King James Version:
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And Serug lived after he begat Nahor two hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.
Complete Jewish Bible:
After Nachor was born, S’rug lived another 200 years and had sons and daughters.
Berean Standard Bible:
And after he had become the father of Nahor, Serug lived 200 years and had other sons and daughters.
American Standard Version:
and Serug lived after he begat Nahor two hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
And Serug{H8286} lived{H2421} after{H310} he begat{H3205} Nahor{H5152} two hundred{H3967} years{H8141}, and begat{H3205} sons{H1121} and daughters{H1323}.
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Commentary for Genesis 11:23
Genesis 11:23 is part of the genealogy connecting Shem, one of Noah's sons, to Abraham, the patriarch of the Israelites. This verse specifically mentions Serug, who is an ancestor of Abraham in the line of Shem's descendants. The themes present in this genealogical section of Genesis include the continuity of generations, the fulfillment of God's promise to replenish the earth after the Flood, and the anticipation of the covenant with Abraham, which is central to the narrative of the Jewish people.
The historical context of this verse is set in the postdiluvian era, after the Flood narrative, when humanity is described as beginning anew. The genealogies in Genesis serve to connect the early history of the world with the specific history of the Israelites. They also reflect a common ancient literary device to provide a historical framework and to establish the legitimacy of a people's lineage. Additionally, the long lifespans mentioned, such as Serug's 200 years after the birth of Nahor, are characteristic of the antediluvian and immediately postdiluvian periods in the biblical narrative, emphasizing the idea that humans lived much longer before the ages gradually decreased.
This verse is part of the broader Tower of Babel narrative (Genesis 11:1-9), which immediately precedes it and explains the dispersion of peoples and the confusion of languages as a divine response to human pride and ambition. The genealogy then resumes, leading to Abraham, whom God will call to leave his homeland and start a new nation in Canaan, which will become a key aspect of the biblical narrative.
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H8286
There are 5 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: שְׂרוּג
Transliteration: Sᵉrûwg
Pronunciation: ser-oog'
Description: from שָׂרַג; tendril; Serug, a postdiluvian patriarch; Serug. - Strong's Number: H2421
There are 235 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: חָיָה
Transliteration: châyâh
Pronunciation: khaw-yaw'
Description: a primitive root (compare חָוָה, חָיָה); to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive; keep (leave, make) alive, [idiom] certainly, give (promise) life, (let, suffer to) live, nourish up, preserve (alive), quicken, recover, repair, restore (to life), revive, ([idiom] God) save (alive, life, lives), [idiom] surely, be whole. - Strong's Number: H310
There are 766 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אַחַר
Transliteration: ʼachar
Pronunciation: akh-ar'
Description: from אָחַר; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses); after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, [phrase] out (over) live, [phrase] persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, thence(-forth), when, with. - Strong's Number: H3205
There are 403 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: יָלַד
Transliteration: yâlad
Pronunciation: yaw-lad'
Description: a primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage; bear, beget, birth(-day), born, (make to) bring forth (children, young), bring up, calve, child, come, be delivered (of a child), time of delivery, gender, hatch, labour, (do the office of a) midwife, declare pedigrees, be the son of, (woman in, woman that) travail(-eth, -ing woman). - Strong's Number: H5152
There are 17 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: נָחוֹר
Transliteration: Nâchôwr
Pronunciation: naw-khore'
Description: from the same as נַחַר; snorer; Nochor, the name of the grandfather and a brother of Abraham; Nahor. - Strong's Number: H3967
There are 512 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: מֵאָה
Transliteration: mêʼâh
Pronunciation: may-aw'
Description: or מֵאיָה; properly, a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction; hundred((-fold), -th), [phrase] sixscore. - Strong's Number: H8141
There are 647 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: שָׁנֶה
Transliteration: shâneh
Pronunciation: shaw-neh'
Description: (in plural or (feminine) שָׁנָה; from שָׁנָה; a year (as a revolution of time); [phrase] whole age, [idiom] long, [phrase] old, year([idiom] -ly). - Strong's Number: H1121
There are 3654 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: בֵּן
Transliteration: bên
Pronunciation: bane
Description: from בָּנָה; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.); [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth. - Strong's Number: H1323
There are 499 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: בַּת
Transliteration: bath
Pronunciation: bath
Description: from בָּנָה (as feminine of בֵּן); a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively); apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, [idiom] first, [idiom] old, [phrase] owl, town, village.