11 And after he became the father of Arphaxad, Shem lived 500 years and had other sons and daughters.

Other Translations of Genesis 11:11

King James Version

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

English Standard Version

11 And Shem lived after he fathered Arpachshad 500 years and had other sons and daughters.

The Message

11 After he had Arphaxad, he lived 600 more years and had other sons and daughters.

New King James Version

11 After he begot Arphaxad, Shem lived five hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.

New Living Translation

11 After the birth of Arphaxad, Shem lived another 500 years and had other sons and daughters.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Genesis 11:11

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.