Genesis 10:25

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.

📖 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

• 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.

• 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.

• 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 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.
• 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 And has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their pre-appointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings;
• Gen 10:21 : 21 Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born.
• Gen 10:32 : 32 These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations. And by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.
• Gen 11:16-19 : 16 And Eber lived thirty-four years and begot Peleg. 17 And Eber lived after he begot Peleg four hundred and thirty years and begot sons and daughters. 18 And Peleg lived thirty years and begot Reu. 19 And Peleg lived after he begot Reu two hundred and nine years and begot sons and daughters.
• Deut 32:8 : 8 When the Most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the boundaries of the people according to the number of the children of Israel.