Genesis 10
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Genesis 10:7-29

7And the sonsH1121 of CushH3568; SebaH5434, and HavilahH2341, and SabtahH5454, and RaamahH7484, and SabtechaH5455: and the sonsH1121 of RaamahH7484; ShebaH7614, and DedanH1719. 8And CushH3568 begatH3205 NimrodH5248: he beganH2490 to beH1961 a mighty oneH1368 in the earthH776. 9He was a mightyH1368 hunterH6718 beforeH6440 YhwhH3068: whereforeH3651 it is saidH559, Even as NimrodH5248 the mightyH1368 hunterH6718 beforeH6440 YhwhH3068. 10And the beginningH7225 of his kingdomH4467 was BabelH894, and ErechH751, and AccadH390, and CalnehH3641, in the landH776 of ShinarH8152.1 11Out of that landH776 went forthH3318 AsshurH804, and buildedH1129 NinevehH5210, and the cityH5892 RehobothH7344, and CalahH3625,23 12And ResenH7449 between NinevehH5210 and CalahH3625: the same is a greatH1419 cityH5892. 13And MizraimH4714 begatH3205 LudimH3866, and AnamimH6047, and LehabimH3853, and NaphtuhimH5320, 14And PathrusimH6625, and CasluhimH3695, (out of whom cameH3318 PhilistimH6430,) and CaphtorimH3732.

15And CanaanH3667 begatH3205 SidonH6721 his firstbornH1060, and HethH2845,4 16And the JebusiteH2983, and the AmoriteH567, and the GirgasiteH1622, 17And the HiviteH2340, and the ArkiteH6208, and the SiniteH5513, 18And the ArvaditeH721, and the ZemariteH6786, and the HamathiteH2577: and afterwardH310 were the familiesH4940 of the CanaanitesH3669 spread abroadH6327. 19And the borderH1366 of the CanaanitesH3669 was from SidonH6721, as thou comestH935 to GerarH1642, unto GazaH5804; as thou goestH935, unto SodomH5467, and GomorrahH6017, and AdmahH126, and ZeboimH6636, even unto LashaH3962.5 20These are the sonsH1121 of HamH2526, after their familiesH4940, after their tonguesH3956, in their countriesH776, and in their nationsH1471.

21Unto ShemH8035 also, the fatherH1 of all the childrenH1121 of EberH5677, the brotherH251 of JaphethH3315 the elderH1419, even to him were children bornH3205. 22The childrenH1121 of ShemH8035; ElamH5867, and AsshurH804, and ArphaxadH775, and LudH3865, and AramH758.6 23And the childrenH1121 of AramH758; UzH5780, and HulH2343, and GetherH1666, and MashH4851. 24And ArphaxadH775 begatH3205 SalahH7974; and SalahH7974 begatH3205 EberH5677.7 25And unto EberH5677 were bornH3205 twoH8147 sonsH1121: the nameH8034 of oneH259 was PelegH6389; for in his daysH3117 was the earthH776 dividedH6385; and his brother’sH251 nameH8034 was JoktanH3355.8 26And JoktanH3355 begatH3205 AlmodadH486, and ShelephH8026, and HazarmavethH2700, and JerahH3392, 27And HadoramH1913, and UzalH187, and DiklahH1853, 28And ObalH5745, and AbimaelH39, and ShebaH7614, 29And OphirH211, and HavilahH2341, and JobabH3103: all these were the sonsH1121 of JoktanH3355.

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Notes

  1. 1. Genesis 10:10 Babel: Gr. Babylon. ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 10:11 went…: or, he went out into Assyria. ↩
  3. 3. Genesis 10:11 the city…: or, the streets of the city. ↩
  4. 4. Genesis 10:15 Sidon: Heb. Tzidon. ↩
  5. 5. Genesis 10:19 Gaza: Heb. Azzah. ↩
  6. 6. Genesis 10:22 Arphaxad: Heb. Arpachshad. ↩
  7. 7. Genesis 10:24 Salah: Heb. Shelah. ↩
  8. 8. Genesis 10:25 Peleg: that is, Division. ↩

Commentaries on Genesis 10

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