The Descendants of Shem

10 This is the account of Shem's family line. Two years after the flood, when Shem was 100 years old, he became the father[1] of Arphaxad.

Other Translations of Genesis 11:10

King James Version

The Descendants of Shem

10 These are the generations of Shem: Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood:

English Standard Version

The Descendants of Shem

10 These are the generations of Shem. When Shem was 100 years old, he fathered Arpachshad two years after the flood.

The Message

The Descendants of Shem

10 This is the story of Shem. When Shem was 100 years old, he had Arphaxad. It was two years after the flood.

New King James Version

The Descendants of Shem

10 This is the genealogy of Shem: Shem was one hundred years old, and begot Arphaxad two years after the flood.

New Living Translation

The Descendants of Shem

10 This is the account of Shem's family. Two years after the great flood, when Shem was 100 years old, he became the father of Arphaxad.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Genesis 11:10

Commentary on Genesis 11:10-26

(Read 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 likewise know little of those who now live in distant places! We have enough to do to mind our own work. When the earth began to be peopled, men's lives began to shorten; this was the wise disposal of Providence.