Revised Literal Translation
Genesis 10:4
Genesis 10:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
- New International Version (NIV)The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites and the Rodanites.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The sons of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
Context of Genesis 10:4
2The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras. 3And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah. And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. 5By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations. 6And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.
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וּבְנֵ֥י יָוָ֖ן אֱלִישָׁ֣ה וְתַרְשִׁ֑ישׁ כִּתִּ֖ים וְדֹדָנִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Genesis 10:4
- Numbers 24:24And ships shall come from the coast of Chittim, and shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall perish for ever.
- Isaiah 23:1The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in: from the land of Chittim it is revealed to them.
- Daniel 11:30For the ships of Chittim shall come against him: therefore he shall be grieved, and return, and have indignation against the holy covenant: so shall he do; he shall even return, and have regard for them that forsake the holy covenant.
Commentaries on Genesis 10:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Elishah - As Javan peopled a considerable part of Greece, it is in that region that we must seek for the settlements of his descendants; Elishah probably was the first who settled at Elis, in Peloponnesus. Tarshish - He first inhabited Cilicia, whose capital anciently was the city of Tarsus, where the Apostle Paul was born. Kittim - We have already seen that this name was rather the name of a people than of an individual: some think by Kittim Cyprus is…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. 4Elishah is probably Cyprus. Tarshish might be southwest Spain (see study note on Jonah 1:3). The Kittites lived in southern Cyprus. The Rodanites lived on the island of Rhodes, which later became part of Greece.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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Notes
- 1. Genesis 10:4 Dodanim: or, as some read it, Rodanim. ↩
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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