Genesis 11:11
New International Version
And after he became the father of Arphaxad, Shem lived 500 years and had other sons and daughters.

New Living Translation
After the birth of Arphaxad, Shem lived another 500 years and had other sons and daughters.

English Standard Version
And Shem lived after he fathered Arpachshad 500 years and had other sons and daughters.

Berean Standard Bible
And after he had become the father of Arphaxad, Shem lived 500 years and had other sons and daughters.

King James Bible
And Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.

New King James Version
After he begot Arphaxad, Shem lived five hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.

New American Standard Bible
and Shem lived five hundred years after he fathered Arpachshad, and he fathered other sons and daughters.

NASB 1995
and Shem lived five hundred years after he became the father of Arpachshad, and he had other sons and daughters.

NASB 1977
and Shem lived five hundred years after he became the father of Arpachshad, and he had other sons and daughters.

Legacy Standard Bible
and Shem lived 500 years after he became the father of Arpachshad, and he became the father of other sons and daughters.

Amplified Bible
And Shem lived five hundred years after Arpachshad was born, and he had other sons and daughters.

Christian Standard Bible
After he fathered Arpachshad, Shem lived 500 years and fathered other sons and daughters.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
After he fathered Arpachshad, Shem lived 500 years and fathered other sons and daughters.

American Standard Version
and Shem lived after he begat Arpachshad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.

English Revised Version
and Shem lived after he begat Arpachshad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
After he became the father of Arpachshad, Shem lived 500 years and had other sons and daughters.

Good News Translation
After that, he lived another 500 years and had other children.

International Standard Version
Shem lived 500 years after he fathered Arpachshad and had other sons and daughters.

Majority Standard Bible
And after he had become the father of Arphaxad, Shem lived 500 years and had other sons and daughters.

NET Bible
And after becoming the father of Arphaxad, Shem lived 500 years and had other sons and daughters.

New Heart English Bible
Shem lived five hundred years after he became the father of Arpachshad, and fathered sons and daughters.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.

World English Bible
Shem lived five hundred years after he became the father of Arpachshad, and became the father of more sons and daughters.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And Shem lives after his begetting Arphaxad five hundred years, and begets sons and daughters.

Young's Literal Translation
And Shem liveth after his begetting Arphaxad five hundred years, and begetteth sons and daughters.

Smith's Literal Translation
And Shem shall live after his begetting Arphaeshad, five hundred years, and he shall beget sons and daughters.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Sem lived after he begot Arphaxad, five hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And after he conceived Arphaxad, Shem lived for five hundred years, and he conceived sons and daughters.

New American Bible
Shem lived five hundred years after he begot Arpachshad, and he had other sons and daughters.

New Revised Standard Version
and Shem lived after the birth of Arpachshad five hundred years, and had other sons and daughters.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And Shem lived after he begot Arphakhashar five hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And Sheem lived five hundred years after he had begotten Arphakshar, and begot sons and daughters.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And Shem lived after he begot Arpachshad five hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And Sem lived, after he had begotten Arphaxad, five hundred years, and begot sons and daughters, and died.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Genealogy from Shem to Abram
10This is the account of Shem. Two years after the flood, when Shem was 100 years old, he became the father of Arphaxad. 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.…

Cross References
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 10:21
And sons were also born to Shem, the older brother of Japheth; Shem was the forefather of all the sons of Eber.

Genesis 12:4
So Abram departed, as the LORD had directed him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran.

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.

Genesis 35:28-29
And Isaac lived 180 years. / Then he breathed his last and died and was gathered to his people, old and full of years. And his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.

Exodus 6:16-20
These were the names of the sons of Levi according to their records: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Levi lived 137 years. / The sons of Gershon were Libni and Shimei, by their clans. / The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. Kohath lived 133 years. ...

1 Chronicles 1:24-27
So from Shem came Arphaxad, Shelah, / Eber, Peleg, Reu, / Serug, Nahor, Terah, ...

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,

Acts 7:4
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 4:19
Without weakening in his faith, he acknowledged the decrepitness of his body (since he was about a hundred years old) and the lifelessness of Sarah’s womb.

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.

1 Peter 3:20
who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In the ark a few people, only eight souls, were saved through water.

2 Peter 2:5
if He did not spare the ancient world when He brought the flood on its ungodly people, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, among the eight;


Treasury of Scripture

And Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.

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Genesis 5:4
And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters:

begat sons.

Genesis 1:28
And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

Genesis 5:4
And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters:

Genesis 9:7
And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply therein.

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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.














And after he had become the father of Arphaxad
This phrase marks a significant point in the genealogical record, emphasizing the continuation of Shem's lineage. The name "Arphaxad" is of uncertain origin, but it is crucial in the biblical narrative as it connects to the lineage leading to Abraham. The Hebrew root of "Arphaxad" may suggest meanings related to healing or boundary, indicating the role of this lineage in establishing God's covenantal boundaries and bringing spiritual restoration.

Shem lived 500 years
The longevity of Shem, living 500 years after the birth of Arphaxad, reflects the antediluvian and early postdiluvian lifespans, which were significantly longer than those experienced today. This extended lifespan allowed for the transmission of knowledge and traditions across many generations, ensuring the preservation of God's promises and commands. The number 500, in biblical numerology, can symbolize completeness and God's grace, underscoring the divine favor upon Shem's line.

and had other sons and daughters
This phrase indicates the expansion of Shem's family beyond Arphaxad, highlighting the growth and multiplication of humanity as commanded by God in Genesis 9:7. The mention of "other sons and daughters" suggests that while the biblical narrative focuses on specific individuals for theological reasons, many unnamed descendants contributed to the spread of human civilization. This growth is a testament to God's blessing and the fulfillment of His command to "be fruitful and multiply."

Verse 11. - And Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years (making his life in all 600 years), and begat sons and daughters (concerning whom Scripture is silent, as not being included in the holy line).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
And after
אַֽחֲרֵי֙ (’a·ḥă·rê)
Preposition
Strong's 310: The hind or following part

he had become the father of
הוֹלִיד֣וֹ (hō·w·lî·ḏōw)
Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage

Arphaxad,
אַרְפַּכְשָׁ֔ד (’ar·paḵ·šāḏ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 775: Arpachshad -- third son of Shem, also the region settled by him

Shem
שֵׁ֗ם (šêm)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 8035: Shem -- 'name', oldest son of Noah

lived
וַֽיְחִי־ (way·ḥî-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 2421: To live, to revive

500
חֲמֵ֥שׁ (ḥă·mêš)
Number - feminine singular construct
Strong's 2568: Five

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

and had
וַיּ֥וֹלֶד (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

other sons
בָּנִ֖ים (bā·nîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 1121: A son

and daughters.
וּבָנֽוֹת׃ (ū·ḇā·nō·wṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 1323: A daughter


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