1 Chronicles 1:6

1 Chronicles 1:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the sons of Gomer; Ashchenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.
• New International Version (NIV)The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath and Togarmah.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The sons of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Diphath, and Togarmah.

Context of 1 Chronicles 1:6

4and Noah. The sons of Noah were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. 5The descendants of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. The descendants of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah. 7The descendants of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim. 8The descendants of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.

1 Chronicles 1:6 word by word

וּבְנֵ֖י גֹּ֑מֶר אַשְׁכֲּנַ֥ז וְדִיפַ֖ת וְתוֹגַרְמָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Gomerגֹּ֫מֶרgômer · GomerH1586
• Ashchenazאַשְׁכְּנַז'ashkenaz · AshkenazH813
• and Riphathדִּיפַתrîyphath · RiphathH7384
• and Togarmahתֹּגַרְמָהtôgarmâh tôgarmâh · TogarmahH8425

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 1:6

• Genesis 10:3The descendants of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 1:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6To this verse the Targum adds, "And the names of their countries were Asia, and Persia, and Barbary.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-23The record of Noah’s descendants shows Abraham’s place in history. The ethnic background of the seventy nations gives context to Israel’s history (compare Genesis 10).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-234-23. Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth--The three sons of this patriarch are enumerated, partly because they were the founders of the new world, and partly because the fulfilment of Noah's prophecy (Ge 9:25-27) could not otherwise appear to have been verified.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 1:6

• Ashkenaz
• Genealogy
• Gomer
• Japheth
• Riphath
• Togarmah

In the dictionaries

• Armenia
• Chronicles, Books of
• Diphath
• Genealogy
• North; North Country
• Riphath
• Semites, Semitic Religion
• Ashchenaz
• Meshech

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary