Bereshis 11
11
1And the kol HaAretz was of one language and of devarim achadim (common words).
2And it came to pass, as they migrated from the east, that they found a plain in Eretz Shinar; and they dwelt there.
3And they said one to another, Come, let us make brick, and bake them thoroughly. And they had brick for even (stone), and bitumen had they for mortar.
4And they said, Come, let us build us an Ir and a Migdal, whose rosh (top) may reach unto Shomayim; and let us make us a shem, otherwise we shall be scattered abroad upon the face of kol HaAretz.
5And Hashem came down to see the Ir and the Migdal, which Bnei HaAdam built.
6And Hashem said, See, the Am is echad and they have all one language; and this they begin to do; and now nothing will be impossible for them, which they have proposed to do.
7Come, let Us go down, and there confuse their sefat, that they may not understand one anotherʼs language.
8So Hashem scattered them abroad from there upon the face of kol Ha'Aretz; and they left off building the Ir.
9Therefore is the shem of it called Bavel; because Hashem did there confuse the language of kol Ha'Aretz; and from there did Hashem scatter them abroad upon the face of kol Ha'Aretz.
10These are the toldot of Shem: Shem was a hundred years old, and fathered Arpachshad two years after the mabbul;
11And Shem lived after he fathered Arpachshad five hundred shanah, and fathered banim and banot.
12And Arpachshad lived five and thirty shanah, and fathered Shelach;
13And Arpachshad lived after he fathered Shelach four hundred and three shanim, and fathered banim and banot.
14And Shelach lived thirty shanah, and fathered Ever;
15And Shelach lived after he fathered Ever four hundred and three shanah, and fathered banim and banot.
16And Ever lived four and thirty shanah, and fathered Peleg;
17And Ever lived after he fathered Peleg four hundred and thirty shanah, and fathered banim and banot.
18And Peleg lived thirty shanah, and fathered Reu;
19And Peleg lived after he fathered Reu two hundred and nine shanim, and fathered banim and banot.
20And Reu lived two and thirty shanah, and fathered Serug;
21And Reu lived after he fathered Serug two hundred and seven shanim, and fathered banim and banot.
22And Serug lived thirty shanah, and fathered Nachor;
23And Serug lived after he fathered Nachor two hundred shanah, and fathered banim and banot.
24And Nachor lived nine and twenty shanah, and fathered Terach;
25And Nachor lived after he fathered Terach a hundred and nineteen shanah, and fathered banim and banot.
26And Terach lived seventy shanah, and fathered Avram, Nachor, and Haran.
27Now these are the toldot Terach: Terach fathered Avram, Nachor, and Haran; and Haran fathered Lot.
28And Haran died before his av Terach in the land of his birth, in Ur Kasdim.
29And Avram and Nachor took them nashim: the shem eshet Avram was Sarai; and the shem eshet Nachor was Milcah, the bat Haran Avi Milcah, and Avi Yiskah.
30But Sarai was barren; she had no child.
31And Terach took Avram bno, and ben bno Lot ben Haran, and Sarai his kallah, eshet Avram bno; and they went forth with them from Ur Kasdim, to go into Eretz Kena'an; and they came unto Charan (Haran), and dwelt there.
32And the days of Terach were two hundred and five shanim; and Terach died in Charan (Haran).
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THE ORTHODOX JEWISH BIBLE
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Genesis 11
11
The Tower of Babel
1Now the whole earth had one language and the same words. 2And as people migrated from the east, they found a plain in #ch. 10:10; 14:1, 9; Isa. 11:11; Dan. 1:2; Zech. 5:11the land of Shinar and settled there. 3And they said to one another, “Come, let us make bricks, and burn them thoroughly.” And they had brick for stone, #ch. 14:10; Ex. 2:3and bitumen for mortar. 4Then they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower #Deut. 1:28with its top in the heavens, and let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be dispersed over the face of the whole earth.” 5And #ch. 18:21the Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of man had built. 6And the Lord said, “Behold, they are one people, and they have all one language, and this is only the beginning of what they will do. And nothing that they propose to do will now be impossible for them. 7Come, #ch. 1:26; [Ps. 2:4]let us go down and there confuse their language, so that they may not understand one another’s speech.” 8So #ch. 10:25, 32; Luke 1:51the Lord dispersed them from there over the face of all the earth, and they left off building the city. 9Therefore its name was called #ch. 10:10Babel, because there the Lord confused#11:9 Babel sounds like the Hebrew for confused the language of all the earth. And from there the Lord dispersed them over the face of all the earth.
Shem’s Descendants
10 # [ch. 10:22]; For ver. 10-26, see 1 Chr. 1:17-27 These are the generations of Shem. When Shem was 100 years old, he fathered Arpachshad two years after the flood. 11And Shem lived after he fathered Arpachshad 500 years and had other sons and daughters.
12When Arpachshad had lived 35 years, he fathered Shelah. 13And Arpachshad lived after he fathered Shelah 403 years and had other sons and daughters.
14When Shelah had lived 30 years, he fathered Eber. 15And Shelah lived after he fathered Eber 403 years and had other sons and daughters.
16When Eber had lived 34 years, he fathered Peleg. 17And Eber lived after he fathered Peleg 430 years and had other sons and daughters.
18When Peleg had lived 30 years, he fathered Reu. 19And Peleg lived after he fathered Reu 209 years and had other sons and daughters.
20When Reu had lived 32 years, he fathered Serug. 21And Reu lived after he fathered Serug 207 years and had other sons and daughters.
22When Serug had lived 30 years, he fathered Nahor. 23And Serug lived after he fathered Nahor 200 years and had other sons and daughters.
24When #Josh. 24:2Nahor had lived 29 years, he fathered Terah. 25And Nahor lived after he fathered Terah 119 years and had other sons and daughters.
26When #[See ver. 24 above]Terah had lived 70 years, he fathered Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
Terah’s Descendants
27Now these are the generations of Terah. Terah fathered Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran fathered Lot. 28Haran died in the presence of his father Terah in the land of his kindred, in Ur of the Chaldeans. 29And Abram and Nahor took wives. The name of Abram’s wife was #ch. 17:15 Sarai, and the name of Nahor’s wife, #ch. 22:20Milcah, the daughter of Haran the father of Milcah and Iscah. 30Now Sarai was barren; she had no child.
31Terah #ch. 12:1 took Abram his son and Lot the son of Haran, his grandson, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, his son Abram’s wife, and they went forth together #ch. 15:7; Josh. 24:2; Neh. 9:7; Acts 7:2, 4from Ur of the Chaldeans to go into the land of Canaan, but when they came to Haran, they settled there. 32The days of Terah were 205 years, and Terah died in Haran.
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