Genesis 10:18

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.
• New International Version (NIV)Arvadites, Zemarites and Hamathites. Later the Canaanite clans scattered
• English Standard Version (ESV)the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Afterward the clans of the Canaanites dispersed.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Arvadites, Zemarites, and Hamathites. The Canaanite clans eventually spread out,

Context of Genesis 10:18

16the Jebusite, the Amorite, and the Girgashite; 17the Hivite, the Arkite, and the Sinite; the Arvadite, the Zemarite, and the Hamathite. Afterward the families of the Canaanites were dispersed. 19And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon as you go toward Gerar, as far as Gaza; then as you go toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha. 20These were the sons of Ham, according to their families, according to their languages, in their lands and in their nations.

Genesis 10:18 word by word

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 27:8“Inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad were your oarsmen; Your wise men, O Tyre, were in you; They became your pilots.
• Joshua 18:22Beth Arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,
• 2 Chronicles 13:4Then Abijah stood on Mount Zemaraim, which is in the mountains of Ephraim, and said, “Hear me, Jeroboam and all Israel:
• Numbers 34:8from Mount Hor you shall mark out your border to the entrance of Hamath; then the direction of the border shall be toward Zedad;
• 2 Samuel 8:9When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had defeated all the army of Hadadezer,
• 2 Kings 17:24Then the king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Ava, Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel; and they took possession of Samaria and dwelt in its cities.
• Isaiah 10:9Is not Calno like Carchemish? Is not Hamath like Arpad? Is not Samaria like Damascus?
• Ezekiel 47:16Hamath, Berothah, Sibraim (which is between the border of Damascus and the border of Hamath), to Hazar Hatticon (which is on the border of Hauran).
• Zechariah 9:2Also against Hamath, which borders on it, And against Tyre and Sidon, though they are very wise.

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

Topics related to Genesis 10:18

• Arvadites
• Canaanites
• Ham
• Hamath
• Phenicia
• Zemarites

In the dictionaries

• Arabia
• Canaanites
• Dodanim
• Ham
• Heth
• Japheth
• Mighty
• Noah
• Zemarite
• 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