Genesis

Genesis 11:16–17

¹⁶When Eber was 34 years old, he became the father of Peleg. ¹⁷And after he had become the father of Peleg, Eber lived 430 years and had other sons and daughters.

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Genesis 11:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When Eber	עֵ֕בֶר	‘ê·ḇer	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5677 Eber
was	וַֽיְחִי־	way·ḥî-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2421 live
34	אַרְבַּ֥ע	’ar·ba‘	Number - feminine singular	H702 four
years old	שָׁנָ֑ה	šā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
he became the father of	וַיּ֖וֹלֶד	way·yō·w·leḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
Peleg	פָּֽלֶג׃	pā·leḡ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6389 Peleg

Genesis 11:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And after	אַחֲרֵי֙	’a·ḥă·rê	Preposition	H310 behind
he had become the father of	הוֹלִיד֣וֹ	hō·w·lî·ḏōw	Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
Peleg	פֶּ֔לֶג	pe·leḡ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6389 Peleg
Eber	עֵ֗בֶר	‘ê·ḇer	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5677 Eber
lived	וַֽיְחִי־	way·ḥî-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2421 live
430	שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים	šə·lō·šîm	Number - common plural	H7970 thirty
years	שָׁנָ֔ה	šā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
and had	וַיּ֥וֹלֶד	way·yō·w·leḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
other sons	בָּנִ֖ים	bā·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1121 son
and daughters	וּבָנֽוֹת׃ס	ū·ḇā·nō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural	H1323 daughter

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.