29. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Genesis 11:29:1 ⧉וַיִּקַּ֨חvayikkakh{And they} took Genesis 11:29:2 ⧉אַבְרָ֧םavramAbram Genesis 11:29:3 ⧉וְנָח֛וֹרvenakhorand Nahor Genesis 11:29:4 ⧉לָהֶ֖םlahemfor themselves Genesis 11:29:5 ⧉נָשִׁ֑יםnashimwives Genesis 11:29:6 ⧉שֵׁ֤םshemthe name of Genesis 11:29:7 ⧉אֵֽשֶׁת־אַבְרָם֙eshetavramthe wife of Abram Genesis 11:29:8 ⧉שָׂרָ֔יsaraiSarai Genesis 11:29:9 ⧉וְשֵׁ֤םveshemand the name of Genesis 11:29:10 ⧉אֵֽשֶׁת־נָחוֹר֙eshetnakhorthe wife of Nahor Genesis 11:29:11 ⧉מִלְכָּ֔הmilkaMilcah Genesis 11:29:12 ⧉בַּת־הָרָ֥ןbatharandaughter of Haran Genesis 11:29:13 ⧉אֲבִֽי־מִלְכָּ֖הavimilkafather of Milcah Genesis 11:29:14 ⧉וַֽאֲבִ֥יvaaviand father of Genesis 11:29:15 ⧉יִסְכָּֽה׃yiskaIscah |
29. Formal Translation And Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves: Abram’s wife was named Sarai, and Nahor’s wife was named Milkah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milkah and the father of Yiskah. |
29. Dynamic Translation Abram and Nahor each married. Abram’s wife was Sarai; Nahor’s wife was Milkah—Haran’s daughter—Haran being the father of both Milkah and Yiskah. |