Revised Webster's Bible

Genesis 10

1Now these are thegenerationsתּוֹלְדֹ֣תtol.DotH8435of thesonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofNoahנֹ֔חַNo.achH5146,Shemשֵׁ֖םshemH8035,Hamחָ֣םchamH2526, andJaphethוָיָ֑פֶתva.Ya.fetH3315: and to them weresonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121bornוַיִּוָּלְד֥וּvai.yi.val.DuH3205afterאַחַ֥ר'a.CharH310thefloodהַמַּבּֽוּל׃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.

5By these were theislesאִיֵּ֤י'i.YeiH339of theGentilesהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471dividedinנִפְרְד֞וּnif.re.DuH6504theirlandsבְּאַרְצֹתָ֔םbe.'ar.tzo.TamH776; everyoneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376after histongueלִלְשֹׁנ֑וֹlil.sho.NoH3956, after theirfamiliesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940, in theirnationsבְּגוֹיֵהֶֽם׃be.go.ye.HemH1471.

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

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

8AndCushוְכ֖וּשׁve.KhushH3568begatיָלַ֣דya.LadH3205Nimrodנִמְרֹ֑דnim.RodH5248: hebeganהֵחֵ֔לhe.ChelH2490tobeלִֽהְי֥וֹתlih.YotH1961a mightyoneגִּבֹּ֖רgi.BorH1368in theearthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

9He was amightyגִבֹּֽר־gi.bor-H1368hunterצַ֖יִדTza.yidH6718beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:thereforeכֵּן֙kenH3651it issaidיֵֽאָמַ֔רye.'a.MarH559, Even asNimrodכְּנִמְרֹ֛דke.nim.RodH5248themightyגִּבּ֥וֹרgi.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.

11Out of thatlandהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776wentforthיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318Asshurאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804, andbuiltוַיִּ֙בֶן֙vai.Yi.venH1129Ninevehנִ֣ינְוֵ֔הnin.VehH5210, and thecityH5892Rehobothרְחֹבֹ֥תre.cho.VotH7344, andCalahכָּֽלַח׃Ka.lachH3625,

12AndResenרֶ֔סֶןRe.senH7449betweenNinevehנִֽינְוֵ֖הnin.VehH5210andCalahכָּ֑לַחKa.lachH3625: the same is agreatהַגְּדֹלָֽה׃ha.ge.do.LahH1419cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892.

13AndMizraimוּמִצְרַ֡יִםu.mitz.Ra.yimH4714begatיָלַ֞דya.LadH3205Ludimלוּדִ֧יםlu.DimH3866, andAnamimעֲנָמִ֛ים'a.na.MimH6047, andLehabimלְהָבִ֖יםle.ha.VimH3853, andNaphtuhimנַפְתֻּחִֽים׃naf.tu.ChimH5320,

14AndPathrusimפַּתְרֻסִ֞יםpat.ru.SimH6625, andCasluhimכַּסְלֻחִ֗יםkas.lu.ChimH3695, (out of whomcameיָצְא֥וּya.tze.'UH3318Philistimפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430,) andCaphtorimכַּפְתֹּרִֽים׃ סkaf.to.RimH3732.

15AndCanaanוּכְנַ֗עַןu.khe.Na.'anH3667begatיָלַ֛דya.LadH3205Sidonצִידֹ֥ןtzi.DonH6721hisfirstbornבְּכֹר֖וֹbe.kho.RoH1060, andHethחֵֽת׃ChetH2845,

16And theJebusiteהַיְבוּסִי֙hay.vu.SiH2983, and theAmoriteהָ֣אֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567, and theGirgasiteהַגִּרְגָּשִֽׁי׃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 theCanaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִֽי׃Ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669dispersedנָפֹ֔צוּna.Fo.tzuH6327.

19And theborderגְּב֤וּלge.VulH1366of theCanaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669was fromSidonמִצִּידֹ֔ןmi.tzi.DonH6721, as thoucomestבֹּאֲכָ֥הbo.'a.KhahH935toGerarגְרָ֖רָהge.Ra.rahH1642, toGazaעַזָּ֑ה'a.ZahH5804; as thougoestבֹּאֲכָ֞הbo.'a.KhahH935, toSodomסְדֹ֧מָהse.Do.mahH5467, andGomorrahוַעֲמֹרָ֛הva.'a.mo.RahH6017, andAdmahוְאַדְמָ֥הve.'ad.MahH126, andZeboimוּצְבֹיִ֖םu.tze.vo.YimH6636, even toLashaלָֽשַׁע׃La.sha'H3962.

20These are thesonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofHamחָ֔םChamH2526, after theirfamiliesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940, after theirtonguesלִלְשֹֽׁנֹתָ֑םlil.sho.no.TamH3956, in theircountriesבְּאַרְצֹתָ֖םbe.'ar.tzo.TamH776, and in theirnationsבְּגוֹיֵהֶֽם׃ סbe.go.ye.HemH1471.

21ToShemוּלְשֵׁ֥םul.ShemH8035also, thefatherאֲבִי֙'a.ViH1of all thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofEberעֵ֔בֶר'E.verH5677, thebrotherאֲחִ֖י'a.ChiH251ofJaphethיֶ֥פֶתYe.fetH3315theelderהַגָּדֽוֹל׃ha.ga.DolH1419, even to him were childrenbornיֻלַּ֖דyu.LadH3205.

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

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

24AndArphaxadוְאַרְפַּכְשַׁ֖דve.'ar.pakh.ShadH775begatיָלַ֣דya.LadH3205Salahשָׁ֑לַחSha.lachH7974; andSalahוְשֶׁ֖לַחve.She.lachH7974begatיָלַ֥דya.LadH3205Eberעֵֽבֶר׃'E.verH5677.

25And toEberוּלְעֵ֥בֶרul.'E.verH5677werebornיֻלַּ֖דyu.LadH3205twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147sonsבָנִ֑יםva.NimH1121: thenameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034ofoneהָֽאֶחָ֞דha.'e.ChadH259wasPelegפֶּ֗לֶגPe.legH6389; for in hisdaysבְיָמָיו֙ve.ya.MavH3117was theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776dividedנִפְלְגָ֣הnif.le.GahH6385; and hisbrother’sאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251nameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034wasJoktanיָקְטָֽן׃ya.ke.TanH3355.

26AndJoktanוְיָקְטָ֣ןve.ya.ke.TanH3355begatיָלַ֔דya.LadH3205Almodadאַלְמוֹדָ֖ד'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: all these were thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofJoktanיָקְטָֽן׃ya.ke.TanH3355.

30And theirdwellingמוֹשָׁבָ֖םmo.sha.VamH4186was fromMeshaמִמֵּשָׁ֑אmi.me.Sha'H4852, as thougoestבֹּאֲכָ֥הbo.'a.KhahH935toSepharסְפָ֖רָהse.Fa.rahH5611amountהַ֥רharH2022of theeastהַקֶּֽדֶם׃ha.Ke.demH6924.

31These are thesonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofShemשֵׁ֔םShemH8035, after theirfamiliesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940, after theirtonguesלִלְשֹׁנֹתָ֑םlil.sho.no.TamH3956, in theirlandsבְּאַרְצֹתָ֖םbe.'ar.tzo.TamH776, after theirnationsלְגוֹיֵהֶֽם׃le.go.ye.HemH1471.

32These are thefamiliesמִשְׁפְּחֹ֧תmish.pe.ChotH4940of thesonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofNoahנֹ֛חַNo.achH5146, after theirgenerationsלְתוֹלְדֹתָ֖םle.tol.do.TamH8435, in theirnationsבְּגוֹיֵהֶ֑םbe.go.ye.HemH1471: and by these were thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֛םha.go.YimH1471dividedנִפְרְד֧וּnif.re.DuH6504in theearthבָּאָ֖רֶץba.'A.retzH776afterאַחַ֥ר'a.CharH310thefloodהַמַּבּֽוּל׃ פha.ma.BulH3999.

Commentaries on Genesis 10

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