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Genesis 10:24-26
New English Translation
Genesis 10:24-26
New English Translation
24 Arphaxad was the father of[a] Shelah,[b] and Shelah was the father of Eber.[c] 25 Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg because in his days the earth was divided,[d] and his brother’s name was Joktan. 26 Joktan was the father of[e] Almodad,[f] Sheleph,[g] Hazarmaveth,[h] Jerah,[i]
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- Genesis 10:24 tn Heb “fathered.”
- Genesis 10:24 tc The MT reads “Arphaxad fathered Shelah”; the LXX reads “Arphaxad fathered Cainan, and Cainan fathered Sala [= Shelah].” The LXX reading also appears to lie behind Luke 3:35-36.
- Genesis 10:24 sn Genesis 11 traces the line of Shem through Eber (עֵבֶר, ʿever) to Abraham the “Hebrew” (עִבְרִי, ʿivri).
- Genesis 10:25 tn 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 פָּלַג (palag, “separate, divide”) is used in Ps 55:9 for a division of languages.
- Genesis 10:26 tn Heb “fathered.”
- Genesis 10:26 sn The name Almodad combines the Arabic article al with modad (“friend”). Almodad was the ancestor of a South Arabian people.
- Genesis 10:26 sn The name Sheleph may be related to Shilph, a district of Yemen; Shalph is a Yemenite tribe.
- Genesis 10:26 sn The name Hazarmaveth should be equated with Hadramawt, located in Southern Arabia.
- Genesis 10:26 sn The name Jerah means “moon.”
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