Genesis 11:17 — Compare 3 English translations

Genesis 11:17 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →

וַֽיְחִי châyâh H2421 to live עֵ֗בֶר ʻÊbêr H5677 Eber אַחֲרֵי֙ ʼachar H310 after הוֹלִיד֣וֹ yâlad H3205 to bear אֶת ʼêth H853 - פֶּ֔לֶג Peleg H6389 Peleg שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים shᵉlôwshîym H7970 thirty שָׁנָ֔ה shâneh H8141 year וְאַרְבַּ֥ע ʼarbaʻ H702 four מֵא֖וֹת mêʼâh H3967 hundred שָׁנָ֑ה shâneh H8141 year וַיּ֥וֹלֶד yâlad H3205 to bear בָּנִ֖ים bên H1121 son וּבָנֽוֹת bath H1323 daughter

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World English Bible Public Domain

Eber lived after he became the father of Peleg four hundred thirty years, and became the father of sons and daughters.
King James Version Public Domain

And Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters.
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0

Then after he fathered Peleg, Eber lived 430 years, and he fathered sons and daughters.

unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).

Genesis 11:17 — compare English translations

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