Genesis 11:16

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Gen 10:21 : 21 And unto Shem, the father of all the children of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth, to him also were children born.
Gen 10:25 : 25 And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name was Joktan.
Num 24:24 : 24 But ships [shall come] from the coast of Kittim, And they shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber; And he also shall come to destruction.
1 Chr 1:19 : 19 And unto 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 3:35 : 35 the [son] of Serug, the [son] of Reu, the [son] of Peleg, the [son] of Eber, the [son] of Shelah,

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Gen 11:17-26
10 verses
94%
17and Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters.
18And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu:
19and Peleg lived after he begat Reu two hundred and nine years, and begat sons and daughters.
20And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begat Serug:
21and Reu lived after he begat Serug two hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters.
22And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor:
23and Serug lived after he begat Nahor two hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.
24And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah:
25and Nahor lived after he begat Terah a hundred and nineteen years, and begat sons and daughters.
26And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
Gen 11:10-15
6 verses
86%
10These are the generations of Shem. Shem was a hundred years old, and begat Arpachshad two years after the flood:
11and Shem lived after he begat Arpachshad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.
12And Arpachshad lived five and thirty years, and begat Shelah:
13and Arpachshad lived after he begat Shelah four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.
14And Shelah lived thirty years, and begat Eber:
15and Shelah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.
1 Chr 1:18-20
3 verses
83%
18And Arpachshad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber.
19And unto 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.
20And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,
Gen 10:24-26
3 verses
83%
24And Arpachshad begat Shelah; and Shelah begat Eber.
25And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name was Joktan.
26And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,
1 Chr 1:24-26
3 verses
80%
24Shem, Arpachshad, Shelah,
25Eber, Peleg, Reu,
26Serug, Nahor, Terah,
Gen 5:18-19
2 verses
76%
18And Jared lived a hundred sixty and two years, and begat Enoch:
19and Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:
Gen 5:15-16
2 verses
76%
15And Mahalalel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared:
16And Mahalalel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters:
Gen 5:21-23
3 verses
73%
21And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah:
22and Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:
23and all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years:
Gen 5:25-26
2 verses
73%
25And Methuselah lived a hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech:
26and Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters:
Gen 5:28
72%
28And Lamech lived a hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son:
Gen 5:4
71%
4and the days of Adam after he begat Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters.
Gen 5:9-10
2 verses
71%
9And Enosh lived ninety years, and begat Kenan:
10and Enosh lived after he begat Kenan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters:
Luke 3:35
71%
35the [son] of Serug, the [son] of Reu, the [son] of Peleg, the [son] of Eber, the [son] of Shelah,
Gen 4:18
71%
18And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael; and Mehujael begat Methushael; and Methushael begat Lamech.
Gen 5:30
70%
30And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters:
Gen 5:6-7
2 verses
70%
6And Seth lived a hundred and five years, and begat Enosh:
7and Seth lived after he begat Enosh eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters:
1 Chr 1:3
70%
3Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech,