Genesis 11 · Verse 18

Genesis 11:18

And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu:
Genesis 11:18, King James Version

Genesis 11:18 in other translations

BSBWhen Peleg was 30 years old, he became the father of Reu.
WEBPeleg lived thirty years, and became the father of Reu.
ASVAnd Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu:
YLTAnd Peleg liveth thirty years, and begetteth Reu.
DARBYAnd Peleg lived thirty years, and begot Reu.
BBEAnd Peleg was thirty years old when he became the father of Reu:
WebsterAnd Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu:

What does Genesis 11:18 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 11:18 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
פֶ֖לֶגFe.legPelegH6389
שְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimthirtyH7970
שָׁנָ֑הsha.Nahyear[s]H8141
וַיּ֖וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledand he fatheredH3205
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
רְעֽוּ\׃re.'UReuH7466

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

Cross references for Genesis 11:18

  • 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,

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A.M. 1787. B.C. 2217. Reu.
Lu 3:35
Ragau.

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Context

  • Genesis 11:17

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

  • Genesis 11:18

    And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu:

  • Genesis 11:19

    And Peleg lived after he begat Reu two hundred and nine years, and begat sons and daughters.

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Genesis 11:18 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y vivió Peleg treinta años, y engendró á Reu.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Péleg vécut 30 ans, et engendra Rehu.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Peleg lebte 30 Jahre und zeugte Reghu.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Vixit quoque Phaleg triginta annis, et genuit Reu.