Genesis 11:18

Genesis 11:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu:
• New International Version (NIV)When Peleg had lived 30 years, he became the father of Reu.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When Peleg had lived 30 years, he fathered Reu.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Peleg lived thirty years, and begot Reu.

Context of Genesis 11:18

16Eber lived 34 years and he fathered Peleg. 17Eber lived 430 years after he fathered Peleg, and he fathered sons and daughters. Peleg lived 30 years and he fathered Reu. 19Peleg lived 209 years after he fathered Reu, and he fathered sons and daughters. 20Reu lived 32 years and he fathered Serug.

Genesis 11:18 word by word

וַֽיְחִי־פֶ֖לֶג שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים שָׁנָ֑ה וַיּ֖וֹלֶד אֶת־רְעֽוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Pelegפֶּ֫לֶגpeleg · PelegH6389
• livedחָיָהchâyâh · to liveH2421
• thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁיםshelôshîym shelôshîym · thirtyH7970
• yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• and begatיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• Reuרְעוּre‛û · ReuH7466

Cross-references for Genesis 11:18

• 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 11:18

• 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
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18Peleg: See the study note on 10:25.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

Topics related to Genesis 11:18

• Genealogy
• Hebrew
• Longevity
• Peleg
• Ragau
• Reu
• Shem

In the dictionaries

• Begin
• Confound
• Earth
• Mesopotamia
• Noah
• Scatter
• Shem
• Slime
• Abraham
• Antediluvian Patriarchs

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