Genesis 11:23
in Genesis 11And after he had become the father of Nahor, Serug lived 200 years and had other sons and daughters.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
and Serug lived after he begat Nahor two hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.
KJV
And Serug lived after he begat Nahor two hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.
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This verse in Genesis 11
Commentary
4 notes on this verseAnd Serug lived, after he begat Nahor, two hundred years,.... The years of his life were two hundred and thirty: and he begat sons and daughters; nowhere else mentioned: he died, according to the above Jewish writer (o), in the one hundredth year of Abraham, and in his days, according to the eastern writers (p), idolatry began, and the kingdom of Damascus was set up (q); and Samirus, king of the Chaldeans, invented weights and measures, weaving silk, and the art of dying (s). (o) R. Gedaliah, Shalshalet. fol. 2. 1. (p) Apud Hyde, ut supra. (Hist. Relig. Pers. c.
This site's exposition
When Reu was 32 years old
on Genesis 11:20-26
The years keep falling, Reu at 239, Serug at 230 and Nahor at 148. Ten generations run from Shem to Abram here, matching the ten from Adam to Noah in Genesis 5. Abram is named first of Terah's three sons. Adam Clarke reads that order as one of dignity, the place Genesis keeps giving the chosen son.
This site's exposition
Serug lived 200 years
Serug lived 230 years. Gill passes on the report of eastern writers that other gods were first served in his years and the city of Damascus became a kingdom then. The land of Haran and Ur held that worship, and Terah became the father of Abram in it.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And Serug lived, after he begat Nahor, two hundred years,.... The years of his life were two hundred and thirty: and he begat sons and daughters; nowhere else mentioned: he died, according to the above Jewish writer (o), in the one hundredth year of Abraham, and in his days, according to the eastern writers (p), idolatry began, and the kingdom of Damascus was set up (q); and Samirus, king of the Chaldeans, invented weights and measures, weaving silk, and the art of dying (s). (o) R. Gedaliah, Shalshalet. fol. 2. 1. (p) Apud Hyde, ut supra. (Hist. Relig. Pers. c.
The words behind it
11 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְחִ֣י | vaychi | and he lived | H2421 → | 282 times |
| שְׂר֗וּג | serug | Serug | H8286 → | 5 times |
| אַחֲרֵ֛י | ʾacharei | after | H310 → | 715 times |
| הוֹלִיד֥וֹ | holido | fathered he | H3205 → | 496 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| נָח֖וֹר | nachor | Nahor | H5152 → | 18 times |
| מָאתַ֣יִם | matayim | two hundred | H3967 → | 581 times |
| שָׁנָ֑ה | shanah | year[s] | H8141 → | 877 times |
| וַיּ֥וֹלֶד | vaiyoled | and he fathered | H3205 → | 496 times |
| בָּנִ֖ים | banim | sons | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| וּבָנֽוֹת׃ ס | uvanot | and daughters | H1323 → | 588 times |
וַיְחִ֣יand he lived
vaychiH2421 →282 times
שְׂר֗וּגSerug
serugH8286 →5 times
אַחֲרֵ֛יafter
ʾachareiH310 →715 times
הוֹלִיד֥וֹfathered he
holidoH3205 →496 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
נָח֖וֹרNahor
nachorH5152 →18 times
מָאתַ֣יִםtwo hundred
matayimH3967 →581 times
שָׁנָ֑הyear[s]
shanahH8141 →877 times
וַיּ֥וֹלֶדand he fathered
vaiyoledH3205 →496 times
בָּנִ֖יםsons
banimH1121 →4930 times
וּבָנֽוֹת׃ סand daughters
uvanotH1323 →588 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
Where this verse is studied
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About Genesis
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament.