Genesis 11:11 — King James Version← Study notes

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

Genesis 11:11 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 11:1112 words

וַיְחִיwayəḥîAnd live

שֵׁםšēmShem

אַחֲרֵיʾaḥărêThe hind part

הוֹלִידוֹhwōlîdwōBear young

אֶתʾet—

אַרְפַּכְשָׁדʾarəpaḵəšādArpakshad

חֲמֵשׁḥămēšFive

מֵאוֹתmēʾwōtHundred

שָׁנָהšānāhYear

וַיּוֹלֶדwaywōledAnd bear young

בָּנִיםbānîmSon

וּבָנוֹתûvānwōtAnd daughter

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַיְחִיwayəḥîAnd live

שֵׁםšēmShem

אַחֲרֵיʾaḥărêThe hind part

הוֹלִידוֹhwōlîdwōBear young

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

אַרְפַּכְשָׁדʾarəpaḵəšādArpakshad

חֲמֵשׁḥămēšFive

מֵאוֹתmēʾwōtHundred

שָׁנָהšānāhYear

וַיּוֹלֶדwaywōledAnd bear young

בָּנִיםbānîmSon

וּבָנוֹתûvānwōtAnd daughter

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