Genesis 11:18
New International Version
When Peleg had lived 30 years, he became the father of Reu.

New Living Translation
When Peleg was 30 years old, he became the father of Reu.

English Standard Version
When Peleg had lived 30 years, he fathered Reu.

Berean Standard Bible
When Peleg was 30 years old, he became the father of Reu.

King James Bible
And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu:

New King James Version
Peleg lived thirty years, and begot Reu.

New American Standard Bible
Peleg lived thirty years, and fathered Reu;

NASB 1995
Peleg lived thirty years, and became the father of Reu;

NASB 1977
And Peleg lived thirty years, and became the father of Reu;

Legacy Standard Bible
And Peleg lived 30 years and became the father of Reu;

Amplified Bible
When Peleg had lived thirty years, he became the father of Reu.

Christian Standard Bible
Peleg lived 30 years and fathered Reu.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Peleg lived 30 years and fathered Reu.

American Standard Version
And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu:

Contemporary English Version
When Peleg was 30, he had a son named Reu.

English Revised Version
And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu:

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Peleg was 30 years old when he became the father of Reu.

Good News Translation
When Peleg was 30 years old, he had a son, Reu;

International Standard Version
When Peleg had lived 30 years, he fathered Reu.

Majority Standard Bible
When Peleg was 30 years old, he became the father of Reu.

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

New Heart English Bible
Peleg lived one hundred and thirty years, and became the father of Reu.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu:

World English Bible
Peleg lived thirty years, and became the father of Reu.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And Peleg lives thirty years [[or one hundred and thirty years]], and begets Reu.

Young's Literal Translation
And Peleg liveth thirty years, and begetteth Reu.

Smith's Literal Translation
And Peleg will live thirty years and will beget Reu.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Phaleg also lived thirty years, and begot Reu.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Likewise, Peleg lived for thirty years, and then he conceived Reu.

New American Bible
When Peleg was thirty years old, he begot Reu.

New Revised Standard Version
When Peleg had lived thirty years, he became the father of Reu;
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And Peleg lived thirty years, and begot Rau;

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And Palag lived thirty years and begot Arau:
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And Peleg lived thirty years, and begot Reu.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And Phaleg lived and hundred and thirty years, and begot Ragau.

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Context
Genealogy from Shem to Abram
17And after he had become the father of Peleg, Eber lived 430 years and had other sons and daughters. 18When Peleg was 30 years old, he became the father of Reu. 19And after he had become the father of Reu, Peleg lived 209 years and had other sons and daughters.…

Cross References
Genesis 5:12-13
When Kenan was 70 years old, he became the father of Mahalalel. / And after he had become the father of Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters.

Genesis 10:22
The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.

Genesis 9:28-29
After the flood, Noah lived 350 years. / So Noah lived a total of 950 years, and then he died.

Genesis 11:10-11
This is the account of Shem. Two years after the flood, when Shem was 100 years old, he became the father of Arphaxad. / And after he had become the father of Arphaxad, Shem lived 500 years and had other sons and daughters.

Genesis 11:12-13
When Arphaxad was 35 years old, he became the father of Shelah. / And after he had become the father of Shelah, Arphaxad lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters.

Genesis 11:16-17
When Eber was 34 years old, he became the father of Peleg. / And after he had become the father of Peleg, Eber lived 430 years and had other sons and daughters.

Genesis 11:20-21
When Reu was 32 years old, he became the father of Serug. / And after he had become the father of Serug, Reu lived 207 years and had other sons and daughters.

Genesis 11:22-23
When Serug was 30 years old, he became the father of Nahor. / And after he had become the father of Nahor, Serug lived 200 years and had other sons and daughters.

Genesis 11:24-25
When Nahor was 29 years old, he became the father of Terah. / And after he had become the father of Terah, Nahor lived 119 years and had other sons and daughters.

Genesis 11:26-27
When Terah was 70 years old, he became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. / This is the account of Terah. Terah became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. And Haran became the father of Lot.

1 Chronicles 1:17-27
The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech. / Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber. / Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan. ...

Luke 3:34-36
the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor, / the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah, / the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,

Matthew 1:1-2
This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham: / Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.

Hebrews 11:8-10
By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, without knowing where he was going. / By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise. / For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.

Acts 7:2-4
And Stephen declared: “Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran, / and told him, ‘Leave your country and your kindred and go to the land I will show you.’ / So Abraham left the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. After his father died, God brought him out of that place and into this land where you are now living.


Treasury of Scripture

And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu:

A.

Luke 3:35
Which was the son of Saruch, which was the son of Ragau, which was the son of Phalec, which was the son of Heber, which was the son of Sala,

Ragau.

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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.














When Peleg was 30 years old
The name "Peleg" in Hebrew is פֶּלֶג (Peleg), which means "division." This is significant because during Peleg's lifetime, the earth was divided (Genesis 10:25). This division could refer to a significant event such as the scattering of peoples at the Tower of Babel, which is a central theme in Genesis 11. The age of 30 is noteworthy in biblical terms, often representing a time of maturity and readiness for responsibility. For instance, Joseph was 30 when he entered Pharaoh's service (Genesis 41:46), and David was 30 when he became king (2 Samuel 5:4). This suggests that Peleg was at a mature age, ready to take on the responsibilities of fatherhood and leadership within his family and community.

he became the father of Reu
The act of becoming a father in biblical times was not only a personal milestone but also a continuation of God's promise to multiply and fill the earth (Genesis 1:28). The name "Reu" in Hebrew is רְעוּ (Reu), which can mean "friend" or "shepherd." This name may reflect the role or character that Reu would embody, possibly indicating a person of influence or guidance within his community. The genealogical record here is part of the broader narrative of God's unfolding plan for humanity, tracing the lineage that would eventually lead to Abraham and the chosen people of Israel. This lineage underscores the faithfulness of God in preserving a remnant through whom He would bring about His redemptive purposes.

Verses 18, 19. - And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu. Friend (cf. of God, or of men), or friendship; from a root signifying to pasture, to tend, to care for. Bochart traces his descendants in the great Nisaean plain Ragan (Judith 1:6), situated on the confines of Armenia and Media, and having, according to Strabo, a city named Ragae or Ragiae. And Peleg lived after he begat Reu two hundred and nine years (thus making his entire age 239 years), and begat sons and daughters.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
When Peleg
פֶ֖לֶג (p̄e·leḡ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 6389: Peleg -- a son of Eber

was
וַֽיְחִי־ (way·ḥî-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 2421: To live, to revive

30
שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים (šə·lō·šîm)
Number - common plural
Strong's 7970: Thirty, thirtieth

years old,
שָׁנָ֑ה (šā·nāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 8141: A year

he became the father of
וַיּ֖וֹלֶד (way·yō·w·leḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage

Reu.
רְעֽוּ׃ (rə·‘ū)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 7466: Reu -- son of Peleg


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