God’s Word Translation
Genesis 10:13
13Egypt was the ancestor of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites,
Genesis 10:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,
- New International Version (NIV)Egypt was the father of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites,
- English Standard Version (ESV)Egypt fathered Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Mizraim begot Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim,
Context of Genesis 10:13
11He went from that land to Assyria and built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, Calah, 12and Resen, the great city between Nineveh and Calah. Egypt was the ancestor of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites, 14Pathrusites, Casluhites (from whom the Philistines came), and the Caphtorites. 15Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, then Heth,
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וּמִצְרַ֡יִם יָלַ֞ד אֶת־לוּדִ֧ים וְאֶת־עֲנָמִ֛ים וְאֶת־לְהָבִ֖ים וְאֶת־נַפְתֻּחִֽים׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Genesis 10:13
- 1 Chronicles 1:11Egypt was the ancestor of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites,
- Jeremiah 46:9Go into battle, you horsemen. Drive wildly, you chariot drivers. March into battle, you warriors, you warriors from Sudan and Put who carry shields, you warriors from Lydia who use bows and arrows.
- Ezekiel 30:5Sudan, Put, Lud, all the Arabs, the Libyans, and people from the promised land will die in battle.
Commentaries on Genesis 10:13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Mizraim begat Ludim - Supposed to mean the inhabitants of the Mareotis, a canton in Egypt, for the name Ludim is evidently the name of a people. Anamim - According to Bochart, the people who inhabited the district about the temple of Jupiter Ammon. Lehabim - The Libyans, or a people who dwelt on the west of the Thebaid, and were called Libyo-Egyptians. Naphtuhim - Even the conjectures can scarcely fix a place for these people. Bochart seems inclined to…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
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-14Verses 8-14 Nimrod was a great man in his day; he began to be mighty in the earth, Those before him were content to be upon the same level with their neighbours, and though every man bare rule in his own house, yet no man pretended any further. Nimrod was resolved to lord it over his neighbours. The spirit of the giants before the flood, who became mighty men, and men of renown, Ge 6:4, revived in him. Nimrod was a great hunter. Hunting then was the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-14the Ludites were Lydian tribes located west of the Nile delta. The identity of the Anamites is unclear. They might have been Egyptians near Cyrene, west of Egypt. the Lehabites were probably a Libyan tribe. the Naphtuhites lived in northern Egypt. the Pathrusites lived in southern Egypt. the Casluhites might have lived in an Egyptian area also known as "Cyrenaica." the Caphtorites were Cretans (see Jeremiah 47:4; Amos 9:7). the Philistines from Crete were…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
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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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