{These are the generations of Sem. Sem was a hundred years old when he begot Arphaxad, two years after the flood. And Sem lived after he begot Arphaxad five hundred years, and begot sons and daughters. And Arphaxad lived thirty-five years, and begot Sale. And Arphaxad lived after he begot Sale three hundred and three years, and begot sons and daughters. Sale also lived thirty years, and begot Heber. And Sale lived after he begot Heber four hundred and three years, and begot sons and daughters. And Heber lived thirty-four years, and begot Phaleg. And Heber lived after he begot Phaleg four hundred and thirty years, and begot sons and daughters. And Phaleg lived thirty years, and begot Reu. And Phaleg lived after he begot Reu two hundred and nine years, and begot sons and daughters. And Reu lived thirty-two years, and begot Sarug. And Reu lived after he begot Sarug two hundred and seven years, and begot sons and daughters. And Sarug lived thirty years, and begot Nachor.} — Commentaries and Disputations on Genesis, Volume II

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{These are the generations of Sem. Sem was a hundred years old when he begot Arphaxad, two years after the flood. And Sem lived after he begot Arphaxad five hundred years, and begot sons and daughters. And Arphaxad lived thirty-five years, and begot Sale. And Arphaxad lived after he begot Sale three hundred and three years, and begot sons and daughters. Sale also lived thirty years, and begot Heber. And Sale lived after he begot Heber four hundred and three years, and begot sons and daughters. And Heber lived thirty-four years, and begot Phaleg. And Heber lived after he begot Phaleg four hundred and thirty years, and begot sons and daughters. And Phaleg lived thirty years, and begot Reu. And Phaleg lived after he begot Reu two hundred and nine years, and begot sons and daughters. And Reu lived thirty-two years, and begot Sarug. And Reu lived after he begot Sarug two hundred and seven years, and begot sons and daughters. And Sarug lived thirty years, and begot Nachor.}¹

Hae sunt generationes Sem: Sem erat centum annorum quando genuit Arphaxad, biennio post diluvium. Vixitque Sem postquam genuit Arphaxad quingentis annis, et genuit filios et filias. Porro Arphaxad vixit triginta quinque annis et genuit Sale. Vixitque Arphaxad postquam genuit Sale trecentis tribus annis, et genuit filios et filias. Sale quoque vixit triginta annis et genuit Heber. Vixitque Sale postquam genuit Heber quadringentis tribus annis, et genuit filios et filias. Vixit autem Heber triginta quatuor annis et genuit Phaleg. Et vixit Heber postquam genuit Phaleg quadringentis triginta annis, et genuit filios et filias. Vixit quoque Phaleg triginta annis et genuit Reu. Vixitque Phaleg postquam genuit Reu ducentis novem annis, et genuit filios et filias. Vixit autem Reu triginta duobus annis et genuit Sarug. Vixit quoque Reu postquam genuit Sarug ducentis septem annis, et genuit filios et filias. Vixit vero Sarug triginta annis et genuit Nachor.

Translator’s notes

Gen 11:10–22 (verse lemma, opening the Second Part: the genealogy of Sem through Reu and Sarug; continues p. 536). ↩