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Genesis 11:15
ESV And Shelah lived after he fathered Eber 403 years and had other sons and daughters.
NIV And after he became the father of Eber, Shelah lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters.
NASB and Shelah lived 403 years after he fathered Eber, and he fathered other sons and daughters.
CSB After he fathered Eber, Shelah lived 403 years and fathered other sons and daughters.
NLT After the birth of Eber, Shelah lived another 403 years and had other sons and daughters.
KJV And Salah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.

What does Genesis 11:15 mean?

After fathering Eber, Shelah lived another 403 years and had other children. Adding the numbers together, Shelah lived to be 433 years old. Patriarchs of the pre-flood world lived close to a thousand years (Genesis 5), and aren't directly said to have had children until having lived more than a century (Genesis 5:3). As mankind spreads after the flood, these lifespans rapidly decrease. By the time of Abram, a person would be lucky to live beyond a century. And, in stark contrast to the pre-flood world, the prospect of having children near the age of 100 would become incredible (Genesis 17:17). This might have been due to God's direct influence (Genesis 6:3), or simply as a consequence of living on a harsher, less-ideal planet after the flood.
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