²¹ As to Shem, father of all sons of Eber, brother of Japheth the elder, he hath also begotten:

²⁴ And -- ships `are' from the side of Chittim, And they have humbled Asshur, And they have humbled Eber, And it also for ever is perishing.'

¹⁰ These `are' births of Shem: Shem `is' a son of an hundred years, and begetteth Arphaxad two years after the deluge.

¹¹ And Shem liveth after his begetting Arphaxad five hundred years, and begetteth sons and daughters.

¹² And Arphaxad hath lived five and thirty years, and begetteth Salah.

¹³ And Arphaxad liveth after his begetting Salah four hundred and three years, and begetteth sons and daughters.

¹⁴ And Salah hath lived thirty years, and begetteth Eber.

¹⁵ And Salah liveth after his begetting Eber four hundred and three years, and begetteth sons and daughters.

¹⁶ And Eber liveth four and thirty years, and begetteth Peleg.

¹⁷ And Eber liveth after his begetting Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begetteth sons and daughters.

¹⁸ And Peleg liveth thirty years, and begetteth Reu.

¹⁹ And Peleg liveth after his begetting Reu two hundred and nine years, and begetteth sons and daughters.

²⁰ And Reu liveth two and thirty years, and begetteth Serug.

²¹ And Reu liveth after his begetting Serug two hundred and seven years, and begetteth sons and daughters.

²² And Serug liveth thirty years, and begetteth Nahor.

²³ And Serug liveth after his begetting Nahor two hundred years, and begetteth sons and daughters.

²⁴ And Nahor liveth nine and twenty years, and begetteth Terah.

²⁵ And Nahor liveth after his begetting Terah an hundred and nineteen years, and begetteth sons and daughters.

²⁶ And Terah liveth seventy years, and begetteth Abram, Nahor, and Haran.