Genesis 11:16 — King James Version← Study notes

“And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg:”

Genesis 11:16 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 11:168 words

וַיְחִיwayəḥîAnd live

עֵבֶרʿēverEber

אַרְבַּעʾarəbaʿFour

וּשְׁלֹשִׁיםûšəlōšîmAnd thirty

שָׁנָהšānāhYear

וַיּוֹלֶדwaywōledAnd bear young

אֶתʾet—

פָּלֶגpālegPeleg

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַיְחִיwayəḥîAnd live

עֵבֶרʿēverEber

אַרְבַּעʾarəbaʿFour

וּשְׁלֹשִׁיםûšəlōšîmAnd thirty

שָׁנָהšānāhYear

וַיּוֹלֶדwaywōledAnd bear young

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

פָּלֶגpālegPeleg

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