KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Genesis 11:26 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And Terah” | תֶ֖רַח | Terach, the father of Abraham; also a place in the Desert | Terah |
| “lived” | וַֽיְחִי | To live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive | lived |
| “seventy” | שִׁבְעִ֣ים | Seventy | seventy |
| “years,” | שָׁנָ֑ה | A year (as a revolution of time) | years |
| “and begat” | וַיּ֙וֹלֶד֙ | To bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage | begat |
| “Abram,” | אַבְרָ֔ם | Abram, the original name of Abraham | Abram |
| “Nahor,” | נָח֖וֹר | Nachor, the name of the grandfather and a brother of Abraham | Nahor |
| “and Haran.” | הָרָֽן׃ | Haran, the name of two men | Haran |
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24 And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah:
25 And Nahor lived after he begat Terah an hundred and nineteen years, and begat sons and daughters.
26 And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
27 Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot.
28 And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees.
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