Verse Lens · Concise explanation
Genesis 11:15 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 15. 15And Salah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.
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Quick Meaning
Salah lives 403 more years and fathers other sons and daughters after Eber, completing his entry without a stated total or death refrain.
Read It With
- Genesis 11:10–26
Read verses 14–15 together and compare the form of Genesis 5. Verse 14 names Eber; verse 15 preserves later years and other children, while Genesis 11 leaves the total to calculation and does not repeat 'and he died.'
Why This Verse Appears Here
Salah's remaining years and wider family complete the entry without the total-and-death formula of Genesis 5.
Read Genesis 11:14–15 together
Why these verses belong together: Salah's fathering of Eber, later years, and other children form one entry.
Verse 14. 14 And Salah lived thirty years, and begat Eber:
Verse 15. 15 And Salah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.
What Remains True
Family continuity includes many lives beyond the one line a narrative follows.
How It Can Shape Life
- Do not treat prominence in a family or institution's story as the measure of a person's dignity or contribution.
Continue in Context
The full thought-unit study remains the final contextual authority for this Verse Lens.
Read Genesis 11:10–26 — Shem's Line Reaches Terah and His SonsSources used for this Verse Lens
How certain is this explanation? strong
These are the sources used directly for this lens. Language, grammar, disagreements, and the complete source shelf remain attached to the full thought-unit research record.
Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Displayed wording, verse sequence, ages, family notices, and unit boundary.
Exact location: Genesis 11:10–26 in the pinned eng-kjv2006 source
Open source ↗hebrew text morphology and lemma data
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible — Genesis
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project
Open Scriptures, Version 2.2 released 2021; repository inspected 2026
Supports: Toledot heading, fathering formula, ages, later-years clauses, sons-and-daughters notices, and grouped sons in verse 26.
Exact location: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, wlc/Gen.xml, Genesis 11:10–26
Open source ↗Translation and textual notes
NET Bible — Genesis with translators' notes
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, Digital edition accessed 2026
Supports: Translation comparison, genealogy form, chronological questions, and verse 26 son-order caution.
Exact location: NET Bible, Genesis 11:10–26 and notes
Open NET Genesis 11 ↗