The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 1:19 Explained

1 Chronicles 1:19

KJV: And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg; because in his days the earth was divided: and his brother's name was Joktan.

YLT: And to Eber have been born two sons, the name of the one is Peleg, for in his days hath the land been divided, and the name of his brother is Joktan.

Darby: And to Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg, for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name was Joktan.

ASV: And unto 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.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And unto Eber  were born  two  sons:  the name  of the one  [was] Peleg;  because in his days  the earth  was divided:  and his brother's  name  [was] Joktan. 

What does 1 Chronicles 1:19 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 1

1  Adam's line to Noah
5  The sons of Japheth
8  The sons of Ham
17  The sons of Shem
24  Shem's line to Abraham
29  Ishmael's sons
32  The sons of Keturah
34  The posterity of Abraham by Esau
38  The sons of Seir
43  The kings of Edom
51  The dukes of Edom

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 1:19 mean?

And to Eber were born two sons the name of one [was] Peleg for in his days was divided the earth and name of his brother [was] Joktan
וּלְעֵ֥בֶר יֻלַּ֖ד שְׁנֵ֣י בָנִ֑ים שֵׁ֣ם הָאֶחָ֞ד פֶּ֗לֶג כִּ֤י בְיָמָיו֙ נִפְלְגָ֣ה הָאָ֔רֶץ וְשֵׁ֥ם אָחִ֖יו יָקְטָֽן

וּלְעֵ֥בֶר  And  to  Eber 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֵבֶר  
Sense: son of Salah, great grandson of Shem, father of Peleg and Joktan.
יֻלַּ֖ד  were  born 
Parse: Verb, QalPass, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָלַד 
Sense: to bear, bring forth, beget, gender, travail.
שְׁנֵ֣י  two 
Parse: Number, mdc
Root: שְׁנַיִם  
Sense: two.
בָנִ֑ים  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
שֵׁ֣ם  the  name 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: שֵׁם  
Sense: name.
הָאֶחָ֞ד  of  one 
Parse: Article, Number, masculine singular
Root: אֶחָד  
Sense: one (number).
פֶּ֗לֶג  [was]  Peleg 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: פֶּלֶג  
Sense: son of Eber and brother of Joktan.
בְיָמָיו֙  in  his  days 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.
נִפְלְגָ֣ה  was  divided 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Perfect, third person feminine singular
Root: פָּלַג  
Sense: to divide, split.
הָאָ֔רֶץ  the  earth 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
וְשֵׁ֥ם  and  name 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: שֵׁם  
Sense: name.
אָחִ֖יו  of  his  brother 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: אָח  
Sense: brother.
יָקְטָֽן  [was]  Joktan 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יָקְטָן  
Sense: son of Eber and descendant of Shem and patriarch of various Arabian tribes.

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