Genesis 10:21,25 - Compare All Versions
Genesis 10:21 NIV (New International Version)
Sons were also born to Shem, whose older brother was Japheth; Shem was the ancestor of all the sons of Eber.
Genesis 10:25 NIV (New International Version)
Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his time the earth was divided; his brother was named Joktan.
Genesis 10:21 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
To Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth, children were born.
Genesis 10:25 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
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.
Genesis 10:21 NLT (New Living Translation)
Sons were also born to Shem, the older brother of Japheth. Shem was the ancestor of all the descendants of Eber.
Genesis 10:25 NLT (New Living Translation)
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.
Genesis 10:21 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
And Shem, Japheth’s older brother, also had sons. Shem was the father of all the sons of Eber.
Genesis 10:25 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
Eber had two sons. One was named Peleg, for during his days the earth was divided; his brother was named Joktan.
Genesis 10:21 KJV (King James Version)
Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born.
Genesis 10:25 KJV (King James Version)
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.
Genesis 10:21 NKJV (New King James Version)
And children were born also to Shem, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder.
Genesis 10:25 NKJV (New King James Version)
To Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan.
Genesis 10:21 MSG (The Message)
Shem, the older brother of Japheth, also had sons. Shem was ancestor to all the children of Eber.
Genesis 10:24-25 MSG (The Message)
Arphaxad had Shelah and Shelah had Eber. Eber had two sons, Peleg (so named because in his days the human race divided) and Joktan.
Genesis 10:21 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)
Also to Shem, the father of all the children of Eber, and the older brother of Japheth, children were born.
Genesis 10:25 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)
Two sons were born to Eber; the name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan.
Genesis 10:21 AMP (Amplified Bible)
Also to Shem, the father of all the children of Eber [including the Hebrews], the older brother of Japheth, children were born.
Genesis 10:25 AMP (Amplified Bible)
Two sons were born to Eber; the name of one was Peleg (division), for [the inhabitants of] the earth were divided in his days; and his brother’s name was Joktan.
Genesis 10:21 NET (New English Translation)
And sons were also born to Shem (the older brother of Japheth), the father of all the sons of Eber.
Genesis 10:25 NET (New English Translation)
Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother’s name was Joktan.