Genesis 11:14
New International Version
When Shelah had lived 30 years, he became the father of Eber.

New Living Translation
When Shelah was 30 years old, he became the father of Eber.

English Standard Version
When Shelah had lived 30 years, he fathered Eber.

Berean Standard Bible
When Shelah was 30 years old, he became the father of Eber.

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

New King James Version
Salah lived thirty years, and begot Eber.

New American Standard Bible
Shelah lived thirty years, and fathered Eber;

NASB 1995
Shelah lived thirty years, and became the father of Eber;

NASB 1977
And Shelah lived thirty years, and became the father of Eber;

Legacy Standard Bible
And Shelah lived 30 years and became the father of Eber;

Amplified Bible
When Shelah had lived thirty years, he became the father of Eber.

Christian Standard Bible
Shelah lived 30 years and fathered Eber.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Shelah lived 30 years and fathered Eber.

American Standard Version
And Shelah lived thirty years, and begat Eber:

Contemporary English Version
When Shelah was 30, he had a son named Eber.

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

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Shelah was 30 years old when he became the father of Eber.

Good News Translation
When Shelah was 30 years old, he had a son, Eber;

International Standard Version
When Shelah had lived 30 years, he fathered Eber.

Majority Standard Bible
When Shelah was 30 years old, he became the father of Eber.

NET Bible
When Shelah had lived 30 years, he became the father of Eber.

New Heart English Bible
Shelah lived one hundred and thirty years, and became the father of Eber:

Webster's Bible Translation
And Salah lived thirty years, and begat Eber:

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

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

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

Catholic Public Domain Version
Likewise, Shelah lived for thirty years, and then he conceived Eber.

New American Bible
When Shelah was thirty years old, he begot Eber.

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

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And Shalakh lived thirty years and begot Abar:
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And Shelah lived thirty years, and begot Eber.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And Sala lived an hundred and thirty years, and begot Heber.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Genealogy from Shem to Abram
13And after he had become the father of Shelah, Arphaxad lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters. 14When Shelah was 30 years old, he became the father of Eber. 15And after he had become the father of Eber, Shelah lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters.…

Cross References
Genesis 10:22-25
The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. / The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash. / Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber. ...

Genesis 5:32
After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Genesis 9:28-29
After the flood, Noah lived 350 years. / So Noah lived a total of 950 years, and then he died.

Genesis 10:1
This is the account of Noah’s sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, who also had sons after the flood.

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 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 28:10-15
Meanwhile Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Haran. / On reaching a certain place, he spent the night there because the sun had set. And taking one of the stones from that place, he put it under his head and lay down to sleep. / And Jacob had a dream about a ladder that rested on the earth with its top reaching up to heaven, and God’s angels were going up and down the ladder. ...

Genesis 35:9-12
After Jacob had returned from Paddan-aram, God appeared to him again and blessed him. / And God said to him, “Though your name is Jacob, you will no longer be called Jacob. Instead, your name will be Israel.” So God named him Israel. / And God told him, “I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation—even a company of nations—shall come from you, and kings shall descend from you. ...

Genesis 46:8-27
Now these are the names of the sons of Israel (Jacob and his descendants) who went to Egypt: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn. / The sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. / The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman. ...

Exodus 1:1-7
These are the names of the sons of Israel who went to Egypt with Jacob, each with his family: / Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah; / Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin; ...

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. ...

Nehemiah 9:7-8
You are the LORD, the God who chose Abram, who brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans and gave him the name Abraham. / You found his heart faithful before You, and made a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites and Hittites, of the Amorites and Perizzites, of the Jebusites and Girgashites—to give it to his descendants. You have kept Your promise, because You are righteous.

Luke 3:34-36
the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor, / 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,

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. ...


Treasury of Scripture

And Salah lived thirty years, and begat Eber:

A.

Genesis 11:14
And Salah lived thirty years, and begat Eber:

Jump to Previous
Begat Begetteth Begot Eber Salah Shelah Thirty
Jump to Next
Begat Begetteth Begot Eber Salah Shelah Thirty
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 Shelah was 30 years old
The name "Shelah" in Hebrew is שֵׁלָח (Shelach), which can mean "sent" or "branch." This name may symbolize the continuation of a lineage or a mission, reflecting the divine purpose in the genealogical records of Genesis. The age of 30 is significant in biblical terms, often representing maturity and readiness for responsibility. For instance, Joseph was 30 when he entered Pharaoh's service (Genesis 41:46), and David was 30 when he became king (2 Samuel 5:4). This age marks a pivotal moment in Shelah's life, indicating a transition into a role of significance within the unfolding narrative of God's people.

he became the father of Eber
The phrase "became the father of" is a translation of the Hebrew verb יָלַד (yalad), which means "to beget" or "to bring forth." This verb is central to the genealogical accounts in Genesis, emphasizing the continuity of God's covenantal promises through successive generations. Eber, or עֵבֶר (Ever) in Hebrew, is a significant figure as he is considered the ancestor of the Hebrews. The name Eber is associated with the root word עָבַר (avar), meaning "to cross over" or "to pass through," which can symbolize transition, movement, and the journey of faith. Eber's lineage is crucial as it leads to the patriarch Abraham, through whom God would establish His covenant and ultimately bring forth the nation of Israel. This verse, therefore, not only records a genealogical fact but also underscores the unfolding of God's redemptive plan through history, highlighting the faithfulness of God in preserving His chosen line.

Verses 14, 15. - And Salah lived thirty years, and begat Eber. Literally, the region on the otherside (πέραν); from עָבַר, to pass over (cf. ὑπέρ, Greek; uber, German; over, Saxon). The ancestor of the Hebrews (Genesis 10:21), so called from his descendants having crossed the Euphrates and commenced a southward emigration, or from the circumstance that he or another portion of his posterity remained on the other side. Prof. Lewis thinks that this branch of the Shemites, having lingered so long in the upper country, had not much to do with the tower building on the plain of Shinar. And Salah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years (in all 433 years, or five years less than Arphaxad), and begat sons and daughters.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
When Shelah
וְשֶׁ֥לַח (wə·še·laḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 7974: Shelah -- a descendant of Shem

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

30
שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים (šə·lō·šîm)
Number - common plural
Strong's 7970: Thirty, thirtieth

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

Eber.
עֵֽבֶר׃ (‘ê·ḇer)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 5677: Eber -- 'region beyond', a descendant of Shem, also the name of several Israelites


Links
Genesis 11:14 NIV
Genesis 11:14 NLT
Genesis 11:14 ESV
Genesis 11:14 NASB
Genesis 11:14 KJV

Genesis 11:14 BibleApps.com
Genesis 11:14 Biblia Paralela
Genesis 11:14 Chinese Bible
Genesis 11:14 French Bible
Genesis 11:14 Catholic Bible

OT Law: Genesis 11:14 Shelah lived thirty years and became (Gen. Ge Gn)
Genesis 11:13
Top of Page
Top of Page