Genesis 11:30
“But Sarai was barren; she had no child.”
Genesis 11:30 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- But Sarai was barren; she had no child.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- And Sarai was barren, and had no children.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- And Sarai was barren; She had no child.
- DARBYDarby
- And Sarai was barren: she had no child.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- Sarai was barren. She had no child.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- And Sarai is barren ; she hath no child.
- BPVBiblePics Version
- But Sarai was unable to have children; she had no offspring.
Context: Genesis 11
28And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees.
29And 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.
30But Sarai was barren; she had no child.
31And 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.
32And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years: and Terah died in Haran.
About Genesis 11: The Tower of Babel
The chapter tells the story of the Tower of Babel, where people decided to build a big tower to reach the heavens. God confused their language and scattered them over the earth.
Commentary
Genesis 11 is a fascinating chapter in the Bible that tells the story of the Tower of Babel. This is a story of human pride and arrogance, and how God humbled them by confusing their language.