Genesis.11

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Gen.11.1

And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.

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At one time, the whole Earth spoke the same language.

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Now the whole world had one language and a common speech.

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Now the whole earth had one language and one speech.

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At one time the whole world spoke a single language and used the same words.

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And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.

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It so happened that as they moved out of the east, they came upon a plain in the land of Shinar and settled down.

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As men moved eastward, they found a plain in Shinar and settled there.

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And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they dwelt there.

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As the people migrated eastward, they found a plain in the land of Babylonia and settled there.

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And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them throughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter.

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They said to one another, "Come, let's make bricks and fire them well." They used brick for stone and tar for mortar.

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They said to each other, "Come, let's make bricks and bake them thoroughly." They used brick instead of stone, and tar for mortar.

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Then they said to one another, "Come, let us make bricks and bake them thoroughly." They had brick for stone, and they had asphalt for mortar.

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They began to talk about construction projects. "Come," they said, "let's make great piles of burnt brick and collect natural asphalt to use as mortar.

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And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.

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Then they said, "Come, let's build ourselves a city and a tower that reaches Heaven. Let's make ourselves famous so we won't be scattered here and there across the Earth."

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Then they said, "Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens, so that we may make a name for ourselves and not be scattered over the face of the whole earth."

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And they said, "Come, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top is in the heavens; let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth."

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Let's build a great city with a tower that reaches to the skies--a monument to our greatness! This will bring us together and keep us from scattering all over the world."

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And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.

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GOD came down to look over the city and the tower those people had built.

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But the LORD came down to see the city and the tower that the men were building.

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But the LORD came down to see the city and the tower which the sons of men had built.

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But the LORD came down to see the city and the tower the people were building.

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And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.

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GOD took one look and said, "One people, one language; why, this is only a first step. No telling what they'll come up with next--they'll stop at nothing!

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The LORD said, "If as one people speaking the same language they have begun to do this, then nothing they plan to do will be impossible for them.

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And the LORD said, "Indeed the people are one and they all have one language, and this is what they begin to do; now nothing that they propose to do will be withheld from them.

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"Look!" he said. "If they can accomplish this when they have just begun to take advantage of their common language and political unity, just think of what they will do later. Nothing will be impossible for them!

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Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech.

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Come, we'll go down and garble their speech so they won't understand each other."

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Come, let us go down and confuse their language so they will not understand each other."

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Come, let Us go down and there confuse their language, that they may not understand one another's speech."

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Come, let's go down and give them different languages. Then they won't be able to understand each other."

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So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.

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Then GOD scattered them from there all over the world. And they had to quit building the city.

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So the LORD scattered them from there over all the earth, and they stopped building the city.

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So the LORD scattered them abroad from there over the face of all the earth, and they ceased building the city.

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In that way, the LORD scattered them all over the earth; and that ended the building of the city.

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Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.

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That's how it came to be called Babel, because there GOD turned their language into "babble." From there GOD scattered them all over the world. [JC]

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That is why it was called Babel -because there the LORD confused the language of the whole world. From there the LORD scattered them over the face of the whole earth.

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Therefore its name is called Babel, because there the LORD confused the language of all the earth; and from there the LORD scattered them abroad over the face of all the earth.

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That is why the city was called Babel, because it was there that the LORD confused the people by giving them many languages, thus scattering them across the earth.

Gen.11.10

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

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

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

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

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This is the history of Shem's family. When Shem was 100 years old, his son Arphaxad was born. This happened two years after the Flood.

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

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

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

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

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

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And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah:

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When Arphaxad was thirty-five years old, he had Shelah.

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When Arphaxad had lived 35 years, he became the father of Shelah.

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Arphaxad lived thirty-five years, and begot Salah.

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When Arphaxad was 35 years old, his son Shelah was born.

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And Arphaxad lived after he begat Salah four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.

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After Arphaxad had Shelah, he lived 403 more years and had other sons and daughters.

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And after he became the father of Shelah, Arphaxad lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters.

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After he begot Salah, Arphaxad lived four hundred and three years, and begot sons and daughters.

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After the birth of Shelah, Arphaxad lived another 403 years and had other sons and daughters.

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And Salah lived thirty years, and begat Eber:

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When Shelah was thirty years old, he had Eber.

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When Shelah had lived 30 years, he became the father of Eber.

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Salah lived thirty years, and begot Eber.

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When Shelah was 30 years old, his son Eber was born.

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And Salah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.

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After Shelah had Eber, he lived 403 more years and had other sons and daughters.

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And after he became the father of Eber, Shelah lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters.

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After he begot Eber, Salah lived four hundred and three years, and begot sons and daughters.

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After the birth of Eber, Shelah lived another 403 years and had other sons and daughters.

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And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg:

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When Eber was thirty-four years old, he had Peleg.

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When Eber had lived 34 years, he became the father of Peleg.

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Eber lived thirty-four years, and begot Peleg.

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When Eber was 34 years old, his son Peleg was born.

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And Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters.

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After Eber had Peleg, he lived 403 more years and had other sons and daughters.

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And after he became the father of Peleg, Eber lived 430 years and had other sons and daughters.

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After he begot Peleg, Eber lived four hundred and thirty years, and begot sons and daughters.

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After the birth of Peleg, Eber lived another 430 years and had other sons and daughters.

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And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu:

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When Peleg was thirty years old, he had Reu.

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When Peleg had lived 30 years, he became the father of Reu.

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Peleg lived thirty years, and begot Reu.

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When Peleg was 30 years old, his son Reu was born.

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And Peleg lived after he begat Reu two hundred and nine years, and begat sons and daughters.

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After he had Reu, he lived 209 more years and had other sons and daughters.

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And after he became the father of Reu, Peleg lived 209 years and had other sons and daughters.

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After he begot Reu, Peleg lived two hundred and nine years, and begot sons and daughters.

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After the birth of Reu, Peleg lived another 209 years and had other sons and daughters.

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And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begat Serug:

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When Reu was thirty-two years old, he had Serug.

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When Reu had lived 32 years, he became the father of Serug.

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Reu lived thirty-two years, and begot Serug.

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When Reu was 32 years old, his son Serug was born.

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And Reu lived after he begat Serug two hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters.

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After Reu had Serug, he lived 207 more years and had other sons and daughters.

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And after he became the father of Serug, Reu lived 207 years and had other sons and daughters.

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After he begot Serug, Reu lived two hundred and seven years, and begot sons and daughters.

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After the birth of Serug, Reu lived another 207 years and had other sons and daughters.

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And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor:

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When Serug was thirty years old, he had Nahor.

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When Serug had lived 30 years, he became the father of Nahor.

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Serug lived thirty years, and begot Nahor.

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When Serug was 30 years old, his son Nahor was born.

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And Serug lived after he begat Nahor two hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.

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After Serug had Nahor, he lived 200 more years and had other sons and daughters.

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And after he became the father of Nahor, Serug lived 200 years and had other sons and daughters.

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After he begot Nahor, Serug lived two hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.

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After the birth of Nahor, Serug lived another 200 years and had other sons and daughters.

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And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah:

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When Nahor was twenty-nine years old, he had Terah.

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When Nahor had lived 29 years, he became the father of Terah.

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Nahor lived twenty-nine years, and begot Terah.

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When Nahor was 29 years old, his son Terah was born.

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And Nahor lived after he begat Terah an hundred and nineteen years, and begat sons and daughters.

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After Nahor had Terah, he lived 119 more years and had other sons and daughters.

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And after he became the father of Terah, Nahor lived 119 years and had other sons and daughters.

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After he begot Terah, Nahor lived one hundred and nineteen years, and begot sons and daughters.

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After the birth of Terah, Nahor lived another 119 years and had other sons and daughters.

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And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.

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When Terah was seventy years old, he had Abram, Nahor, and Haran.

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After Terah had lived 70 years, he became the father of Abram, Nahor and Haran.

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Now Terah lived seventy years, and begot Abram, Nahor, and Haran.

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When Terah was 70 years old, he became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran.

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Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot.

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This is the story of Terah. Terah had Abram, Nahor, and Haran. Haran had Lot.

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This is the account of Terah. Terah became the father of Abram, Nahor and Haran. And Haran became the father of Lot.

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This is the genealogy of Terah: Terah begot Abram, Nahor, and Haran. Haran begot Lot.

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This is the history of Terah's family. Terah was the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran had a son named Lot.

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And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees.

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Haran died before his father, Terah, in the country of his family, Ur of the Chaldees.

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While his father Terah was still alive, Haran died in Ur of the Chaldeans, in the land of his birth.

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And Haran died before his father Terah in his native land, in Ur of the Chaldeans.

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But while Haran was still young, he died in Ur of the Chaldeans, the place of his birth. He was survived by Terah, his father.

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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.

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Abram and Nahor each got married. Abram's wife was Sarai; Nahor's wife was Milcah, the daughter of his brother Haran. Haran had two daughters, Milcah and Iscah.

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Abram and Nahor both married. The name of Abram's wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor's wife was Milcah; she was the daughter of Haran, the father of both Milcah and Iscah.

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Then Abram and Nahor took 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.

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Meanwhile, Abram married Sarai, and his brother Nahor married Milcah, the daughter of their brother Haran. (Milcah had a sister named Iscah.)

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But Sarai was barren; she had no child.

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Sarai was barren; she had no children.

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Now Sarai was barren; she had no children.

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But Sarai was barren; she had no child.

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Now Sarai was not able to have any children.

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And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son's son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram's wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.

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Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot (Haran's son), and Sarai his daughter-in-law (his son Abram's wife) and set out with them from Ur of the Chaldees for the land of Canaan. But when they got as far as Haran, they settled down there.

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Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai, the wife of his son Abram, and together they set out from Ur of the Chaldeans to go to Canaan. But when they came to Haran, they settled there.

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And Terah took his son Abram and his grandson Lot, the son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai, his son Abram's wife, and they went out with them from Ur of the Chaldeans to go to the land of Canaan; and they came to Haran and dwelt there.

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Terah took his son Abram, his daughter-in-law Sarai, and his grandson Lot (his son Haran's child) and left Ur of the Chaldeans to go to the land of Canaan. But they stopped instead at the village of Haran and settled there.

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And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years: and Terah died in Haran.

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Terah lived 205 years. He died in Haran.

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Terah lived 205 years, and he died in Haran.

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So the days of Terah were two hundred and five years, and Terah died in Haran.

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Terah lived for 205 years and died while still at Haran.

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