefore its name is called Babel, because there the Lord confused the language of all the earth; and from there the Lord scattered them abroad over the face of the earth.
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10 This is the genealogy of Shem; Shem was one hundred years old, and became the father of Arphaxad two years after the flood.
11 After he became the father of Arphaxad, Shem lived five hundred years and had sons and daughters.
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12 Arphaxad lived thirty five years (or 135?) and became the forefather of Salah.
13 After he became the forefather of Salah, Arphaxad lived four hundred and three years and had sons and daughters.
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~ 14 Sala lived thirty years (or 130?) and became the forefather of Eber.
15 After he became the forefather of Eber, Salah lived four hundred and three years (or 330?) and had sons and daughters.
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~ 16 Eber lived thirty four years (or 134?) and became the forefather of Peleg.
17 After he became the forefather of Peleg, Eber lived four hundred and thirty years (or 270?) and had sons and daughters.
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~ 18 Peleg lived thirty years (or 130?) and became the forefather of Reu.
19 After he became the forefather of Reu, Peleg lived two hundred and nine years and had sons and daughters.
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20 Reu lived thirty two years (or 132?) and became the forefather of Serug.
21 After he became the forefather of Serug, Reu lived two hundred and seven years and had sons and daughters.
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22 Serug lived thirty years (or 130?) and became the forefather of Nahor.
23 After he became the forefather of Nahor, Serug lived two hundred years and had sons and daughters.
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24 Nahor lived twenty nine years (or 179?) and became the forefather of Terah.
25 After he became the forefather of Terah, Nahor lived one hundred and nineteen years (or 125?) and had sons and daughters.
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26 Now Terah lived seventy years and became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
27 This is the genealogy of Terah; Terah became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. Haran became the father of Lot.
28 And Haran died before his father Terah in his native land, in the Ur of the Chaldeans.
~ 29 The Abram and Nahor took wives; the name of Abram's wife Sarai, and the name of Nahor's wife Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.
~ 30 But Sarai was barren; she had no child.
31 And Terah took his son Abram and his grandson Lot, the son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai, his son Abram's wife, and they went out with them from Ur of the Chaldeans to go to the land of Cannan; and they came to Haran and dwelt there.
~ 32 So the days of Terah were two hundred and five years, and Terah died in Haran.

1 Now the whole earth had one language and one vocabulary.
2 And it happened, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they settled there.
3 Then they said to each other, Let's make bricks and bake them well. They had brick for stone, and asphalt for mortar.
~~ 4 And they said, Let's build our city, and a tower with a top into the sky; let's make a name for ourselves, instead of scattering over the surface of earth.
~ 5 But the Lord came down to see the city with the tower which the sons of men built.
6 And the Lord said, Indeed they are unified and have one language, and this is how they behave, nothing that they plan to do will be impossible for them.
~ 7 Come, let Us go down and confuse their language, so that they will not understand each other's speech.
8 So the Lord scattered them over the surface of the earth, and they quit building the city.
~ 9 Therefore its name is called Babel, because the Lord confused their language; and the Lord scattered them over the surface of the earth.
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~ 10 This is the genealogy of Shem; Shem was 100 years old, and became the father of Arphaxad 2 years after the flood.
~ 11 After he became the father of Arphaxad, Shem lived 500 years and had sons and daughters.
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~ 12 Arphaxad lived 35 years (or 135?) and became the forefather of Salah.
13 After he became the forefather of Salah, Arphaxad lived 403 years and had sons and daughters.
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~~ 14 Sala lived 30 years (or 130?) and became the forefather of Eber.
15 After he became the forefather of Eber, Salah lived 403 years (or 330?) and had sons and daughters.
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~~ 16 Eber lived 34 years (or 134?) and became the forefather of Peleg.
17 After he became the forefather of Peleg, Eber lived 430 years (or 270?) and had sons and daughters.
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~~ 18 Peleg lived thirty years (or 130?) and became the forefather of Reu.
19 After he became the forefather of Reu, Peleg lived 209 years and had sons and daughters.
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~ 20 Reu lived thirty two years (or 132?) and became the forefather of Serug.
21 After he became the forefather of Serug, Reu lived 207 years and had sons and daughters.
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~ 22 Serug lived 30 years (or 130?) and became the forefather of Nahor.
23 After he became the forefather of Nahor, Serug lived 200 years and had sons and daughters.
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~ 24 Nahor lived 29 years (or 179?) and became the forefather of Terah.
25 After he became the forefather of Terah, Nahor lived 119 years (or 125?) and had sons and daughters.
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~ 26 Now Terah lived 70 years and fathered Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
27 This is the genealogy of Terah; Terah fathered Abram, Nahor, and Haran. Haran fathered Lot.
~ 28 And Haran died before his father Terah in his home land, in the Ur of the Chaldeans.
~ 29 Then Abram and Nahor married; Abram's wife was Sarai, and Nahor's wife was Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.
~~ 30 But Sarai was without children; she had no offspring.
31 And Terah with his son Abram and his grandson Lot, the son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai, his son Abram's wife, decided to moved from the Ur of the Chaldeans to the land of Cannan; but when they came to Haran they stayed there.
~ 32 When the age of Terah were 205 years, Terah died in Haran.

Notes:(1)The #P# represents the letter "Phe" separator in the Hebrew text and the #S# represents the letter "Samech" separator in the Hebrew text. (2) The alternate year values in parenthesis are from the Septuagint, a translation to Greek prepared about 270 BC. Also in verses 12 and 13 the Septuagint includes, "And Aphaxad lived after he begot Kainan four hundred years and begot sons and daughters, and died. And Kainan lived a hundred and thirty years and begot Sala; and Kainan lived after he begot Sala three hundred and thirty years and begot sons and daughters, and died."

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