Bible Strands
Genesis 11:19
And after he had become the father of Reu, Peleg lived 209 years and had other sons and daughters.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator places Peleg within the patriarchal genealogy, recording his lifespan immediately after the birth of his son Reu and before the birth of Reu’s son Serug.
The words — וַיְחִי־ (va.y.chi-) translates literally as “and he lived,” establishing the chronological anchor for the genealogical count.
The thread — The text follows the repeated birth-to-death calculation pattern found throughout Genesis 5 and the immediate Genesis 11:18–20 sequence.
Why it lands — The passage demands recognition of a recorded lifespan and confirmed progeny, establishing Peleg’s place in a continuous ancestral line without embellishment.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Peleg lived after he begat Reu two hundred and nine years, and begat sons and daughters.