KJV King James 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.
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Genesis 10:25
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan.
WEB World English Bible
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.
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
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.
Surrounding context — Genesis 10
22 The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.
23 And the children of Aram; Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.
24 And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber.
25 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.
26 And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,
27 And Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah,
28 And Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba,
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וּלְעֵ֥בֶרH5677 · e.verEberיֻלַּ֖דH3205 · ya.ladto begetשְׁנֵ֣יH8147 · she.na.yimtwoבָנִ֑יםH1121 · benson: childשֵׁ֣םH8034 · shemnameהָֽאֶחָ֞דH259 · e.chadoneפֶּ֗לֶגH6389 · pe.legPelegכִּ֤יH3588 · kiforבְיָמָיו֙H3117 · yomdayנִפְלְגָ֣הH6385 · pa.lagto divideהָאָ֔רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetוְשֵׁ֥םH8034 · shemnameאָחִ֖יוH251 · achbrother: male-siblingיָקְטָֽן׃H3355 · yoq.tanJoktan
Cross-references
1 Chronicles 1:19And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of the one [was] Peleg; because in his days the earth was divided: and his brother’s name [was] Joktan.Genesis 10:32These [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.Deuteronomy 32:8When the most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel.Luke 3:35-36Which was [the son] of Saruch, which was [the son] of Ragau, which was [the son] of Phalec, which was [the son] of Heber, which was [the son] of Sala,Acts 17:26And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;Genesis 11:16-19And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg:Genesis 10:21Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were [children] born.
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