Genesis 11:18 — King James Version← Study notes

“And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu:”

Genesis 11:18 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 11:187 words

וַיְחִיwayəḥîAnd live

פֶלֶגp̄elegPeleg

שְׁלֹשִׁיםšəlōšîmThirty

שָׁנָהšānāhYear

וַיּוֹלֶדwaywōledAnd bear young

אֶתʾet—

רְעוּrəʿûReu

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

Word-by-word meanings

וַיְחִיwayəḥîAnd live

פֶלֶגp̄elegPeleg

שְׁלֹשִׁיםšəlōšîmThirty

שָׁנָהšānāhYear

וַיּוֹלֶדwaywōledAnd bear young

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

רְעוּrəʿûReu

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