Genesis 11:29 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Genesis 11:29 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 11:29 in 7 Bible Translations

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Genesis 11:29 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Abram and Nahor married wives. The name of Abram’s wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor’s wife was Milcah, the daughter of Haran, who was also the father of Iscah.”

Genesis 11:29 — World English Bible

Genesis 11:29 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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.”

Genesis 11:29 — American Standard Version

Genesis 11:29 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And Abram and Nahor take to themselves wives; the name of Abram's wife <FI>is<Fi> Sarai, and the name of Nahor's wife <FI>is<Fi> Milcah, daughter of Haran, father of Milcah, and father of Iscah.”

Genesis 11:29 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 11:29 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Abram and Nahor took wives: the name of Abram's wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, a daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah and the father of Iscah.”

Genesis 11:29 — Darby Translation

Genesis 11:29 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“So Abram and Nahor tooke them wiues. The name of Abrams wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahors wife Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.”

Genesis 11:29 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 11:29 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“And Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves. The name of Abram's wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor's wife was Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah and the father of Iscah.”

Genesis 11:29 — The Living Sword

Genesis 11:29 in Context — Genesis 11

27 Voici la postérité de Térach. Térach engendra Abram, Nachor et Haran. Haran engendra Lot.

28 Et Haran mourut en présence de Térach, son père, au pays de sa naissance, à Ur en Chaldée.

29 Abram et Nachor prirent des femmes: le nom de la femme d’Abram était Saraï, et le nom de la femme de Nachor était Milca, fille d’Haran, père de Milca et père de Jisca.

30 Saraï était stérile: elle n’avait point d’enfants.

31 Térach prit Abram, son fils, et Lot, fils d’Haran, fils de son fils, et Saraï, sa belle-fille, femme d’Abram, son fils. Ils sortirent ensemble d’Ur en Chaldée, pour aller au pays de Canaan. Ils vinrent jusqu’à Charan, et ils y habitèrent.

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What Does Genesis 11:29 Mean?

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