God’s Word Translation
Genesis 10:23
23Aram’s descendants were Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
Genesis 10:23 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the children of Aram; Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.
- New International Version (NIV)The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether and Meshek.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The sons of Aram were Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
Context of Genesis 10:23
21Shem, Japheth’s older brother, also had children. ⌞Shem was⌟ the ancestor of all the sons of Eber. 22Shem’s descendants were Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram. Aram’s descendants were Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash. 24Arpachshad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber. 25Two sons were born to Eber. The name of the one was Peleg [Division], because in his day the earth was divided. His brother’s name was Joktan.
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וּבְנֵ֖י אֲרָ֑ם ע֥וּץ וְח֖וּל וְגֶ֥תֶר וָמַֽשׁ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Genesis 10:23
- Job 1:1A man named Job lived in Uz. He was a man of integrity: He was decent, he feared God, and he stayed away from evil.
- Jeremiah 25:20and all the foreign people living among them; all the kings of the land of Uz; all the kings of Philistia, those from the cities of Ashkelon, Gaza, and Ekron, and the people left in Ashdod;
Commentaries on Genesis 10:23
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23Uz - Who peopled Caelosyria, and is supposed to have been the founder of Damascus. Hul - Who peopled a part of Armenia. Gether - Supposed by Calmet to have been the founder of the Itureans, who dwelt beyond the Jordan, having Arabia Desert on the east, and the Jordan on the west. Mash - Who inhabited mount Masius in Mesopotamia, and from whom the river Mazeca, which has its source in that mountain, takes its name.Read the comment
- 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. 23The patriarchs later interacted with the descendants of Aram (see 25:20; 31:20; Deuteronomy 26:5). Uz was the main Aramean tribe, possibly northeast of the Jordan River. It was Job’s home (see Job 1:1; see also Lamentations 4:21). Hul is unknown. He might have founded Armenia. Gether is unknown. He might have founded the Syrians. Mash might have a connection to Mount Masus in northern Mesopotamia or to a part of the Lebanon Mountains.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2323. Aram--In the general division of the earth, the countries of Armenia, Mesopotamia, and Syria, fell to his descendants.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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