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Genesis 11:27-32

Humanity Exalts Itself at Babel, God Scatters the Proud, and the Promised Line Narrows Toward Abram

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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.

30But Sarai was barren; she had no children.

31And Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai the wife of Abram, and they set out from Ur of the Chaldeans for the land of Canaan. But when they arrived in Haran, they settled there.

32Terah lived 205 years, and he died in Haran.

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Verse 27

Original words

Thisוְאֵ֙לֶּה֙H428Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - common pluralis the accountתּוֹלְדֹ֣תH8435Noun - feminine plural constructof Terahתֶּ֔רַחH8646Noun - proper - masculine singularTerahתֶּ֚רַחH8646Noun - proper - masculine singularbecame the father ofהוֹלִ֣ידH3205Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerAbramאַבְרָ֔םH87Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerNahorנָח֖וֹרH5152Noun - proper - masculine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerand Haranהָרָ֑ןH2039Noun - proper - masculine singularAnd Haranוְהָרָ֖ןH2039Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singularbecame the father ofהוֹלִ֥ידH3205Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerLotלֽוֹט׃H3876Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 28

Original words

Duringעַל־H5921Preposition. . .פְּנֵ֖יH6440Noun - common plural constructhis fatherאָבִ֑יוH1Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularTerah’s lifetimeתֶּ֣רַחH8646Noun - proper - masculine singularHaranהָרָ֔ןH2039Noun - proper - masculine singulardiedוַיָּ֣מָתH4191Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularin his nativeמוֹלַדְתּ֖וֹH4138Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularlandבְּאֶ֥רֶץH776Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructin Urבְּא֥וּרH218Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singularof the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּֽים׃H3778Noun - proper - masculine plural
Verse 29

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And Abramאַבְרָ֧םH87Noun - proper - masculine singularand Nahorוְנָח֛וֹרH5152Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singulartookוַיִּקַּ֨חH3947Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularwivesנָשִׁ֑יםH802Noun - feminine pluralfor themselvesלָהֶ֖םPreposition | third person masculine pluralAbram’sאַבְרָם֙H87Noun - proper - masculine singularwifeאֵֽשֶׁת־H802Noun - feminine singular constructwas namedשֵׁ֤םH8034Noun - masculine singular constructSaraiשָׂרָ֔יH8297Noun - proper - feminine singularand Nahor’sנָחוֹר֙H5152Noun - proper - masculine singularwifeאֵֽשֶׁת־H802Noun - feminine singular constructwas namedוְשֵׁ֤םH8034Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructMilcahמִלְכָּ֔הH4435Noun - proper - feminine singularshe was the daughterבַּת־H1323Noun - feminine singular constructof Haranהָרָ֥ןH2039Noun - proper - masculine singular[who was] the fatherאֲבִֽי־H1Noun - masculine singular constructof both Milcahמִלְכָּ֖הH4435Noun - proper - feminine singular. . .וַֽאֲבִ֥יH1Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructand Iscahיִסְכָּֽה׃H3252Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 30

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But Saraiשָׂרַ֖יH8297Noun - proper - feminine singularwasוַתְּהִ֥יH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularbarrenעֲקָרָ֑הH6135Adjective - feminine singularshe hadלָ֖הּPreposition | third person feminine singularnoאֵ֥יןH369Adverbchildrenוָלָֽד׃H2056Noun - masculine singular
Verse 31

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And Terahתֶּ֜רַחH8646Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markertookוַיִּקַּ֨חH3947Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularhis sonבְּנ֗וֹH1121Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerAbramאַבְרָ֣םH87Noun - proper - masculine singularhis grandsonבֶּן־H1121Noun - masculine singular construct. . .בֶּן־H1121Noun - masculine singular constructLotל֤וֹטH3876Noun - proper - masculine singularsonבְּנ֔וֹH1121Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularof Haranהָרָן֙H2039Noun - proper - masculine singularandוְאֵת֙H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerhis daughter-in-lawכַּלָּת֔וֹH3618Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularSaraiשָׂרַ֣יH8297Noun - proper - feminine singularthe wifeאֵ֖שֶׁתH802Noun - feminine singular construct-בְּנ֑וֹH1121Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularof Abramאַבְרָ֣םH87Noun - proper - masculine singularand they set outוַיֵּצְא֨וּH3318Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural. . .אִתָּ֜םH854Preposition | third person masculine pluralfrom Urמֵא֣וּרH218Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singularof the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֗יםH3778Noun - proper - masculine pluralforלָלֶ֙כֶת֙H1980Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructthe landאַ֣רְצָהH776Noun - feminine singular | third person feminine singularof Canaanכְּנַ֔עַןH3667Noun - proper - masculine singularBut when they arrivedוַיָּבֹ֥אוּH935Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralinעַד־H5704PrepositionHaranחָרָ֖ןH2771Noun - proper - feminine singularthey settledוַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּH3427Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralthereשָֽׁם׃H8033Adverb
Verse 32

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Terahתֶ֔רַחH8646Noun - proper - masculine singularlivedוַיִּהְי֣וּH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural. . .יְמֵי־H3117Noun - masculine plural construct205חָמֵ֥שׁH2568Number - feminine singular. . .וּמָאתַ֣יִםH3967Conjunctive waw | Number - fd. . .שָׁנָ֑הH8141Noun - feminine singularyearsשָׁנִ֖יםH8141Noun - feminine pluraland he diedוַיָּ֥מָתH4191Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular. . .תֶּ֖רַחH8646Noun - proper - masculine singularin Haranבְּחָרָֽן׃סH2771Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular

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