Genesis 11 · Verse 12

Genesis 11:12

And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah:
Genesis 11:12, King James Version

Genesis 11:12 in other translations

BSBWhen Arphaxad was 35 years old, he became the father of Shelah.
WEBArpachshad lived thirty-five years and became the father of Shelah.
ASVAnd Arpachshad lived five and thirty years, and begat Shelah:
YLTAnd Arphaxad hath lived five and thirty years, and begetteth Salah.
DARBYAnd Arphaxad lived thirty-five years, and begot Shelah.
BBEAnd Arpachshad was thirty-five years old when he became the father of Shelah:
WebsterAnd Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah.

What does Genesis 11:12 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 12 And Arphaxad lived - The Septuagint bring in here a second Cainan, with an addition of one hundred and thirty years. St. Luke follows the Septuagint, and brings in the same person in the same way. But the Hebrew text, both here and in 1 Chronicles 1:1-28, is perfectly silent on this subject, and the best chronologists have agreed in rejecting this as a spurious generation.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 11:10-26

Here is a genealogy, or list of names, ending in Abram, the friend of God, and thus leading towards Christ, the promised Seed, who was the son of Abram. Nothing is left upon record but their names and ages; the Holy Ghost seeming to hasten through them to the history of Abram. How little do we know of those that are gone before us in this world, even of those that lived in the same places where we live, as we…

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Genesis 11:12 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְאַרְפַּכְשַׁ֣דve.'ar.pakh.Shadand ArphaxadH775
חַ֔יChaihe livedH2421
חָמֵ֥שׁcha.MeshfiveH2568
וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםu.she.lo.Shimand thirtyH7970
שָׁנָ֑הsha.Nahyear[s]H8141
וַיּ֖וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledand he fatheredH3205
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
שָֽׁלַח\׃Sha.lachShelahH7974

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Genesis 11:12

  • Luke 3:36

    Which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad, which was the son of Sem, which was the son of Noe, which was the son of Lamech,

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
A.M. 1693. B.C. 2311. begat.
Lu 3:36

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Context

  • Genesis 11:11

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

  • Genesis 11:12

    And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah:

  • Genesis 11:13

    And Arphaxad lived after he begat Salah four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.

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Genesis 11:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y Arphaxad vivió treinta y cinco años, y engendró á Sala.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Arpacshad vécut 35 ans, et engendra Shélakh.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Arpaksad lebte 35 Jahre und zeugte Schelach.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Porro Arphaxad vixit triginta quinque annis, et genuit Sale.