Genesis 11:12
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“When Arphaxad was 35 years old, he became the father of Shelah.”
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BSBPD
“When Arphaxad was 35 years old, he became the father of Shelah.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah:”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“And Arpachshad lived five and thirty years, and begat Shelah:”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“And Arphaxad hath lived five and thirty years, and begetteth Salah.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Genesis 11:12 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Chronicles 1:18Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.
- Luke 3:36the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,
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