1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 1:19
19Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg,j because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan.
Footnotes
- j 1:19 Peleg means division.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two | שְׁנֵ֣י | šə·nê | Number - masculine dual construct | H8147 two |
| sons | בָנִ֑ים | ḇā·nîm | Noun - masculine plural | H1121 son |
| were born | יֻלַּ֖ד | yul·laḏ | Verb - QalPass - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3205 bear, bring forth, beget |
| to Eber | וּלְעֵ֥בֶר | ū·lə·‘ê·ḇer | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5677 Eber |
| One | הָאֶחָ֞ד | hā·’e·ḥāḏ | Article; Number - masculine singular | H259 one |
| was named | שֵׁ֣ם | šêm | Noun - masculine singular construct | H8034 name |
| Peleg | פֶּ֗לֶג | pe·leḡ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6389 Peleg |
| because | כִּ֤י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| in his days | בְיָמָיו֙ | ḇə·yā·māw | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H3117 day |
| the earth | הָאָ֔רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| was divided | נִפְלְגָ֣ה | nip̄·lə·ḡāh | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H6385 split, divide |
| and his brother | אָחִ֖יו | ’ā·ḥîw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H251 brother |
| was named | וְשֵׁ֥ם | wə·šêm | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8034 name |
| Joktan | יָקְטָֽן׃ | yā·qə·ṭān | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3355 Joktan |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.