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ויהי כל־הארץ שפה אחת ודברים אחדים׃
1336. Verse 11 And Shem lived after he begot Arpachshad five hundred years; and he begot sons and daughters. 'Shem lived after he begot Arpachshad five hundred years' means duration and state, 'Shem' here, as previously, meaning internal worship in general, and 'Arpachshad' knowledge. 'And he begot sons and daughters' means matters of doctrine.
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This is the history of the generations of Shem. Shem was one hundred years old and became the father of Arpachshad two years after the flood.