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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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Shem lived five hundred years after he became the father of Arpachshad, and became the father of sons and daughters.