Genesis 11:21
And Reu lived after he begat Serug two hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters.
Genesis 11:21 in other translations
| BSB | And after he had become the father of Serug, Reu lived 207 years and had other sons and daughters. |
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| WEB | Reu lived two hundred seven years after he became the father of Serug, and became the father of more sons and daughters. |
| ASV | and Reu lived after he begat Serug two hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters. |
| YLT | And Reu liveth after his begetting Serug two hundred and seven years, and begetteth sons and daughters. |
| DARBY | And Reu lived after he had begotten Serug two hundred and seven years, and begot sons and daughters. |
| BBE | And after the birth of Serug, Reu went on living for two hundred and seven years, and had sons and daughters: |
| Webster | And Reu lived after he begat Serug two hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters. |
What does Genesis 11:21 mean?
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…
Genesis 11:21 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Genesis 11:20
And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begat Serug:
- Genesis 11:21
And Reu lived after he begat Serug two hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters.
- Genesis 11:22
And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor:
Genesis 11:21 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y vivió Reu, después que engendró á Serug, doscientos y siete años, y engendró hijos é hijas. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Rehu, après qu’il eut engendré Serug, vécut 207 ans; et il engendra des fils et des filles. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Reghu lebte, nachdem er Serug gezeugt hatte, 207 Jahre und zeugte Söhne und Töchter. - |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Vixit quoque Reu, postquam genuit Sarug, ducentis septem annis: et genuit filios et filias. |