Genesis 11:12
New International Version
When Arphaxad had lived 35 years, he became the father of Shelah.

New Living Translation
When Arphaxad was 35 years old, he became the father of Shelah.

English Standard Version
When Arpachshad had lived 35 years, he fathered Shelah.

Berean Standard Bible
When Arphaxad was 35 years old, he became the father of Shelah.

King James Bible
And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah:

New King James Version
Arphaxad lived thirty-five years, and begot Salah.

New American Standard Bible
Arpachshad lived thirty-five years, and fathered Shelah;

NASB 1995
Arpachshad lived thirty-five years, and became the father of Shelah;

NASB 1977
And Arpachshad lived thirty-five years, and became the father of Shelah;

Legacy Standard Bible
And Arpachshad lived 35 years and became the father of Shelah;

Amplified Bible
When Arpachshad had lived thirty-five years, he became the father of Shelah.

Christian Standard Bible
Arpachshad lived 35 years and fathered Shelah.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Arpachshad lived 35 years and fathered Shelah.

American Standard Version
And Arpachshad lived five and thirty years, and begat Shelah.

Contemporary English Version
When Arpachshad was 35, he had a son named Shelah.

English Revised Version
And Arpachshad lived five and thirty years, and begat Shelah:

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Arpachshad was 35 years old when he became the father of Shelah.

Good News Translation
When Arpachshad was 35 years old, he had a son, Shelah;

International Standard Version
When Arpachshad had lived 35 years, he fathered Cainan.

Majority Standard Bible
When Arphaxad was 35 years old, he became the father of Shelah.

NET Bible
When Arphaxad had lived 35 years, he became the father of Shelah.

New Heart English Bible
And Arpachshad lived one-hundred and thirty-five years and became the father of Kenan.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah.

World English Bible
Arpachshad lived thirty-five years and became the father of Shelah.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And Arphaxad has lived thirty-five years [[or one hundred and thirty-five years]], and begets Salah.

Young's Literal Translation
And Arphaxad hath lived five and thirty years, and begetteth Salah.

Smith's Literal Translation
And Arphaeshad will live five and thirty years, and will beget Shelah.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Arphaxad lived thirty-five years, and begot Sale.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Next, Arphaxad lived for thirty-five years, and then he conceived Shelah.

New American Bible
When Arpachshad was thirty-five years old, he begot Shelah.

New Revised Standard Version
When Arpachshad had lived thirty-five years, he became the father of Shelah;
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And Arphakhashar lived thirty-five years, and begot Shalah;

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And Arphakshar lived thirty and five years and he begot Shalakh:
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And Arpachshad lived five and thirty years, and begot Shelah.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And Arphaxad lived a hundred and thirty-five years, and begot Cainan.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Genealogy from Shem to Abram
11And after he had become the father of Arphaxad, Shem lived 500 years and had other sons and daughters. 12When Arphaxad was 35 years old, he became the father of Shelah. 13And after he had become the father of Shelah, Arphaxad lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters.…

Cross References
Luke 3:35-36
the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah, / the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,

Matthew 1:17
In all, then, there were fourteen generations from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Christ.

Genesis 10:22
The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.

Genesis 10:24
Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.

Genesis 11:10
This is the account of Shem. Two years after the flood, when Shem was 100 years old, he became the father of Arphaxad.

Genesis 11:13-14
And after he had become the father of Shelah, Arphaxad lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters. / When Shelah was 30 years old, he became the father of Eber.

1 Chronicles 1:17-27
The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech. / Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber. / Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan. ...

Hebrews 11:8-10
By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, without knowing where he was going. / By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise. / For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.

Romans 4:13-16
For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world was not given through the law, but through the righteousness that comes by faith. / For if those who live by the law are heirs, faith is useless and the promise is worthless, / because the law brings wrath. And where there is no law, there is no transgression. ...

Acts 7:2-5
And Stephen declared: “Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran, / and told him, ‘Leave your country and your kindred and go to the land I will show you.’ / So Abraham left the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. After his father died, God brought him out of that place and into this land where you are now living. ...

Genesis 12:1-3
Then the LORD said to Abram, “Leave your country, your kindred, and your father’s household, and go to the land I will show you. / I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. / I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.”

Genesis 17:1-8
When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty. Walk before Me and be blameless. / I will establish My covenant between Me and you, and I will multiply you exceedingly.” / Then Abram fell facedown, and God said to him, ...

Genesis 21:12
But God said to Abraham, “Do not be distressed about the boy and your maidservant. Listen to everything that Sarah tells you, for through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.

Genesis 25:19-26
This is the account of Abraham’s son Isaac. Abraham became the father of Isaac, / and Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan-aram and the sister of Laban the Aramean. / Later, Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD heard his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived. ...

Genesis 28:13-15
And there at the top the LORD was standing and saying, “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you now lie. / Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and east and north and south. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your offspring. / Look, I am with you, and I will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”


Treasury of Scripture

And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah:

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Luke 3:36
Which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad, which was the son of Sem, which was the son of Noe, which was the son of Lamech,

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Genesis 11
1. One language in the world.
2. The building of Babel.
5. It is interrupted by the confusion of tongues, and the builders dispersed.
10. The generations of Shem.
27. The generations of Terah, the father of Abram.
31. Terah, with Abram and Lot, move from Ur to Haran.














When Arphaxad was 35 years old
The name "Arphaxad" is derived from the Hebrew root "אַרְפַּכְשַׁד" (Arpakhshad). Arphaxad is a significant figure in the genealogical line from Noah to Abraham, representing the continuation of God's promise to preserve humanity and bring forth a chosen people. The age of 35, while not particularly symbolic in itself, indicates the early maturity and readiness for fatherhood in the post-flood world. This reflects the longevity and vitality of the antediluvian and early postdiluvian patriarchs, emphasizing God's blessing on the generations following the flood.

he became the father of Shelah
The phrase "became the father of" is translated from the Hebrew "יָלַד" (yalad), which means to beget or bring forth. This term is used throughout Genesis to denote the continuation of a family line, underscoring the importance of lineage and heritage in the biblical narrative. The name "Shelah" (שֶׁלַח) is significant as it represents a link in the genealogy leading to Abraham, through whom all nations would be blessed. The genealogical records in Genesis serve not only as historical accounts but also as theological affirmations of God's faithfulness to His covenant promises. The birth of Shelah signifies the ongoing fulfillment of God's plan for humanity, as each generation plays a role in the unfolding of divine history.

Verses 12, 13. - And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years (the first indication of a change having transpired upon human life after the Flood, the average age of paternity prior to that event being 117, the earliest 65, and the latest 187), and begat Salah. Shalach, literally, emission, or the sending forth, of water, a memorial of the Flood (Bochart); or of an arrow or dart (vide Genesis 10:24). And Arphaxad lived after he begat Salah four hundred and three years (making a total of 438, i.e. 339 years less than the youngest complete life in the prediluvian table, - Enoch's, of course, being excepted, and 162 less than Shem's: a second indication of the shortening of the period of existence), and begat sons and daughters.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
When Arphaxad
וְאַרְפַּכְשַׁ֣ד (wə·’ar·paḵ·šaḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 775: Arpachshad -- third son of Shem, also the region settled by him

was
חַ֔י (ḥay)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 2421: To live, to revive

35
חָמֵ֥שׁ (ḥā·mêš)
Number - feminine singular
Strong's 2568: Five

years old,
שָׁנָ֑ה (šā·nāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 8141: A year

he became the father of
וַיּ֖וֹלֶד (way·yō·w·leḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage

Shelah.
שָֽׁלַח׃ (šā·laḥ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 7974: Shelah -- a descendant of Shem


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