Genesis 11:18

“Peleg lived thirty years and fathered Reu.”

Genesis 11:18 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Genesis 11:18, word by word

Pelegפֶלֶגfeleg

Peleg

Peleg, son of Eber. In Hebrew his name sounds like "divide" (Genesis 10:25).

Where else “feleg” appears
livedיְחִיyechi

live

To have breath and remain in this world, not die.

Where else “yechi” appears
thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁיםsheloshim

thirty

Thirty; also "thirtieth".

Where else “sheloshim” appears
yearsשָׁנָהshana

age

The years of a person's life.

Where else “shana” appears
and fatheredיּוֹלֶדyoled

father

For a man to have a child.

Where else “yoled” appears
Reuרְעוּreu

Reu

Reu, son of Peleg, an ancestor of Abraham.

Where else “reu” appears

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From Shem to Abram

1 Chronicles 1:24-27

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Genesis 11:10-26

10These are the generations of Shem. Shem was a hundred years old when he fathered Arpachshad, two years after the flood. 11After he fathered Arpachshad, Shem lived five hundred years and fathered sons and daughters. 12Arpachshad lived thirty-five years and fathered Shelah. 13After he fathered Shelah, Arpachshad lived four hundred and three years and fathered sons and daughters. 14Shelah lived thirty years and fathered Eber. 15After he fathered Eber, Shelah lived four hundred and three years and fathered sons and daughters. 16Eber lived thirty-four years and fathered Peleg. 17After he fathered Peleg, Eber lived four hundred and thirty years and fathered sons and daughters. 18Peleg lived thirty years and fathered Reu. 19After he fathered Reu, Peleg lived two hundred and nine years and fathered sons and daughters. 20Reu lived thirty-two years and fathered Serug. 21After he fathered Serug, Reu lived two hundred and seven years and fathered sons and daughters. 22Serug lived thirty years and fathered Nahor. 23After he fathered Nahor, Serug lived two hundred years and fathered sons and daughters. 24Nahor lived twenty-nine years and fathered Terah. 25After he fathered Terah, Nahor lived a hundred and nineteen years and fathered sons and daughters. 26Terah lived seventy years and fathered Abram, Nahor, and Haran.

1 Chronicles 1:24-27

24Shem, Arpachshad, Shelah, 25Eber, Peleg, Reu, 26Serug, Nahor, Terah, 27Abram, that is, Abraham.

The context

17After he fathered Peleg, Eber lived four hundred and thirty years and fathered sons and daughters.

18 · This verse (above)

19After he fathered Reu, Peleg lived two hundred and nine years and fathered sons and daughters.

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  1. 1. What it says

    What did the people in the land of Shinar say as they built their city and tower (vv. 3-4)?

  2. 2. What it means

    Why did YHWH confuse their language and scatter them over the whole earth (vv. 6-9)?

  3. 3. How I live it

    In what you are planning, what is for making a name for yourself, and what is for serving others?

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