The Meaning of Genesis 11:17 Explained

Genesis 11:17

KJV: And Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters.

YLT: And Eber liveth after his begetting Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begetteth sons and daughters.

Darby: And Eber lived after he had begotten Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begot sons and daughters.

ASV: and Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Eber  lived  after  he begat  Peleg  four  hundred  and thirty  years,  and begat  sons  and daughters. 

What does Genesis 11:17 Mean?

Context Summary

Genesis 11:10-32 - The Generations Until Abram
The inwardness of the movement of Terah's clan from Ur is given in Acts 7:3. Apparently his father was unwilling for Abram to go alone on his far-pilgrimage, and so the whole family moved along the valley of the Euphrates to the famous ford of Haran. There was no other practicable way by which travelers could strike the route for Canaan. But Terah never advanced beyond that point; and it was only when his father was dead that Abram resumed his march. See Acts 7:4. Let us beware lest the ties of human affection withhold us from entire obedience to the call of God. The word Hebrew means "one who has crossed over." It was especially applicable to Abraham. See Genesis 14:13. It may be that you are living on the world's side of the Cross. Come over, though you should have to break dear associations. Be one who has passed through death to resurrection. See Colossians 3:1-4. [source]

Chapter Summary: Genesis 11

1  One language in the world
2  The building of Babel
5  It is interrupted by the confusion of tongues, and the builders dispersed
10  The generations of Shem
27  The generations of Terah, the father of Abram
31  Terah, with Abram and Lot, move from Ur to Haran

What do the individual words in Genesis 11:17 mean?

And lived Eber after he begat - Peleg thirty years and four hundred years and he begat sons and daughters -
וַֽיְחִי־ עֵ֗בֶר אַחֲרֵי֙ הוֹלִיד֣וֹ אֶת־ פֶּ֔לֶג שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים שָׁנָ֔ה וְאַרְבַּ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָ֑ה וַיּ֥וֹלֶד בָּנִ֖ים וּבָנֽוֹת ס

וַֽיְחִי־  And  lived 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: חָיָה  
Sense: to live, have life, remain alive, sustain life, live prosperously, live for ever, be quickened, be alive, be restored to life or health.
עֵ֗בֶר  Eber 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֵבֶר  
Sense: son of Salah, great grandson of Shem, father of Peleg and Joktan.
אַחֲרֵי֙  after 
Parse: Preposition
Root: אַחַר 
Sense: after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time).
הוֹלִיד֣וֹ  he  begat 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Infinitive construct, third person masculine singular
Root: יָלַד 
Sense: to bear, bring forth, beget, gender, travail.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
פֶּ֔לֶג  Peleg 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: פֶּלֶג  
Sense: son of Eber and brother of Joktan.
שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים  thirty 
Parse: Number, common plural
Root: שְׁלֹשִׁים  
Sense: thirty, thirtieth.
שָׁנָ֔ה  years 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: שָׁנָה  
Sense: year.
וְאַרְבַּ֥ע  and  four 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Number, feminine singular construct
Root: אַרְבַּע  
Sense: four.
מֵא֖וֹת  hundred 
Parse: Number, feminine plural
Root: מֵאָה 
Sense: hundred.
שָׁנָ֑ה  years 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: שָׁנָה  
Sense: year.
וַיּ֥וֹלֶד  and  he  begat 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָלַד 
Sense: to bear, bring forth, beget, gender, travail.
בָּנִ֖ים  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
וּבָנֽוֹת  and  daughters 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine plural
Root: בַּת  
Sense: daughter.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation

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