Genesis 11:17

17 And after he became the father of Peleg, Eber lived 430 years and had other sons and daughters.

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Genesis 11:17 in Other Translations

KJV

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

ESV

17 And Eber lived after he fathered Peleg 430 years and had other sons and daughters.

NLT

17 After the birth of Peleg, Eber lived another 430 years and had other sons and daughters.

MSG

17 After Eber had Peleg, he lived 403 more years and had other sons and daughters.

CSB

17 After he fathered Peleg, Eber lived 430 years and fathered [other] sons and daughters.

Genesis 11:17 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 11:17

And Eber lived, after he begat Peleg, four hundred and thirty]
years
All the years of his life were four hundred and sixty four:

and he begat sons and daughters;
one of which is elsewhere mentioned, whose name is Joktan, ( Genesis 10:25 ) according to the above Jewish writer ^F5, he died in the seventy ninth year of Jacob.

FOOTNOTES:

F5 R. Gedaliah, Shalshalet, fol. 1. 2.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Genesis 11:17 In-Context

15 And after he became the father of Eber, Shelah lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters.

16 When Eber had lived 34 years, he became the father of Peleg.

17 And after he became the father of Peleg, Eber lived 430 years and had other sons and daughters.

18 When Peleg had lived 30 years, he became the father of Reu.

19 And after he became the father of Reu, Peleg lived 209 years and had other sons and daughters.

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