| NETBible | Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg because in his days the earth was divided, 1 and his brother’s name was Joktan. |
| NIV © |
Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his time the earth was divided; his brother was named Joktan. |
| NASB © |
Two sons were born to Eber; the name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan. |
| NLT © |
Eber had two sons. The first was named Peleg––"division"––for during his lifetime the people of the world were divided into different language groups and dispersed. His brother’s name was Joktan. |
| MSG © |
Eber had two sons, Peleg (so named because in his days the human race divided) and Joktan. |
| BBE © |
And Eber had two sons: the name of the one was Peleg, because in his time the peoples of the earth became separate; and his brother’s name was Joktan. |
| NRSV © |
To Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided, and his brother’s name was Joktan. |
| NKJV © |
To Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan. |
| KJV | And unto Eber <05677> were born <03205> (8795) two <08147> sons <01121>_: the name <08034> of one <0259> [was] Peleg <06389>_; for in his days <03117> was the earth <0776> divided <06385> (8738)_; and his brother's <0251> name <08034> [was] Joktan <03355>_. {Peleg: that is Division} |
| NASB © |
Two <8147> sons <1121> were born <3205> to Eber <5677> ; the name <8034> of the one <259> was Peleg <6389> , for in his days <3117> the earth <776> was divided <6385> ; and his brother's <251> name <8034> was Joktan .<3355> |
| LXXM | kai <2532> CONJ tw <3588> T-DSM eber <1443> N-PRI egenhyhsan <1096> V-API-3P duo <1417> N-NUI uioi <5207> N-NPM onoma <3686> N-NSN tw <3588> T-DSM eni <1519> A-DSM falek <5317> N-PRI oti <3754> CONJ en <1722> PREP taiv <3588> T-DPF hmeraiv <2250> N-DPF autou <846> D-GSM diemerisyh <1266> V-API-3S h <3588> T-NSF gh <1065> N-NSF kai <2532> CONJ onoma <3686> N-ASN tw <3588> T-DSM adelfw <80> N-DSM autou iektan {N-PRI}<846> D-GSM |
| NET [draft] ITL | Two <08147> sons <01121> were born <03205> to Eber <05677> : One <0259> was named <08034> Peleg <06389> because <03588> in his days <03117> the earth <0776> was divided <06385> , and his brother’s <0251> name <08034> was Joktan .<03355> |
| HEBREW | Njqy <03355> wyxa <0251> Msw <08034> Urah <0776> hglpn <06385> wymyb <03117> yk <03588> glp <06389> dxah <0259> Ms <08034> Mynb <01121> yns <08147> dly <03205> rbelw (10:25) <05677> |
| NETBible | Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg because in his days the earth was divided, 1 and his brother’s name was Joktan. |
| NET Notes |
1 tn The expression “the earth was divided” may refer to dividing the land with canals, but more likely it anticipates the division of languages at Babel (Gen 11). The verb פָּלָג (palag, “separate, divide”) is used in Ps 55:9 for a division of languages. |