Genesis 10:30

Genesis 10:30 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest unto Sephar a mount of the east.
• New International Version (NIV)The region where they lived stretched from Mesha toward Sephar, in the eastern hill country.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The territory in which they lived extended from Mesha in the direction of Sephar to the hill country of the east.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And their dwelling place was from Mesha as you go toward Sephar, the mountain of the east.

Context of Genesis 10:30

28Obal, Abimael, Sheba, 29Ophir, Havilah and Jobab. All those were Joktan's sons. The land where they lived went from Mesha to Sephar. This is in the land with hills in the east. 31These are the descendants of Shem. They lived in groups in their own parts of the land. Each group spoke their own language. 32All these people are descendants of Noah's sons, and their children. They went to live in different parts of the earth and their children became different nations. This happened after God covered the earth with water and then the water went away.

Genesis 10:30 word by word

וַֽיְהִ֥י מוֹשָׁבָ֖ם מִמֵּשָׁ֑א בֹּאֲכָ֥ה סְפָ֖רָה הַ֥ר הַקֶּֽדֶם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And their dwellingמוֹשָׁבmôshâb môshâb · seatH4186
• was from Meshaמֵשָׁאmêshâ' · MeshaH4852
• as thou goestבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): towardsH935
• unto Sepharסְפָרsephâr · SepharH5611
• a mountהַרhar · mountain: hill countryH2022
• of the eastקֶ֫דֶםqedem qêdmâh · front: eastH6924

Cross-references for Genesis 10:30

• Numbers 23:7Then Balaam started to speak his message from God. He said, ‘Balak, the king of Moab, has brought me from Syria. He brought me from the mountains in the east. He said “Come and curse Jacob's descendants for me. Say bad things against the Israelites!”

Commentaries on Genesis 10:30

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21-32Verses 21-32 - XXXIII. Shem 21. אבר 'eber “Eber, yonder side; verb: pass, cross.” 22. עילם 'eylām “Elam.” עוּל ‛ûl “suckle.” עלם ‛ālam “hide; be mature.” ארפכשׁד 'arpakshad “Arpakshad.” כשׂד ארף 'arp keśed “boundary of Kesed, or (von-Bohlen) Arjapakshata, beside Aria.” ארם 'ǎrām “Aram, high; verb: be high.” 23. עוּץ ‛ûts “Uts; verb: counsel; be firm, solid.” חוּל chûl “Chul; verb: rub, twist, writhe, be strong, await.” גתר geter “Gether, bridge?” משׁ…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-32Verses 15-32 The posterity of Canaan were numerous, rich, and pleasantly seated; yet Canaan was under a Divine curse, and not a curse causeless. Those that are under the curse of God, may, perhaps, thrive and prosper in this world; for we cannot know love or hatred, the blessing or the curse, by what is before us, but by what is within us. The curse of God always works really, and always terribly. Perhaps it is a secret curse, a curse to the soul, and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 30Mesha was a region in northern Arabia, located south of Hadramaut. Sephar is the same as Isfar, which is south of Hadramaut in Yemen.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-321. sons of Noah--The historian has not arranged this catalogue according to seniority of birth; for the account begins with the descendants of Japheth, and the line of Ham is given before that of Shem though he is expressly said to be the youngest or younger son of Noah; and Shem was the elder brother of Japheth (Ge 10:21), the true rendering of that passage. generations, &c.--the narrative of the settlement of nations existing in the time of Moses…Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 10:30

• Mesha
• Sephar
• Shem

In the dictionaries

• Arabia
• Canaanites
• Dodanim
• Ham
• Japheth
• Mesha
• Mighty
• Noah
• Sephar
• Adam in the Old Testament

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