Genesis 10

Genesis · Chapter 10

Genesis 10:22

1Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood.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.4And 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.7And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtechah: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.8And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.9He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD.10And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.11Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah,12And Resen between Nineveh and Calah: the same is a great city.13And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,14And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (out of whom came Philistim,) and Caphtorim.15And Canaan begat Sidon his first born, and Heth,16And the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite,17And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,18And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad.19And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest, unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto Lasha.20These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations.21Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born.22The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.23And the children of Aram; Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.24And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber.25And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan.26And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,27And Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah,28And Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba,29And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan.30And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest unto Sephar a mount of the east.31These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.32These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations: and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.

King James Version (1769)

Other translations

VerseKJVBSBASV
22The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.The sons of Shem: Elam, and Asshur, and Arpachshad, and Lud, and Aram.

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Original Hebrew words

EnglishHebrewSay itStrong'sMeaning
[the] sons ofבְּנֵ֥יbe-NEIH1121A
son: child

בֵּן (ben) : child/son

Shemשֵׁ֖םshemH8035
Shem

שֵׁם (shem) A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.5.32; son of: Noah (H5146); brother of: Ham (H2526) and Japheth (H3315); father of: Asshur (H0804H), Elam (H5867C), Arpachshad (H0775), Lud (H3865) and Aram (H0758) Also named: Sēm (Σήμ "Shem" G4590) § Shem = "name" the eldest son of Noah and progenitor of the Semitic tribes

[were] Elamעֵילָ֣ם'ei-LAMH5867C
Elam

עֵילָם (e.lam) A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.22; son of: Shem (H8035); brother of: Asshur (H0804H), Arpachshad (H0775), Lud (H3865) and Aram (H0758) § Elam = "eternity" Male living at the time of the first Patriarchs (Gen.10.22; 1Ch.1.17)

and Asshurוְאַשּׁ֑וּרve-'a-SHURH0804H
Asshur

אַשּׁוּר (ash.shur) A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.22; son of: Shem (H8035); brother of: Elam (H5867C), Arpachshad (H0775), Lud (H3865) and Aram (H0758) § Asshur or Assyria = "a step" 1) the second son of Shem, eponymous ancestor of the Assyrians 2) the people of Assyria 3) the nation, Assyria 4) the land, Assyria or Asshur

and Arphaxadוְאַרְפַּכְשַׁ֖דve-'ar-pakh-SHADH0775
Arpachshad

אַרְפַּכְשַׁד (ar.pakh.shad) A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.22; son of: Shem (H8035); brother of: Asshur (H0804H), Elam (H5867C), Lud (H3865) and Aram (H0758); father of: Cainan (G2536); also called Arphaxad at Luk.3.36; Also named: Arphaxad (Ἀρφαξάδ "Arphaxad" G0742) § Arphaxad = "I shall fail as the breast: he cursed the breast-bottle" third son of Shem

and Ludוְל֥וּדve-LUDH3865
Lud

לוּד (lud) A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.22; son of: Shem (H8035); brother of: Asshur (H0804H), Elam (H5867C), Arpachshad (H0775) and Aram (H0758) Also named: lu.di (לוּדִי "Lydian" H3866H) § Lud or Lydia = "strife" 1) the 4th listed son of Shem and supposed progenitor of the Lydians n patr 2) descendants of Lud the son of Shem who settled in northern Africa

and Aramוַֽאֲרָֽם׃VA-'a-RAMH0758G
Aram

אֲרָם (a.ram) A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.22; son of: Shem (H8035); brother of: Asshur (H0804H), Elam (H5867C), Arpachshad (H0775) and Lud (H3865); father of: Uz (H5780), Hul (H2343), Gether (H1666) and Mash (H4851) § Aram or Arameans = "exalted" 1) Aram or Syrian nation 2) the Syrian or Aramean people Aram = "exalted" n m 3) fifth son of Shem 4) a grandson of Nahor 5) a descendant of Asher

Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.