Revised Version 1895

Genesis 10

1NowH310theseוְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ve.'E.lehH428are thegenerationsתּוֹלְדֹ֣תtol.DotH8435of thesonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofNoahנֹ֔חַNo.achH5146,Shemשֵׁ֖םshemH8035Hamחָ֣םchamH2526andJaphethוָיָ֑פֶתva.Ya.fetH3315: and unto them weresonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121bornוַיִּוָּלְד֥וּvai.yi.val.DuH3205afterH310thefloodהַמַּבּֽוּל׃ha.ma.BulH3999.

2Thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofJaphethיֶ֔פֶתYe.fetH3315;Gomerגֹּ֣מֶרGo.merH1586, andMagogוּמָג֔וֹגu.ma.GogH4031, andMadaiוּמָדַ֖יu.ma.DaiH4074, andJavanוְיָוָ֣ןve.ya.VanH3120, andTubalוְתֻבָ֑לve.tu.ValH8422, andMeshechוּמֶ֖שֶׁךְu.Me.shekhH4902, andTirasוְתִירָֽס׃ve.ti.RasH8494.

3And thesonsוּבְנֵ֖יu.ve.NeiH1121ofGomerגֹּ֑מֶרGo.merH1586;Ashkenazאַשְׁכֲּנַ֥ז'ash.ka.NazH813, andRiphathוְרִיפַ֖תve.ri.FatH7384, andTogarmahוְתֹגַרְמָֽה׃ve.to.gar.MahH8425.

4And thesonsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121ofJavanיָוָ֖ןya.VanH3120;Elishahאֱלִישָׁ֣ה'e.li.ShahH473, andTarshishוְתַרְשִׁ֑ישׁve.tar.ShishH8659,Kittimכִּתִּ֖יםki.TimH3794, andDodanimוְדֹדָנִֽים׃ve.do.da.NimH1721.

5Oftheseמֵ֠אֵלֶּהMe.'e.lehH428were theislesאִיֵּ֤י'i.YeiH339of thenationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471dividedנִפְרְד֞וּnif.re.DuH6504in theirlandsבְּאַרְצֹתָ֔םbe.'ar.tzo.TamH776,everyאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376oneafterH776histongueלִלְשֹׁנ֑וֹlil.sho.NoH3956;afterH776theirfamiliesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940, in theirnationsבְּגוֹיֵהֶֽם׃be.go.ye.HemH1471.

6And thesonsוּבְנֵ֖יu.ve.NeiH1121ofHamחָ֑םChamH2526;Cushכּ֥וּשׁkushH3568, andMizraimוּמִצְרַ֖יִםu.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, andPutוּפ֥וּטu.FutH6316, andCanaanוּכְנָֽעַן׃u.khe.Na.'anH3667.

7And thesonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121ofCushכ֔וּשׁKhushH3568;Sebaסְבָא֙se.Va'H5434, andHavilahוַֽחֲוִילָ֔הva.cha.vi.LahH2341, andSabtahוְסַבְתָּ֥הve.sav.TahH5454, andRaamahוְרַעְמָ֖הve.ra'.MahH7484, andSabtecaוְסַבְתְּכָ֑אve.sav.te.Kha'H5455: and thesonsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121ofRaamahרַעְמָ֖הra'.MahH7484;Shebaשְׁבָ֥אshe.Va'H7614, andDedanוּדְדָֽן׃u.de.DanH1719.

8AndCushוְכ֖וּשׁve.KhushH3568begatNimrodנִמְרֹ֑דnim.RodH5248: hebeganהֵחֵ֔לhe.ChelH2490to be amightyגִּבֹּ֖רgi.BorH1368one in theearthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

9He was amightyגִבֹּֽר־gi.bor-H1368hunterצַ֖יִדTza.yidH6718beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: wherefore it issaidיֵֽאָמַ֔רye.'a.MarH559, LikeNimrodכְּנִמְרֹ֛דke.nim.RodH5248amightyגִּבּ֥וֹרgi.BorH1368hunterצַ֖יִדTza.yidH6718beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

10And thebeginningרֵאשִׁ֤יתre.ShitH7225of hiskingdomמַמְלַכְתּוֹ֙mam.lakh.ToH4467wasBabelבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894, andErechוְאֶ֖רֶךְve.'E.rekhH751, andAccadוְאַכַּ֣דve.'a.KadH390, andCalnehוְכַלְנֵ֑הve.khal.NehH3641, in thelandבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofShinarשִׁנְעָֽר׃shin.'ArH8152.

11OutH3318of thatlandהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776hewentH3318forthיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318intoH776Assyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804, and buildedNinevehנִ֣ינְוֵ֔הnin.VehH5210, andRehoboth-Irרְחֹבֹ֥תre.cho.VotH7344, andCalahכָּֽלַח׃Ka.lachH3625,

12andResenרֶ֔סֶןRe.senH7449betweenH996Ninevehנִֽינְוֵ֖הnin.VehH5210andCalahכָּ֑לַחKa.lachH3625(thesameהִ֖ואhi'H1931is thegreatהַגְּדֹלָֽה׃ha.ge.do.LahH1419cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892).

13AndMizraimוּמִצְרַ֡יִםu.mitz.Ra.yimH4714begatLudimלוּדִ֧יםlu.DimH3866, andAnamimעֲנָמִ֛ים'a.na.MimH6047, andLehabimלְהָבִ֖יםle.ha.VimH3853, andNaphtuhimנַפְתֻּחִֽים׃naf.tu.ChimH5320,

14andPathrusimפַּתְרֻסִ֞יםpat.ru.SimH6625, andCasluhimכַּסְלֻחִ֗יםkas.lu.ChimH3695(whencewentH3318forthH3318thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430), andCaphtorimכַּפְתֹּרִֽים׃ סkaf.to.RimH3732.

15AndCanaanוּכְנַ֗עַןu.khe.Na.'anH3667begat Zidon hisfirstbornבְּכֹר֖וֹbe.kho.RoH1060, andHethחֵֽת׃ChetH2845;

16and theJebusiteהַיְבוּסִי֙hay.vu.SiH2983, and theAmoriteהָ֣אֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567, and theGirgashiteהַגִּרְגָּשִֽׁי׃ha.gir.ga.ShiH1622;

17and theHiviteהַֽחִוִּ֥יha.chi.ViH2340, and theArkiteהַֽעַרְקִ֖יha.'ar.KiH6208, and theSiniteהַסִּינִֽי׃ha.si.NiH5513;

18and theArvaditeהָֽאַרְוָדִ֥יha.'ar.va.DiH721, and theZemariteהַצְּמָרִ֖יha.tze.ma.RiH6786, and theHamathiteהַֽחֲמָתִ֑יha.cha.ma.TiH2577: andafterwardוְאַחַ֣רve.'a.CharH310were thefamiliesמִשְׁפְּח֖וֹתmish.pe.ChotH4940of theCanaaniteהַֽכְּנַעֲנִֽי׃Ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669spreadנָפֹ֔צוּna.Fo.tzuH6327abroad.

19And theborderגְּב֤וּלge.VulH1366of theCanaaniteהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669was from Zidon, as thou goesttowardבֹּאֲכָ֥הbo.'a.KhahH935Gerarגְרָ֖רָהge.Ra.rahH1642, untoGazaעַזָּ֑ה'a.ZahH5804; as thou goesttowardבֹּאֲכָ֞הbo.'a.KhahH935Sodomסְדֹ֧מָהse.Do.mahH5467andGomorrahוַעֲמֹרָ֛הva.'a.mo.RahH6017andAdmahוְאַדְמָ֥הve.'ad.MahH126andZeboiimוּצְבֹיִ֖םu.tze.vo.YimH6636, untoLashaלָֽשַׁע׃La.sha'H3962.

20Theseאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428are thesonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofHamחָ֔םChamH2526,afterH776theirfamiliesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940,afterH776theirtonguesלִלְשֹֽׁנֹתָ֑םlil.sho.no.TamH3956, in theirlandsבְּאַרְצֹתָ֖םbe.'ar.tzo.TamH776, in theirnationsבְּגוֹיֵהֶֽם׃ סbe.go.ye.HemH1471.

21And untoShemוּלְשֵׁ֥םul.ShemH8035, thefatherאֲבִי֙'a.ViH1ofallכָּל־kol-H3605thechildrenH1121ofEberעֵ֔בֶר'E.verH5677, theelderהַגָּדֽוֹל׃ha.ga.DolH1419brotherאֲחִ֖י'a.ChiH251ofJaphethיֶ֥פֶתYe.fetH3315, to him also werechildrenH1121bornיֻלַּ֖דyu.LadH3205.

22Thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofShemשֵׁ֖םshemH8035;Elamעֵילָ֣ם'ei.LamH5867, andAsshurוְאַשּׁ֑וּרve.'a.ShurH804, andArpachshadוְאַרְפַּכְשַׁ֖דve.'ar.pakh.ShadH775, andLudוְל֥וּדve.LudH3865, andAramוַֽאֲרָֽם׃Va.'a.RamH758.

23And thesonsוּבְנֵ֖יu.ve.NeiH1121ofAramאֲרָ֑ם'a.RamH758;Uzע֥וּץ'utzH5780, andHulוְח֖וּלve.ChulH2343, andGetherוְגֶ֥תֶרve.Ge.terH1666, andMashוָמַֽשׁ׃va.MashH4851.

24AndArpachshadוְאַרְפַּכְשַׁ֖דve.'ar.pakh.ShadH775begatShelahשָׁ֑לַחSha.lachH7974; andShelahוְשֶׁ֖לַחve.She.lachH7974begatEberעֵֽבֶר׃'E.verH5677.

25And untoEberוּלְעֵ֥בֶרul.'E.verH5677werebornיֻלַּ֖דyu.LadH3205twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147sonsבָנִ֑יםva.NimH1121: thenameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034of the one wasPelegפֶּ֗לֶגPe.legH6389; for in hisdaysבְיָמָיו֙ve.ya.MavH3117was theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776dividedנִפְלְגָ֣הnif.le.GahH6385; and hisbrother’sאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251nameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034wasJoktanיָקְטָֽן׃ya.ke.TanH3355.

26AndJoktanוְיָקְטָ֣ןve.ya.ke.TanH3355begatAlmodadאַלְמוֹדָ֖ד'al.mo.DadH486, andShelephשָׁ֑לֶףSha.lefH8026, andHazarmavethחֲצַרְמָ֖וֶתcha.tzar.Ma.vetH2700, andJerahיָֽרַח׃Ya.rachH3392;

27andHadoramהֲדוֹרָ֥םha.do.RamH1913, andUzalאוּזָ֖ל'u.ZalH187, andDiklahדִּקְלָֽה׃dik.LahH1853;

28andObalעוֹבָ֥לo.ValH5745, andAbimaelאֲבִֽימָאֵ֖ל'a.vi.ma.'ElH39, andShebaשְׁבָֽא׃she.Va'H7614;

29andOphirאוֹפִ֥ר'o.FirH211, andHavilahחֲוִילָ֖הcha.vi.LahH2341, andJobabיוֹבָ֑בyo.VavH3103:allכָּל־kol-H3605theseאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428were thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofJoktanיָקְטָֽן׃ya.ke.TanH3355.

30And theirdwellingמוֹשָׁבָ֖םmo.sha.VamH4186was fromMeshaמִמֵּשָׁ֑אmi.me.Sha'H4852, as thou goesttowardבֹּאֲכָ֥הbo.'a.KhahH935Sepharסְפָ֖רָהse.Fa.rahH5611, themountainהַ֥רharH2022of theeastהַקֶּֽדֶם׃ha.Ke.demH6924.

31Theseאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428are thesonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofShemשֵׁ֔םShemH8035,afterH776theirfamiliesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940,afterH776theirtonguesלִלְשֹׁנֹתָ֑םlil.sho.no.TamH3956, in theirlandsבְּאַרְצֹתָ֖םbe.'ar.tzo.TamH776,afterH776theirnationsלְגוֹיֵהֶֽם׃le.go.ye.HemH1471.

32Theseאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428are thefamiliesמִשְׁפְּחֹ֧תmish.pe.ChotH4940of thesonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofNoahנֹ֛חַNo.achH5146,afterH310theirgenerationsלְתוֹלְדֹתָ֖םle.tol.do.TamH8435, in theirnationsבְּגוֹיֵהֶ֑םbe.go.ye.HemH1471: and oftheseוּמֵאֵ֜לֶּהu.me.'E.lehH428were thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֛םha.go.YimH1471dividedנִפְרְד֧וּnif.re.DuH6504in theearthבָּאָ֖רֶץba.'A.retzH776afterH310thefloodהַמַּבּֽוּל׃ פha.ma.BulH3999.

Commentaries on Genesis 10

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