English Standard Version
Genesis 11:16
16When Eber had lived 34 years, he fathered Peleg.
Genesis 11:16 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg:
- New International Version (NIV)When Eber had lived 34 years, he became the father of Peleg.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Eber lived thirty-four years, and begot Peleg.
- New Living Translation (NLT)When Eber was 34 years old, he became the father of Peleg.
Context of Genesis 11:16
14When Shelah had lived 30 years, he fathered Eber. 15And Shelah lived after he fathered Eber 403 years and had other sons and daughters. When Eber had lived 34 years, he fathered Peleg. 17And Eber lived after he fathered Peleg 430 years and had other sons and daughters. 18When Peleg had lived 30 years, he fathered Reu.
Read all of Genesis 11Genesis 11:16 word by word
וַֽיְחִי־עֵ֕בֶר אַרְבַּ֥ע וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖ים שָׁנָ֑ה וַיּ֖וֹלֶד אֶת־פָּֽלֶג׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Genesis 11:16
- Genesis 10:21To Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth, children were born.
- Numbers 24:24But ships shall come from Kittim and shall afflict Asshur and Eber; and he too shall come to utter destruction."
- 1 Chronicles 1:19To Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg (for in his days the earth was divided), and his brother's name was Joktan.
- Luke 3:35the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah,
Commentaries on Genesis 11:16
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10-26Verses 10-26 - Section IX - The Line to Abram - XXXV. The Line of Abram 18. רעוּ re‛û Reu, “friend;” verb: “feed, delight in, enjoy.” 20. שׂרוּג śerûg Serug, “vine-shoot.” 22. נחור nāchôr Nachor, “snorting.” 24. תרה terach Terach, “delay?” Aramaic. 26. אברם 'abrām Abram, “high father.” הרן hārān Haran, “mountaineer.” The usual phrase, “These are the generations,” marks the beginning of the fifth document. Accordingly, we now enter upon a new phase…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-26Verses 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 likewise know little of those who…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-321. the whole earth was of one language. The descendants of Noah, united by the strong bond of a common language, had not separated, and notwithstanding the divine command to replenish the earth, were unwilling to separate. The more pious and well-disposed would of course obey the divine will; but a numerous body, seemingly the aggressive horde mentioned (Ge 10:10), determined to please themselves by occupying the fairest region they came to.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Genesis 11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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