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Genesis 10:18
18Arvadites, Zemarites and Hamathites. Later the Canaanite clans scattered
Genesis 10:18 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad.
- English Standard Version (ESV)the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Afterward the clans of the Canaanites dispersed.
- New King James Version (NKJV)the Arvadite, the Zemarite, and the Hamathite. Afterward the families of the Canaanites were dispersed.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Arvadites, Zemarites, and Hamathites. The Canaanite clans eventually spread out,
Context of Genesis 10:18
16Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites, 17Hivites, Arkites, Sinites, Arvadites, Zemarites and Hamathites. Later the Canaanite clans scattered 19and the borders of Canaan reached from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and then toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboyim, as far as Lasha. 20These are the sons of Ham by their clans and languages, in their territories and nations.
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וְאֶת־הָֽאַרְוָדִ֥י וְאֶת־הַצְּמָרִ֖י וְאֶת־הַֽחֲמָתִ֑י וְאַחַ֣ר נָפֹ֔צוּ מִשְׁפְּח֖וֹת הַֽכְּנַעֲנִֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And the Arvaditeאַרְוָדִי'arvâdîy · ArvaditeH721
- and the Zemariteצְמָרִיtsemârîy · ZemariteH6786
- and the Hamathiteחֲמָתִיchămâthîy · HamathiteH2577
- and afterwardאַחַר'achar · afterH310
- were the familiesמִשְׁפָּחָהmishpâchâh · familyH4940
- of the Canaanitesכְּנַעֲנִיkena‛anîy · CanaaniteH3669
- spread abroadפּוּץpûts · to scatterH6327
Cross-references for Genesis 10:18
- Ezekiel 27:8Men of Sidon and Arvad were your oarsmen; your skilled men, Tyre, were aboard as your sailors.
- Joshua 18:22Beth Arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,
- 2 Chronicles 13:4Abijah stood on Mount Zemaraim, in the hill country of Ephraim, and said, “Jeroboam and all Israel, listen to me!
- Numbers 34:8and from Mount Hor to Lebo Hamath. Then the boundary will go to Zedad,
- 2 Samuel 8:9When Tou king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer,
- 2 Kings 17:24The king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Kuthah, Avva, Hamath and Sepharvaim and settled them in the towns of Samaria to replace the Israelites. They took over Samaria and lived in its towns.
- Isaiah 10:9‘Has not Kalno fared like Carchemish? Is not Hamath like Arpad, and Samaria like Damascus?
- Ezekiel 47:16Berothah and Sibraim (which lies on the border between Damascus and Hamath), as far as Hazer Hattikon, which is on the border of Hauran.
- Zechariah 9:2and on Hamath too, which borders on it, and on Tyre and Sidon, though they are very skillful.
Commentaries on Genesis 10:18
- 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. 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. 15-18Sidon settled in Phoenicia, north of Canaan. the Hittites: In Genesis, these were a group of cities in Canaan (see 26:34–35; 27:46; Ezekiel 16:3). They were probably different from the Hittites of Anatolia (Asia Minor). Their empire was a major power in the time of the biblical patriarchs. The Jebusites were ancient people living in Jerusalem (Joshua 15:63; Judges 19:10–11; 2 Samuel 5:6–9). The Amorites lived in the mountains of Palestine in Canaan (see…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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