Genesis 11 · Verse 16

Genesis 11:16

And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg:
Genesis 11:16, King James Version

Genesis 11:16 in other translations

BSBWhen Eber was 34 years old, he became the father of Peleg.
WEBEber lived thirty-four years, and became the father of Peleg.
ASVAnd Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg:
YLTAnd Eber liveth four and thirty years, and begetteth Peleg.
DARBYAnd Eber lived thirty-four years, and begot Peleg.
BBEAnd Eber was thirty-four years old when he became the father of Peleg:
WebsterAnd Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg:

What does Genesis 11:16 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 11:10-26

Here is a genealogy, or list of names, ending in Abram, the friend of God, and thus leading towards Christ, the promised Seed, who was the son of Abram. Nothing is left upon record but their names and ages; the Holy Ghost seeming to hasten through them to the history of Abram. How little do we know of those that are gone before us in this world, even of those that lived in the same places where we live, as we…

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Genesis 11:16 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַֽיְחִי\־vay.chi-and he livedH2421
עֵ֕בֶר'E.verEberH5677
אַרְבַּ֥ע'ar.Ba'fourH702
וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםu.she.lo.Shimand thirtyH7970
שָׁנָ֑הsha.Nahyear[s]H8141
וַיּ֖וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledand he fatheredH3205
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
פָּֽלֶג\׃Pa.legPelegH6389

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Genesis 11:16

  • Luke 3:35

    Which was the son of Saruch, which was the son of Ragau, which was the son of Phalec, which was the son of Heber, which was the son of Sala,

  • Numbers 24:24

    And ships shall come from the coast of Chittim, and shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall perish for ever.

  • Genesis 10:21

    Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born.

  • 1 Chronicles 1:19

    And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg; because in his days the earth was divided: and his brother’s name was Joktan.

  • Genesis 10:25

    And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
A.M. 1757. B.C. 2247. Eber.
10:21,25; Nu 24:24; 1Ch 1:19
Peleg.
Lu 3:35
Phalec.

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Context

  • Genesis 11:15

    And Salah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.

  • Genesis 11:16

    And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg:

  • Genesis 11:17

    And Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters.

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Genesis 11:16 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y vivió Heber treinta y cuatro años, y engendró á Peleg.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Héber vécut 34 ans, et engendra Péleg.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Heber lebte 34 Jahre und zeugte Peleg.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Vixit autem Heber triginta quatuor annis, et genuit Phaleg.