Genesis 22:20
And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor;
Genesis 22:20 in other translations
| BSB | Some time later, Abraham was told, “Milcah has also borne sons to your brother Nahor: |
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| WEB | After these things, Abraham was told, “Behold, Milcah, she also has borne children to your brother Nahor: |
| ASV | And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she also hath borne children unto thy brother Nahor: |
| YLT | And it cometh to pass after these things that it is declared to Abraham, saying, ‘Lo, Milcah hath borne, even she, sons to Nahor thy brother: |
| DARBY | And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she also has borne sons to thy brother Nahor: |
| BBE | After these things, Abraham had news that Milcah, the wife of his brother Nahor, had given birth to children; |
| Webster | And it came to pass after these things, that it was told to Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also borne children to thy brother Nahor; |
What does Genesis 22:20 mean?
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 22:20-24
Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain
Genesis 22:20 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 22:20
- Genesis 11:29
And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram’s wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor’s wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.
- Genesis 24:24
And she said unto him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, which she bare unto Nahor.
- Genesis 11:26
And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
- Genesis 24:15
And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham’s brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.
- Proverbs 25:25
As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
- Genesis 24:10
And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.
- Genesis 31:53
The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge betwixt us. And Jacob sware by the fear of his father Isaac.
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Context
- Genesis 22:19
So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beer–sheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beer–sheba.
- Genesis 22:20
And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor;
- Genesis 22:21
Huz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram,
Genesis 22:20 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y aconteció después de estas cosas, que fué dada nueva á Abraham, diciendo: He aquí que también Milca ha parido hijos á Nachôr tu hermano: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | *Et il arriva, après ces choses, qu’on rapporta à Abraham en disant: Voici, Milca, elle aussi, a enfanté des enfants à Nakhor, ton frère: |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und es geschah nach diesen Dingen, da wurde dem Abraham berichtet: Siehe, Milka, auch sie hat deinem Bruder Nahor Söhne geboren: |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | His ita gestis, nuntiatum est Abrahæ quod Melcha quoque genuisset filios Nachor fratri suo: |