and Shemlivedfivehundredyearsafterhe becamethe fatherof Arpachshad,and he had[other] sonsand daughters.
Godblessedthem; and Godsaidto them, "Be fruitfuland multiply,and fillthe earth,and subdueit; and ruleover the fishof the seaand over the birdsof the skyand over everylivingthingthat moveson the earth."
Theseare [the records of] the generationsof Shem.Shemwas one hundredyearsold,and becamethe fatherof Arpachshadtwo yearsafterthe flood;
Arpachshadlivedthirty-fiveyears,and becamethe fatherof Shelah;
"As for you, be fruitfuland multiply;Populatethe earthabundantlyand multiplyin it."
Let our sonsin their youthbe as grown-upplants,And our daughtersas cornerpillars fashionedas for a palace;