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And Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters. (KJV)
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וַֽיְחִי\־vay.chi-and he lived
Lemma: חָיָה (cha.yah) · Strong's: H2421
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to live
Used 279 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2421; TAHOT Genesis 11:17 word 1
עֵ֗בֶר'E.verEber
Lemma: עֵ֫בֶר (e.ver) · Strong's: H5677G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Eber
Used 11 times. Also: Genesis 10:21, Genesis 10:24, Genesis 10:25, Genesis 11:14, Genesis 11:15, Genesis 11:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5677G; TAHOT Genesis 11:17 word 2
אַחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.Reiafter
Lemma: אַחַר (a.char) · Strong's: H0310A
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HAcmpc)
Meaning: after
Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0310A; TAHOT Genesis 11:17 word 3
הוֹלִיד֣וֹho.li.Dofathered he
Lemma: יָלַד (ya.lad) · Strong's: H3205
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)
Meaning: to beget
Used 493 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:18, Genesis 4:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3205; TAHOT Genesis 11:17 word 4
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Genesis 11:17 word 5
פֶּ֔לֶגPe.legPeleg
Lemma: פֶּ֫לֶג (pe.leg) · Strong's: H6389
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Peleg
Used 7 times. Also: Genesis 10:25, Genesis 11:16, Genesis 11:18, Genesis 11:19, 1 Chronicles 1:19, 1 Chronicles 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6389; TAHOT Genesis 11:17 word 6
שְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.Shimthirty
Lemma: שְׁלֹשִׁים (she.lo.shim) · Strong's: H7970
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAcmpa)
Meaning: thirty
Used 171 times. Also: Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 11:12, Genesis 11:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7970; TAHOT Genesis 11:17 word 7
שָׁנָ֔הsha.Nahyear[s]
Lemma: שָׁנָה (sha.neh) · Strong's: H8141
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: year
Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 1:14, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8141; TAHOT Genesis 11:17 word 8
וְאַרְבַּ֥עve.'ar.Ba'and four
Lemma: אַרְבַּע (ar.ba) · Strong's: H0702
Parsing: Acbsc (Acbsc)
Meaning: four
Used 315 times. Also: Genesis 2:10, Genesis 11:13, Genesis 11:15, Genesis 11:16, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0702; TAHOT Genesis 11:17 word 9
מֵא֖וֹתme.'othundred<s>
Lemma: מֵאָה (me.ah) · Strong's: H3967
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HAcfpa)
Meaning: hundred
Used 574 times. Also: Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3967; TAHOT Genesis 11:17 word 10
שָׁנָ֑הsha.Nahyear[s]
Lemma: שָׁנָה (sha.neh) · Strong's: H8141
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: year
Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 1:14, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8141; TAHOT Genesis 11:17 word 11
וַיּ֥וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledand he fathered
Lemma: יָלַד (ya.lad) · Strong's: H3205
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)
Meaning: to beget
Used 493 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:18, Genesis 4:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3205; TAHOT Genesis 11:17 word 12
בָּנִ֖יםba.Nimsons
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Genesis 11:17 word 13
וּבָנֽוֹת\׃\ \סu.va.Notand daughters
Lemma: בַּת (bat) · Strong's: H1323G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: daughter
Used 539 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1323G; TAHOT Genesis 11:17 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And after | → | אַחַר H0310A after |
| he had become the father of | → | יָלַד H3205 to beget |
| Peleg | → | פֶּ֫לֶג H6389 Peleg |
| Eber | → | עֵ֫בֶר H5677G Eber |
| lived | → | חָיָה H2421 to live |
| 430 | → | שְׁלֹשִׁים H7970 thirty |
| . . . | → | אַרְבַּע H0702 four |
| . . . | → | מֵאָה H3967 hundred |
| . . . | → | שָׁנָה H8141 year |
| years | → | שָׁנָה H8141 year |
| and had | → | יָלַד H3205 to beget |
| other sons | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| and daughters | → | בַּת H1323G daughter |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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