Genesis 10:25

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

To Eber were born two sons: one was named Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother’s name was Joktan.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וּלְעֵ֥בֶר יֻלַּ֖ד שְׁנֵ֣י בָנִ֑ים שֵׁ֣ם הֽ͏ָאֶחָ֞ד פֶּ֗לֶג כִּ֤י בְיָמָיו֙ נִפְלְגָ֣ה הָאָ֔רֶץ וְשֵׁ֥ם אָחִ֖יו יָקְטָֽן׃

Transliteration

And to ʿĒber yullad šənê bānîm šēm hāʾeḥād Peleg kî bəyāmāyw niplǝgāh hāʾāreṣ wəšēm ʾāḥîw Yāqṭān

Grammar Details

• *û-lə-ʿĒber*: conjunction wə- + preposition lə- + proper noun - and to Eber
• *yullad*: Pual perfect 3rd person masculine singular - were born
• *šənê*: numeral, construct state - two of
• *bānîm*: masculine plural noun - sons
• *šēm*: masculine singular noun, construct state - name of
• *hā-ʾeḥād*: definite article ha- + numeral - the one/the first
• *Peleg*: proper noun - Peleg
• *kî*: conjunction - because/for
• *bə-yāmāyw*: preposition bə- + masculine plural noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - in his days
• *niplǝgāh*: Niphal perfect 3rd person feminine singular - was divided
• *hā-ʾāreṣ*: definite article ha- + feminine singular noun - the earth/land
• *wə-šēm*: conjunction wə- + masculine singular noun, construct state - and name of
• *ʾāḥîw*: masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his brother
• *Yāqṭān*: proper noun - Joktan

Word Meanings

• *niplǝgāh*: was divided/was spread out
• *hāʾāreṣ*: the earth/the land/the inhabitants
• *Peleg*: division (name means 'division')

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

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

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  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.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  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.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And Eber begat.ij. sonnes. The name of the one was Peleg for in his tyme the erth was devyded. And the name of his brother was Iaketanr

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Eber begat two sonnes: the name of the one was Peleg, because that in his tyme the worlde was deuyded, and his brothers name was Iaketan,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Vnto Eber also were borne two sonnes: the name of the one was Peleg: for in his dayes was the earth diuided: and his brothers name was Ioktan.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Unto Heber also were borne two sonnes: the name of the one was Peleg, for in his dayes was the earth deuided, and his brothers name was Iactan.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  To Eber were born two sons. The name of the one was Peleg, for in his days was the earth divided. His brother's name was Joktan.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And to Eber have two sons been born; the name of the one `is' Peleg (for in his days hath the earth been divided,) and his brother's name `is' Joktan.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Eber had two sons: the name of the one was Peleg, because in his time the peoples of the earth became separate; and his brother's name was Joktan.

• World English Bible (2000)

  To Eber were born two sons. The name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided. His brother's name was Joktan.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother’s name was Joktan.

Referenced Verses

• 1 Chr 1:19 : 19 Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his time the earth was divided; his brother was named Joktan.
• Luke 3:35-36 : 35 the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah, 36 the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,
• Acts 17:26 : 26 From one man, he made every nation of mankind to live on the entire face of the earth, having determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their habitation.
• Gen 10:21 : 21 Sons were also born to Shem, the older brother of Japheth, the ancestor of all the sons of Eber.
• Gen 10:32 : 32 These are the clans of Noah’s sons, according to their genealogies, by their nations. From these, the nations spread out over the earth after the flood.
• Gen 11:16-19 : 16 When Eber had lived 34 years, he became the father of Peleg. 17 After he became the father of Peleg, Eber lived 430 years and had other sons and daughters. 18 When Peleg had lived 30 years, he became the father of Reu. 19 After he became the father of Reu, Peleg lived 209 years and had other sons and daughters.
• Deut 32:8 : 8 When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance and divided the human race, He set the boundaries of the peoples according to the number of the sons of Israel.