Genesis 11:22
New International Version
When Serug had lived 30 years, he became the father of Nahor.

New Living Translation
When Serug was 30 years old, he became the father of Nahor.

English Standard Version
When Serug had lived 30 years, he fathered Nahor.

Berean Standard Bible
When Serug was 30 years old, he became the father of Nahor.

King James Bible
And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor:

New King James Version
Serug lived thirty years, and begot Nahor.

New American Standard Bible
Serug lived thirty years, and fathered Nahor;

NASB 1995
Serug lived thirty years, and became the father of Nahor;

NASB 1977
And Serug lived thirty years, and became the father of Nahor;

Legacy Standard Bible
And Serug lived 30 years and became the father of Nahor;

Amplified Bible
When Serug had lived thirty years, he became the father of Nahor.

Christian Standard Bible
Serug lived 30 years and fathered Nahor.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Serug lived 30 years and fathered Nahor.

American Standard Version
And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor:

Contemporary English Version
When Serug was 30, he had a son named Nahor.

English Revised Version
And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor:

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

Good News Translation
When Serug was 30 years old, he had a son, Nahor;

International Standard Version
When Serug had lived 30 years, he fathered Nahor.

Majority Standard Bible
When Serug was 30 years old, he became the father of Nahor.

NET Bible
When Serug had lived 30 years, he became the father of Nahor.

New Heart English Bible
Serug lived one hundred and thirty years, and became the father of Nahor.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor:

World English Bible
Serug lived thirty years, and became the father of Nahor.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And Serug lives thirty years [[or one hundred and thirty years]], and begets Nahor.

Young's Literal Translation
And Serug liveth thirty years, and begetteth Nahor.

Smith's Literal Translation
And Serug will live thirty years and will beget Nahor.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Sarug lived thirty years, and begot Nachor.

Catholic Public Domain Version
In truth, Serug lived for thirty years, and then he conceived Nahor.

New American Bible
When Serug was thirty years old, he begot Nahor.

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

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And Serug lived thirty years and begot Nakhor:
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And Serug lived thirty years, and begot Nahor.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And Seruch lived a hundred and thirty years, and begot Nachor.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Genealogy from Shem to Abram
21And after he had become the father of Serug, Reu lived 207 years and had other sons and daughters. 22When Serug was 30 years old, he became the father of Nahor. 23And after he had become the father of Nahor, Serug lived 200 years and had other sons and daughters.…

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

Genesis 11:10-11
This is the account of Shem. Two years after the flood, when Shem was 100 years old, he became the father of Arphaxad. / And after he had become the father of Arphaxad, Shem lived 500 years and had other sons and daughters.

Genesis 11:12-13
When Arphaxad was 35 years old, he became the father of Shelah. / And after he had become the father of Shelah, Arphaxad lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters.

Genesis 11:24-25
When Nahor was 29 years old, he became the father of Terah. / And after he had become the father of Terah, Nahor lived 119 years and had other sons and daughters.

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 25:7-8
Abraham lived a total of 175 years. / And at a ripe old age he breathed his last and died, old and contented, and was gathered to his people.

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. ...

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,

Matthew 1:1-2
This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham: / Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.

Hebrews 11:8-9
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.

Acts 7:2-4
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.

Romans 4:1-3
What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh, has discovered? / If Abraham was indeed justified by works, he had something to boast about, but not before God. / For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”

Galatians 3:6-9
So also, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.” / Understand, then, that those who have faith are sons of Abraham. / The Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and foretold the gospel to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.” ...

Hebrews 11:11-12
By faith Sarah, even though she was barren and beyond the proper age, was enabled to conceive a child, because she considered Him faithful who had promised. / And so from one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.


Treasury of Scripture

And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor:

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Joshua 24:2
And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood in old time, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nachor: and they served other gods.

Nachor.

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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 Serug was 30 years old
The name "Serug" is derived from the Hebrew root "serug," which means "branch" or "shoot." This can symbolize growth and continuity, reflecting the genealogical line that leads to Abraham, the father of many nations. The age of 30 is significant in biblical terms, often representing maturity and readiness for responsibility. In the context of the patriarchal narratives, reaching the age of 30 signifies a period when individuals were considered mature enough to take on significant roles within their families and communities. This age also prefigures the age at which Jesus began His public ministry, drawing a parallel between the maturation of individuals and the unfolding of God's divine plan.

he became the father of Nahor
The act of becoming a father in biblical times was not only a personal milestone but also a communal and covenantal event. It ensured the continuation of the family line and the fulfillment of God's promises to His people. The name "Nahor" is linked to the Hebrew root "nahar," meaning "to snort" or "to breathe hard," which can imply strength or vigor. Nahor is an important figure in the genealogy leading to Abraham, and his name signifies the vitality and endurance of the line through which God would establish His covenant. This phrase underscores the importance of lineage and heritage in the biblical narrative, emphasizing God's faithfulness in preserving the line through which the Messiah would eventually come.

Verses 22, 23. - And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor. Pantie. (Gesenius); from nachar, to breathe hard, to snort. Piercer, slayer (Furst); from an unused root signifying to Bore through. And Serug lived after he begat Nahor two hundred years (or 230 in all), and begat sons and daughters.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
When Serug
שְׂר֖וּג (śə·rūḡ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 8286: Serug -- a descendant of Peleg

was
וַיְחִ֥י (way·ḥî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - 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

Nahor.
נָחֽוֹר׃ (nā·ḥō·wr)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 5152: Nochor


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