Christian Standard Bible
Genesis 10:6
6Ham’s sons: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
Genesis 10:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.
- New International Version (NIV)The sons of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put and Canaan.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The sons of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The sons of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
Context of Genesis 10:6
4And Javan’s sons: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. 5From these descendants, the peoples of the coasts and islands spread out into their lands according to their clans in their nations, each with its own language. Ham’s sons: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. 7Cush’s sons: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. And Raamah’s sons: Sheba and Dedan. 8Cush fathered Nimrod, who began to be powerful in the land.
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וּבְנֵ֖י חָ֑ם כּ֥וּשׁ וּמִצְרַ֖יִם וּפ֥וּט וּכְנָֽעַן׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Genesis 10:6
- Genesis 9:22Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father naked and told his two brothers outside.
- 1 Chronicles 1:8Ham’s sons: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
- 1 Chronicles 4:40They found rich, good pasture, and the land was broad, peaceful, and quiet, for some Hamites had lived there previously.
- Psalms 78:51He struck all the firstborn in Egypt, the first progeny of the tents of Ham.
- Psalms 105:23Then Israel went to Egypt; Jacob lived as an alien in the land of Ham.
- Psalms 106:22wondrous works in the land of Ham, awe-inspiring acts at the Red Sea.
- Isaiah 11:11On that day the Lord will extend his hand a second time to recover the remnant of his people who survive — from Assyria, Egypt, Pathros, Cush, Elam, Shinar, Hamath, and the coasts and islands of the west.
- Jeremiah 46:9Rise up, you cavalry! Race furiously, you chariots! Let the warriors march out — Cush and Put, who are able to handle shields, and the men of Lud, who are able to handle and string the bow.
- Ezekiel 27:10Men of Persia, Lud, and Put were in your army, serving as your warriors. They hung shields and helmets in you; they gave you splendor.
Commentaries on Genesis 10:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Cush - Who peopled the Arabic nome near the Red Sea in Lower Egypt. Some think the Ethiopians descended from him. Mizraim - This family certainly peopled Egypt; and both in the East and in the West, Egypt is called Mezr and Mezraim. Phut - Who first peopled an Egyptian nome or district, bordering on Libya. Canaan - He who first peopled the land so called, known also by the name of the Promised Land.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6-20Verses 6-20 - XXXII. Ham 6. מצרים mı̂tsrayı̂m “Mitsraim.” מצר mētser “straitness, limit, pressure.” מצור mātsôr “distress, siege, mound, bulwark; Egypt.” מצרים mı̂tsrayı̂m “perhaps double Egypt, lower and upper.” פוּט pûṭ “Put, troubled.” 7. סבא sebā' “Seba, drinking (man, Ethiopian).” סבתה sabtâh “Sabtah.” רעמה ra‛mâh “Ramah, shaking, trembling.” סבתכא sabtekā' “Sabtekha.” שׁבא shēbā' “Sheba, captive?” דדן dedān “Dedan, going slowly?” 8. נמרד…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6The peoples descended from Ham’s four sons (Egyptians, Babylonians, Assyrians, Canaanites) were Israel’s most hostile neighbors. Cush might have been in Ethiopia or ancient Nubia (northern Sudan). Mizraim was the old name for Egypt (50:11). Put was in Libya. Canaan included southern Syria, Phoenicia, and Palestine west of the Jordan River. In the time of Moses, Egypt and Canaan were part of the same empire. Ham's descendants did not receive the blessing…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. sons of Ham--emigrated southward, and their settlements were: Cush in Arabia, Canaan in the country known by his name, and Mizraim in Egypt, Upper and Lower. It is generally thought that his father accompanied him and personally superintended the formation of the settlement, whence Egypt was called "the land of Ham" [Psa 105:23, 27; 106:22].Read the comment
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Commentaries on Genesis 10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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