Genesis 10:3

Genesis 10:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, 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, Riphath, and Togarmah.

Context of Genesis 10:3

1This is the account of the families of Shem, Ham, and Japheth, the three sons of Noah. Many children were born to them after the great flood. 2The descendants of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. The descendants of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah. 4The descendants of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim. 5Their descendants became the seafaring peoples that spread out to various lands, each identified by its own language, clan, and national identity.

Genesis 10:3 word by word

וּבְנֵ֖י גֹּ֑מֶר אַשְׁכֲּנַ֥ז וְרִיפַ֖ת וְתֹגַרְמָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

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

Commentaries on Genesis 10:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Ashkenaz - Probably gave his name to Sacagena, a very excellent province of Armenia. Pliny mentions a people called Ascanitici, who dwelt about the Tanais and the Palus Maeotis; and some suppose that from Ashkenaz the Euxine Sea derived its name, but others suppose that from him the Germans derived their origin. Riphath - Or Diphath, the founder of the Paphlagonians, which were anciently called Riphataei. Togarmah - The Sauromates, or inhabitants of…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-5Verses 1-5 - Section VIII - The Nations - Japheth 2. גמר gomer “Gomer, completion; related: complete;” ́ Kimmerioi מגוג māgôg “Magog, Caucasian, Skyth.” מדי māday “Madai, middle: Mede.” יון yāvān “Javan”; ̓́ Iaōn “Sanskrit, Javana; Old Persian, Juna.” תבל tubāl “Tubal”; ̀ Tibareenoi משׁך meshek “Meshek, drawing possession, valor”; ́ Moschoi תירס tı̂yrās “Tiras;” ͂ͅ Thrax אשׁכנו 'ashkenaz “Ashkenaz,” ̓́ Askanios ריפת rı̂ypat “Riphath,” ̓́ ̔́ oree…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3The descendants of Gomer came from the area near the upper Euphrates, north of the Black Sea (see Ezekiel 38:1–9). The descendants of Ashkenaz were the Scythians, who lived between the Black and Caspian Seas. Riphath is near Carchemish. The descendants of Togarmah are associated with Til-garimmu. This is the capital of Kammanu in what is now Armenia (see Ezekiel 38:6).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 10:3

• Ashkenaz
• Gomer
• Japheth
• Riphath
• Togarmah

In the dictionaries

• Arabia
• Ashkenaz
• Canaanites
• Dodanim
• Gomer
• Greece
• Ham
• Japheth
• Mighty
• Noah

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