The Meaning of Genesis 11:20 Explained

Genesis 11:20

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

YLT: And Reu liveth two and thirty years, and begetteth Serug.

Darby: And Reu lived thirty-two years, and begot Serug.

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

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Genesis 11:20 Mean?

Context Summary

Genesis 11:10-32 - The Generations Until Abram
The inwardness of the movement of Terah's clan from Ur is given in Acts 7:3. Apparently his father was unwilling for Abram to go alone on his far-pilgrimage, and so the whole family moved along the valley of the Euphrates to the famous ford of Haran. There was no other practicable way by which travelers could strike the route for Canaan. But Terah never advanced beyond that point; and it was only when his father was dead that Abram resumed his march. See Acts 7:4. Let us beware lest the ties of human affection withhold us from entire obedience to the call of God. The word Hebrew means "one who has crossed over." It was especially applicable to Abraham. See Genesis 14:13. It may be that you are living on the world's side of the Cross. Come over, though you should have to break dear associations. Be one who has passed through death to resurrection. See Colossians 3:1-4. [source]

Chapter Summary: Genesis 11

1  One language in the world
2  The building of Babel
5  It is interrupted by the confusion of tongues, and the builders dispersed
10  The generations of Shem
27  The generations of Terah, the father of Abram
31  Terah, with Abram and Lot, move from Ur to Haran

What do the individual words in Genesis 11:20 mean?

And lived Reu two and thirty years and he begat - Serug
וַיְחִ֣י רְע֔וּ שְׁתַּ֥יִם וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖ים שָׁנָ֑ה וַיּ֖וֹלֶד אֶת־ שְׂרֽוּג

וַיְחִ֣י  And  lived 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: חָיָה  
Sense: to live, have life, remain alive, sustain life, live prosperously, live for ever, be quickened, be alive, be restored to life or health.
רְע֔וּ  Reu 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: רְעוּ  
Sense: son of Peleg and an ancestor of Abraham.
שְׁתַּ֥יִם  two 
Parse: Number, fd
Root: שְׁנַיִם  
Sense: two.
וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖ים  and  thirty 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Number, common plural
Root: שְׁלֹשִׁים  
Sense: thirty, thirtieth.
שָׁנָ֑ה  years 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: שָׁנָה  
Sense: year.
וַיּ֖וֹלֶד  and  he  begat 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָלַד 
Sense: to bear, bring forth, beget, gender, travail.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
שְׂרֽוּג  Serug 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שְׂרוּג  
Sense: son of Reu and great grandfather of Abraham.

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