Genesis 11:17
ESV
And Eber lived after he fathered Peleg 430 years and had other sons and daughters.
NIV
And after he became the father of Peleg, Eber lived 430 years and had other sons and daughters.
NASB
and Eber lived 430 years after he fathered Peleg, and he fathered other sons and daughters.
CSB
After he fathered Peleg, Eber lived 430 years and fathered other sons and daughters.
NLT
After the birth of Peleg, Eber lived another 430 years and had other sons and daughters.
KJV
And Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters.
NKJV
After he begot Peleg, Eber lived four hundred and thirty years, and begot sons and daughters.
What does Genesis 11:17 mean?
After fathering Peleg, Eber lived another 430 years and had other children. Adding the numbers together, Eber lived to be 474 years old.Peleg is noteworthy for his connection to the incident at the Tower of Babel (Genesis 11:1–9). His name is associated with earth being "divided" (Genesis 10:25). This link also helps to make sense of the sudden drop in lifespans. While post-flood lives are already shortening, compared to the patriarchs of chapter 5, Peleg and those who follow him will live half as long as his father Eber. Within a few more generations, man's days are cut down again by half (Genesis 11:19–24).
