## Onkelos Genesis Chapter 11

###### Onkelos Genesis 11:1
[Onkelos Genesis 11:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Genesis/r/11:1)

וַהֲוָה כָל אַרְעָא לִישָׁן חָד וּמַמְלַל חָד:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
The whole earth had one language, and conforming words.


###### Onkelos Genesis 11:2
[Onkelos Genesis 11:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Genesis/r/11:2)

וַהֲוָה בְּמִטַּלְהוֹן **בְּקַדְמֵיתָא** וְאַשְׁכָּחוּ בִּקְעֲתָא בְּאַרְעָא דְ**בָבֶל** וִיתִיבוּ תַמָּן:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
When they journeyed from the east, [**at the beginning,**] they found a valley in the land of Shinar [**Babylon**] and they settled there.


###### Onkelos Genesis 11:3
[Onkelos Genesis 11:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Genesis/r/11:3)

וַאֲמָרוּ גְּבַר לְחַבְרֵיהּ הָבוּ **נִרְמֵי** לִבְנִין וְנִשְׂרְפִנּוּן **בְּנוּרָא** (יוֹקַדְתָּא) וַהֲוַת לְהוֹן לְבִנְתָּא לְאַבְנָא וְחֵימָרָא הֲוָה לְהוֹן לְשִׁיעַ:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
They said one to another, Come, let us mold [**throw**] bricks and bake them thoroughly [**in a fire**]. They then had bricks to use as stone, and the clay for mortar.


###### Onkelos Genesis 11:4
[Onkelos Genesis 11:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Genesis/r/11:4)

וַאֲמָרוּ הָבוּ נִבְנֵי לָנָא קַרְתָּא וּמַגְדְּלָא וְרֵישֵׁיהּ מָטֵי עַד **צֵית** שְׁמַיָּא וְנַעְבֵּיד לָנָא שׁוּם דִּילְמָא נִתְבַּדַּר עַל אַפֵּי כָל אַרְעָא:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
Then they said, Come, we will build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top will reach the [**height of the**] heavens. Thus we will make ourselves a name, so that we will not be scattered all over the face of the earth.


###### Onkelos Genesis 11:5
[Onkelos Genesis 11:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Genesis/r/11:5)

**וְאִתְגְּלִי יְיָ לְאִתְפְּרָעָא עַל עוֹבָדֵי** קַרְתָּא וּמַגְדְּלָא דִּי בְנוֹ בְּנֵי אֱנָשָׁא:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
Adonoy descended to see [**Adonoy became revealed in order to punish them because of the building of**] the city and the tower that the sons of man built.


###### Onkelos Genesis 11:6
[Onkelos Genesis 11:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Genesis/r/11:6)

וַאֲמַר יְיָ הָא עַמָּא חַד וְלִישָׁן חַד לְכָלְּהוֹן וְדֵין דְּשָׁרִיוּ לְמֶעְבָּד וּכְעַן לָא יִתִּמְנַע מִנְהוֹן כֹּל דִּחַשִּׁיבוּ לְמֶעְבָּד:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
Adonoy said, Behold, they are one people, all having one language, and this is their first undertaking. Now will nothing be unattainable for them, [to do] whatever they have a mind to do?


###### Onkelos Genesis 11:7
[Onkelos Genesis 11:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Genesis/r/11:7)

הָבוּ **נִתְגְּלִי** וּנְבַלְבֵּל תַּמָּן לִישָׁנְהוֹן דִּלָא יִשְׁמְעוּן אֱנַשׁ (גְּבַר) לִישַׁן חַבְרֵיהּ:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
Come, let us descend [**let us be revealed**] and jumble their language, that they will not understand one another’s language.


###### Onkelos Genesis 11:8
[Onkelos Genesis 11:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Genesis/r/11:8)

וּבַדַּר יְיָ יָתְהוֹן מִתַּמָּן עַל אַפֵּי כָל אַרְעָא וּמְנָעוּ לְמִבְנֵי (נ"י וְאִתְמְנָעוּ מִלְּמִבְנֵי) קַרְתָּא:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
Adonoy scattered them from there all over the face of the earth, and they stopped building the city.


###### Onkelos Genesis 11:9
[Onkelos Genesis 11:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Genesis/r/11:9)

עַל כֵּן קְרָא שְׁמַהּ בָּבֶל אֲרֵי תַמָּן בַּלְבֵּל יְיָ לִישַׁן כָּל אַרְעָא וּמִתַּמָּן בַּדָּרִנּוּן יְיָ עַל אַפֵּי כָּל אַרְעָא:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
Therefore He called its name, Bavel, for this was the place where Adonoy jumbled the language of all the earth; and from there, Adonoy scattered them all over the face of the earth.


###### Onkelos Genesis 11:10
[Onkelos Genesis 11:10](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Genesis/r/11:10)

אִלֵּין תּוּלְדַת שֵׁם שֵׁם בַּר מְאָה שְׁנִין וְאוֹלִיד יָת אַרְפַּכְשָׁד תַּרְתֵּין שְׁנִין בָּתַר טוֹפָנָא:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
These are the histories of Sheim. Sheim was one hundred years old, and he had Arpachshad two years after the Flood.


###### Onkelos Genesis 11:11
[Onkelos Genesis 11:11](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Genesis/r/11:11)

וַחֲיָא שֵׁם בָּתַר דְּאוֹלִיד יָת אַרְפַּכְשָׁד חֲמֵשׁ מְאָה שְׁנִין וְאוֹלִיד בְּנִין וּבְנָן:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
Sheim lived after he had Arpachshad, five hundred years, and he had sons and daughters.


###### Onkelos Genesis 11:12
[Onkelos Genesis 11:12](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Genesis/r/11:12)

וְאַרְפַּכְשַׁד חֲיָא תְּלָתִין וַחֲמֵשׁ שְׁנִין וְאוֹלִיד יָת שָׁלַח:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
Arpachshad lived thirty-five years and had Shelach.


###### Onkelos Genesis 11:13
[Onkelos Genesis 11:13](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Genesis/r/11:13)

וַחֲיָא אַרְפַּכְשַׁד בָּתַר דְּאוֹלִיד יָת שֶׁלַח אַרְבַּע מְאָה וּתְלָת שְׁנִין וְאוֹלִיד בְּנִין וּבְנָן:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
Arpachshad lived, after he had Shelach, four hundred and three years, and he had sons and daughters.


###### Onkelos Genesis 11:14
[Onkelos Genesis 11:14](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Genesis/r/11:14)

וְשֶׁלַח חֲיָא תְּלָתִין שְׁנִין וְאוֹלִיד יָת עֵבֶר:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
Shelach lived thirty years and had Eiver.


###### Onkelos Genesis 11:15
[Onkelos Genesis 11:15](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Genesis/r/11:15)

וַחֲיָא שֶׁלַח בָּתַר דְּאוֹלִיד יָת עֵבֶר אַרְבַּע מְאָה וּתְלָת שְׁנִין וְאוֹלִיד בְּנִין וּבְנָן:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
After he had Eiver, Shelach lived four hundred and three years, and he had sons and daughters.


###### Onkelos Genesis 11:16
[Onkelos Genesis 11:16](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Genesis/r/11:16)

וַחֲיָא עֵבֶר תְּלָתִין וְאַרְבַּע שְׁנִין וְאוֹלִיד יָת פָּלֶג:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
Eiver lived thirty-four years and had Peleg.


###### Onkelos Genesis 11:17
[Onkelos Genesis 11:17](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Genesis/r/11:17)

וַחֲיָא עֵבֶר בָּתַר דְּאוֹלִיד יָת פֶּלֶג אַרְבַּע מְאָה וּתְלָתִין שְׁנִין וְאוֹלִיד בְּנִין וּבְנָן:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
After he had Peleg, Eiver lived four hundred and thirty years, and he had sons and daughters.


###### Onkelos Genesis 11:18
[Onkelos Genesis 11:18](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Genesis/r/11:18)

וַחֲיָא פֶלֶג תְּלָתִין שְׁנִין וְאוֹלִיד יָת רְעוּ:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
Peleg lived thirty years and had Re’u.


###### Onkelos Genesis 11:19
[Onkelos Genesis 11:19](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Genesis/r/11:19)

וַחֲיָא פֶלֶג בָּתַר דְּאוֹלִיד יָת רְעוּ מָאתָן וּתְשַׁע שְׁנִין וְאוֹלִיד בְּנִין וּבְנָן:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
After he had Re’u, Peleg lived two hundred and nine years, and had sons and daughters.


###### Onkelos Genesis 11:20
[Onkelos Genesis 11:20](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Genesis/r/11:20)

וַחֲיָא רְעוּ תְּלָתִין וְתַרְתֵּין שְׁנִין וְאוֹלִיד יָת שְׂרוּג:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
Re’u lived thirty-two years and had Serug.


###### Onkelos Genesis 11:21
[Onkelos Genesis 11:21](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Genesis/r/11:21)

וַחֲיָא רְעוּ בָּתַר דְּאוֹלִיד יָת שְׂרוּג מָאתָן וּשְׁבַע שְׁנִין וְאוֹלִיד בְּנִין וּבְנָן:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
After he had Serug, Re’u lived two hundred and seven years, and had sons and daughters.


###### Onkelos Genesis 11:22
[Onkelos Genesis 11:22](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Genesis/r/11:22)

וַחֲיָא שְׂרוּג תְּלָתִין שְׁנִין וְאוֹלִיד יָת נָחוֹר:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
Serug lived thirty years and had Nachor.


###### Onkelos Genesis 11:23
[Onkelos Genesis 11:23](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Genesis/r/11:23)

וַחֲיָא שְׂרוּג בָּתַר דְּאוֹלִיד יָת נָחוֹר מָאתָן שְׁנִין וְאוֹלִיד בְּנִין וּבְנָן:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
After he had Nachor, Serug lived two hundred years, and had sons and daughters.


###### Onkelos Genesis 11:24
[Onkelos Genesis 11:24](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Genesis/r/11:24)

וַחֲיָא נָחוֹר עֶשְׂרִין וּתְשַׁע שְׁנִין וְאוֹלִיד יָת תָּרַח:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
Nachor lived twenty-nine years and had Terach.


###### Onkelos Genesis 11:25
[Onkelos Genesis 11:25](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Genesis/r/11:25)

וַחֲיָא נָחוֹר בָּתַר דְּאוֹלִיד יָת תֶּרַח מְאָה וּתְשַׁע עֲשַׂר שְׁנִין וְאוֹלִיד בְּנִין וּבְנָן:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
After he had Terach, Nachor lived one hundred and nineteen years, and had sons and daughters.


###### Onkelos Genesis 11:26
[Onkelos Genesis 11:26](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Genesis/r/11:26)

וַחֲיָא תֶרַח שִׁבְעִין שְׁנִין וְאוֹלִיד יָת אַבְרָם יָת נָחוֹר וְיָת הָרָן:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
Terach lived seventy years and had Avram, Nachor and Haran.


###### Onkelos Genesis 11:27
[Onkelos Genesis 11:27](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Genesis/r/11:27)

וְאִלֵּין תּוּלְדַת תֶּרַח תֶּרַח אוֹלִיד יָת אַבְרָם יָת נָחוֹר וְיָת הָרָן וְהָרָן אוֹלִיד יָת לוֹט:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
These are the histories of Terach. Terach produced Avram, Nachor, and Haran. Haran produced Lot.


###### Onkelos Genesis 11:28
[Onkelos Genesis 11:28](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Genesis/r/11:28)

וּמִית הָרָן עַל אַפֵּי תֶּרַח אֲבוּהִי בְּאַרְעָא דְיַלָּדוּתֵיהּ בְּאוּרָא דְכַסְדָּאֵי:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
Haran died during the lifetime of his father Terach, in the land of his birth in Ur Kasdim.


###### Onkelos Genesis 11:29
[Onkelos Genesis 11:29](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Genesis/r/11:29)

וּנְסִיב אַבְרָם וְנָחוֹר לְהוֹן נְשִׁין שׁוּם אִתַּת אַבְרָם שָׂרָי וְשׁוּם אִתַּת נָחוֹר מִלְכָּה בַּת הָרָן אֲבוּהָא דְמִלְכָּה וַאֲבוּהָא דְיִסְכָּה:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
Avram and Nachor married. The name of Avram’s wife was Sarai, and the name of Nachor’s wife was Milkah, the daughter of Haran [who was] the father of Milkah and Yiskah.


###### Onkelos Genesis 11:30
[Onkelos Genesis 11:30](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Genesis/r/11:30)

וַהֲוַת שָׂרַי עֲקָרָה לֵית לָהּ וְלָד:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
Sarai was barren, she had no child.


###### Onkelos Genesis 11:31
[Onkelos Genesis 11:31](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Genesis/r/11:31)

וּדְבַר תֶּרַח יָת אַבְרָם בְּרֵיהּ וְיָת לוֹט בַּר הָרָן בַּר בְּרֵיהּ וְיָת שָׂרַי כַּלָּתֵיהּ אִתַּת אַבְרָם בְּרֵיהּ וּנְפָקוּ עִמְּהוֹן מֵאוּרָא דְכַסְדָּאֵי לְמֵיזַל לְאַרְעָא דִכְנָעַן וַאֲתוֹ עַד חָרָן וִיתִיבוּ תַמָּן:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
Terach took his son, Avram, and Lot, the son of Haran, his grandson, and Sarai, his daughter-in-law, the wife of his son, Avram. With them they departed from Ur Kasdim, to go to the land of Canaan. [When] they came to Charan [however], they settled there.


###### Onkelos Genesis 11:32
[Onkelos Genesis 11:32](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Genesis/r/11:32)

וַהֲווֹ יוֹמֵי תֶרַח מָאתָן וַחֲמֵשׁ שְׁנִין וּמִית תֶּרַח בְּחָרָן:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
The lifetime of Terach was two hundred and five years. Terach died in Charan.