^10:24Arphaxad was the father of⁸⁰ Shelah,⁸¹ and Shelah was the father of Eber.⁸²^10:25Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg because in his days the earth was divided,⁸³ and his brother’s name was Joktan.

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Footnotes

80 Heb “fathered.”
81 The reads “Arphaxad fathered Shelah”; the reads “Arphaxad fathered Cainan, and Cainan fathered Sala [= Shelah].” The reading also appears to lie behind Luke 3:35–36.
82 Genesis 11 traces the line of Shem through Eber (עֵבֶר, ’ever) to Abraham the “Hebrew” (עִבְרִי, ’ivri).
83 The expression “the earth was divided” may refer to dividing the land with canals, but more likely it anticipates the division of languages at Babel (Gen 11). The verb פָּלָג (palag, “separate, divide”) is used in Ps 55:9 for a division of languages.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Arpachshad fathered Shelah; and Shelah fathered Eber. To Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided, and his brother’s name was Joktan.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Arphaxad was the father of Shelah,

and Shelah the father of Eber.

Two sons were born to Eber:

One was named Peleg, because in his time the earth was divided; his brother was named Joktan.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Arpachshad fathered Shelah, and Shelah fathered Eber. Eber had two sons. One was named Peleg, for during his days the earth was divided; his brother was named Joktan.

NLTNew Living Translation

Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.

Eber had two sons. The first was named Peleg (which means “division”), for during his lifetime the people of the world were divided into different language groups. His brother’s name was Joktan.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And Arphaxad fathered Shelah, and Shelah fathered Eber. And to Eber two sons were born. The name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided, and the name of his brother was Joktan.

KJV 1900King James Version

And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber. And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan.

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