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Genesis 10

1 Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, namely, of Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • the generations H8435 (תּוֹלְדָה) — (plural only) descent, i.e. family; (figuratively) history
  • of the sons H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
  • of Noah H5146 (נֹחַ) — Noach, the patriarch of the flood
  • Shem H8035 (שֵׁם) — Shem, a son of Noah (often includ. his posterity)
  • Ham H2526 (חָם) — Cham, a son of Noah; also (as a patronymic) his descendants or their country
  • and Japheth H3315 (יֶפֶת) — Jepheth, a son of Noah; also his posterity
  • and unto them were sons H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
  • born H3205 (יָלַד) — to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
  • after H310 (אַחַר) — properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
  • the flood H3999 (מַבּוּל) — a deluge

2 The sons of Japheth: Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • The sons H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
  • of Japheth H3315 (יֶפֶת) — Jepheth, a son of Noah; also his posterity
  • Gomer H1586 (גֹּמֶר) — Gomer, the name of a son of Japheth and of his descendants; also of a Hebrewess
  • and Magog H4031 (מָגוֹג) — Magog, a son of Japheth; also a barbarous northern region
  • and Madai H4074 (מָדַי) — Madai, a country of central Asia
  • and Javan H3120 (יָוָן) — Javan, the name of a son of Joktan, and of the race (Ionians, i.e. Greeks) descended from him, with their territory; also of a place in Arabia
  • and Tubal H8422 (תּוּבַל) — Tubal, a postdiluvian patriarch and his posterity
  • and Meshech H4902 (מֶשֶׁךְ) — Meshek, a son of Japheth, and the people descended from him
  • and Tiras H8494 (תִּירָס) — Tiras, a son of Japheth

3 And the sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.

Cross references & Strong's
Cross references (TSK): Jeremiah 51:27
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And the sons H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
  • of Gomer H1586 (גֹּמֶר) — Gomer, the name of a son of Japheth and of his descendants; also of a Hebrewess
  • Ashkenaz H813 (אַשְׁכְּנַז) — Ashkenaz, a Japhethite, also his descendants
  • and Riphath H7384 (רִיפַת) — Riphath, a grandson of Japheth and his descendants
  • and Togarmah H8425 (תּוֹגַרְמָה) — Togarmah, a son of Gomer and his posterity

4 And the sons of Javan: Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

Cross references & Strong's
Cross references (TSK): Numbers 24:24 · Isaiah 23:1 · Isaiah 23:12 · Daniel 11:30
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And the sons H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
  • of Javan H3120 (יָוָן) — Javan, the name of a son of Joktan, and of the race (Ionians, i.e. Greeks) descended from him, with their territory; also of a place in Arabia
  • Elishah H473 (אֱלִישָׁה) — Elishah, a son of Javan
  • and Tarshish H8659 (תַּרְשִׁישׁ) — Tarshish, a place on the Mediterranean, hence, the ephithet of a merchant vessel (as if for or from that port); also the name of a Persian and of an Israelite
  • Kittim H3794 (כִּתִּי) — a Kittite or Cypriote; hence, an islander in general, i.e. the Greeks or Romans on the shores opposite Palestine
  • and Dodanim H1721 (דֹּדָנִים) — Dodanites, or descendants of a son of Javan

5 Of these were the isles of the nations divided in their lands, every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • By these were the isles H339 (אִי) — properly, a habitable spot (as desirable); dry land, a coast, an island
  • of the Gentiles H1471 (גּוֹי) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
  • divided in H6504 (פָּרַד) — to break through, i.e. spread or separate (oneself)
  • their lands H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
  • every one H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
  • after his tongue H3956 (לָשׁוֹן) — the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of…
  • after their families H4940 (מִשְׁפָּחָה) — a family, i.e. circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extension a tribe or people
  • in their nations H1471 (גּוֹי) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts

6 And the sons of Ham: Cush, and Mizraim, and Put, and Canaan.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And the sons H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
  • of Ham H2526 (חָם) — Cham, a son of Noah; also (as a patronymic) his descendants or their country
  • Cush H3568 (כּוּשׁ) — Cush (or Ethiopia), the name of a son of Ham, and of his territory; also of an Israelite
  • and Mizraim H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
  • and Phut H6316 (פּוּט) — Put, a son of Ham, also the name of his descendants or their region, and of a Persian tribe
  • and Canaan H3667 (כְּנַעַן) — Kenaan, a son a Ham; also the country inhabited by him

7 And the sons of Cush: Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabteca; and the sons of Raamah: Sheba, and Dedan.

Cross references & Strong's
Cross references (TSK): Genesis 2:11 · 1 Kings 10:1 · Job 1:15 · Psalms 72:10 · Isaiah 21:13
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And the sons H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
  • of Cush H3568 (כּוּשׁ) — Cush (or Ethiopia), the name of a son of Ham, and of his territory; also of an Israelite
  • Seba H5434 (סְבָא) — Seba, a son of Cush, and the country settled by him
  • and Havilah H2341 (חֲוִילָה) — Chavilah, the name of two or three eastern regions; also perhaps of two men
  • and Sabtah H5454 (סַבְתָּא) — Sabta or Sabtah, the name of a son of Cush, and the country occupied by his posterity
  • and Raamah H7484 (רַעְמָה) — Ramah, the name of a grandson of Ham, and of a place (perhaps founded by him)
  • and Sabtecha H5455 (סַבְתְּכָא) — Sabteca, the name of a son of Cush, and the region settled by him
  • of Raamah H7484 (רַעְמָה) — Ramah, the name of a grandson of Ham, and of a place (perhaps founded by him)
  • Sheba H7614 (שְׁבָא) — Sheba, the name of three early progenitors of tribes and of an Ethiopian district
  • and Dedan H1719 (דְּדָן) — Dedan, the name of two Cushites and of their territory

8 And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.

Cross references & Strong's
Cross references (TSK): Genesis 2:13 · 1 Chronicles 1:10 · Micah 5:6
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And Cush H3568 (כּוּשׁ) — Cush (or Ethiopia), the name of a son of Ham, and of his territory; also of an Israelite
  • begat H3205 (יָלַד) — to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
  • Nimrod H5248 (נִמְרוֹד) — Nimrod, a son of Cush
  • he began H2490 (חָלַל) — properly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (as if by a…
  • to be H1961 (הָיָה) — to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
  • a mighty one H1368 (גִּבּוֹר) — powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant
  • in the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

9 He was a mighty hunter before Jehovah: wherefore it is said, Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before Jehovah.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • He was a mighty H1368 (גִּבּוֹר) — powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant
  • hunter H6718 (צַיִד) — the chase; also game (thus taken)
  • before H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
  • Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
  • wherefore H3651 (כֵּן) — properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and…
  • it is said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
  • Even as Nimrod H5248 (נִמְרוֹד) — Nimrod, a son of Cush
  • the mighty H1368 (גִּבּוֹר) — powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant

10 And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And the beginning H7225 (רֵאשִׁית) — the first, in place, time, order or rank (specifically, a firstfruit)
  • of his kingdom H4467 (מַמְלָכָה) — dominion, i.e. (abstractly) the estate (rule) or (concretely) the country (realm)
  • was Babel H894 (בָּבֶל) — Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire
  • and Erech H751 (אֶרֶךְ) — Erek, a place in Babylon
  • and Accad H390 (אַכַּד) — Accad, a place in Babylon
  • and Calneh H3641 (כַּלְנֶה) — Calneh or Calno, a place in the Assyrian empire
  • in the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
  • of Shinar H8152 (שִׁנְעָר) — Shinar, a plain in Babylonia

11 Out of that land he went forth into Assyria, and builded Nineveh, and Rehoboth-Ir, and Calah,

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • Out of that land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
  • went forth H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
  • Asshur H804 (אַשּׁוּר) — Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e. Assyria), its region and its empire
  • and builded H1129 (בָּנָה) — to build (literally and figuratively)
  • Nineveh H5210 (נִינְוֵה) — Nineveh, the capital of Assyria
  • and the city H5892 (עִיר) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
  • Rehoboth H7344 (רְחֹבוֹת) — Rechoboth, a place in Assyria and one in Palestine
  • and Calah H3625 (כֶּלַח) — Kelach, a place in Assyria

12 and Resen between Nineveh and Calah (the same is the great city).

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And Resen H7449 (רֶסֶן) — Resen, a place in Assyrian
  • between Nineveh H5210 (נִינְוֵה) — Nineveh, the capital of Assyria
  • and Calah H3625 (כֶּלַח) — Kelach, a place in Assyria
  • a great H1419 (גָּדוֹל) — great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
  • city H5892 (עִיר) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)

13 And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,

Cross references & Strong's
Cross references (TSK): 1 Chronicles 1:11 · Jeremiah 46:9
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And Mizraim H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
  • begat H3205 (יָלַד) — to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
  • Ludim H3866 (לוּדִי) — a Ludite or inhabitants of Lud (only in plural)
  • and Anamim H6047 (עֲנָמִים) — Anamim, a son of Mizraim and his descendants, with their country
  • and Lehabim H3853 (לְהָבִים) — Lehabim, a son of Mizraim, and his descendants
  • and Naphtuhim H5320 (נַפְתֻּחִים) — Naphtuchim, an Egyptian tribe

14 and Pathrusim, and Casluhim (whence went forth the Philistines), and Caphtorim.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And Pathrusim H6625 (פַּתְרֻסִי) — a Pathrusite, or inhabitant of Pathros
  • and Casluhim H3695 (כַּסְלֻחִים) — Casluchim, a people cognate to the Egyptians
  • out of whom came H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
  • Philistim H6430 (פְּלִשְׁתִּי) — a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth
  • and Caphtorim H3732 (כַּפְתֹּרִי) — a Caphtorite (collectively) or native of Caphtor

15 And Canaan begat Sidon his first-born, and Heth,

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And Canaan H3667 (כְּנַעַן) — Kenaan, a son a Ham; also the country inhabited by him
  • begat H3205 (יָלַד) — to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
  • Sidon H6721 (צִידוֹן) — Tsidon, the name of a son of Canaan, and of a place in Palestine
  • his firstborn H1060 (בְּכוֹר) — first-born; hence, chief
  • and Heth H2845 (חֵת) — Cheth, an aboriginal Canaanite

16 and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite,

Cross references & Strong's
Cross references (TSK): Genesis 15:16 · Judges 1:21 · 2 Samuel 24:18 · Zechariah 9:7
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And the Jebusite H2983 (יְבוּסִי) — a Jebusite or inhabitant of Jebus
  • and the Amorite H567 (אֱמֹרִי) — an Emorite, one of the Canaanitish tribes
  • and the Girgasite H1622 (גִּרְגָּשִׁי) — a Girgashite, one of the native tribes of Canaan

17 and the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,

Cross references & Strong's
Cross references (TSK): Genesis 34:2 · Joshua 9:7
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And the Hivite H2340 (חִוִּי) — a Chivvite, one of the aboriginal tribes of Palestine
  • and the Arkite H6208 (עַרְקִי) — an Arkite or inhabitant of Erek
  • and the Sinite H5513 (סִינִי) — a Sinite, or descendant of one of the sons of Canaan

18 and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanite spread abroad.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And the Arvadite H721 (אַרְוָדִי) — an Arvadite or citizen of Arvad
  • and the Zemarite H6786 (צְמָרִי) — a Tsemarite or branch of the Canaanites
  • and the Hamathite H2577 (חֲמָתִי) — a Chamathite or native of Chamath
  • and afterward H310 (אַחַר) — properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
  • were the families H4940 (מִשְׁפָּחָה) — a family, i.e. circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extension a tribe or people
  • of the Canaanites H3669 (כְּנַעַנִי) — a Kenaanite or inhabitant of Kenaan; by implication, a pedlar (the Canaanites standing for their neighbors the Ishmaelites, who conducted mercantile caravans)
  • spread abroad H6327 (פּוּץ) — to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively (especially to disperse)

19 And the border of the Canaanite was from Sidon, as thou goest toward Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest toward Sodom and Gomorrah and Admah and Zeboiim, unto Lasha.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And the border H1366 (גְּבוּל) — properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed
  • of the Canaanites H3669 (כְּנַעַנִי) — a Kenaanite or inhabitant of Kenaan; by implication, a pedlar (the Canaanites standing for their neighbors the Ishmaelites, who conducted mercantile caravans)
  • was from Sidon H6721 (צִידוֹן) — Tsidon, the name of a son of Canaan, and of a place in Palestine
  • as thou comest H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
  • to Gerar H1642 (גְּרָר) — Gerar, a Philistine city
  • unto Gaza H5804 (עַזָּה) — Azzah, a place in Palestine
  • as thou goest H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
  • unto Sodom H5467 (סְדֹם) — Sedom, a place near the Dead Sea
  • and Gomorrah H6017 (עֲמֹרָה) — Amorah, a place in Palestine
  • and Admah H126 (אַדְמָה) — Admah, a place near the Dead Sea
  • and Zeboim H6636 (צְבֹאִים) — Tseboim or Tsebijim, a place in Palestine
  • even unto Lasha H3962 (לֶשַׁע) — Lesha, a place probably East of the Jordan

20 These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, in their nations.

Cross references & Strong's
Cross references (TSK): Genesis 10:6 · Genesis 11:1
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • the sons H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
  • of Ham H2526 (חָם) — Cham, a son of Noah; also (as a patronymic) his descendants or their country
  • after their families H4940 (מִשְׁפָּחָה) — a family, i.e. circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extension a tribe or people
  • after their tongues H3956 (לָשׁוֹן) — the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of…
  • in their countries H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
  • in their nations H1471 (גּוֹי) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts

21 And unto Shem, the father of all the children of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth, to him also were children born.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • Unto Shem H8035 (שֵׁם) — Shem, a son of Noah (often includ. his posterity)
  • also, the father H1 (אָב) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
  • of all the children H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
  • of Eber H5677 (עֵבֵר) — Eber, the name of two patriarchs and four Israelites
  • the brother H251 (אָח) — a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like 1])
  • of Japheth H3315 (יֶפֶת) — Jepheth, a son of Noah; also his posterity
  • the elder H1419 (גָּדוֹל) — great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
  • born H3205 (יָלַד) — to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage

22 The sons of Shem: Elam, and Asshur, and Arpachshad, and Lud, and Aram.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • The children H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
  • of Shem H8035 (שֵׁם) — Shem, a son of Noah (often includ. his posterity)
  • Elam H5867 (עֵילָם) — Elam, a son of Shem and his descendants, with their country; also of six Israelites
  • and Asshur H804 (אַשּׁוּר) — Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e. Assyria), its region and its empire
  • and Arphaxad H775 (אַרְפַּכְשַׁד) — Arpakshad, a son of Noah; also the region settled by him
  • and Lud H3865 (לוּד) — Lud, the name of two nations
  • and Aram H758 (אֲרָם) — Aram or Syria, and its inhabitants; also the name of the son of Shem, a grandson of Nahor, and of an Israelite

23 And the sons of Aram: Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.

Cross references & Strong's
Cross references (TSK): Job 1:1 · Jeremiah 25:20
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And the children H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
  • of Aram H758 (אֲרָם) — Aram or Syria, and its inhabitants; also the name of the son of Shem, a grandson of Nahor, and of an Israelite
  • Uz H5780 (עוּץ) — Uts, a son of Aram, also a Seirite, and the regions settled by them.
  • and Hul H2343 (חוּל) — Chul, a son of Aram; also the region settled by him
  • and Gether H1666 (גֶּתֶר) — Gether, a son of Aram, and the region settled by him
  • and Mash H4851 (מַשׁ) — Mash, a son of Aram, and the people descended from him

24 And Arpachshad begat Shelah; and Shelah begat Eber.

Cross references & Strong's
Cross references (TSK): Genesis 11:12 · 1 Chronicles 1:18 · Luke 3:35
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And Arphaxad H775 (אַרְפַּכְשַׁד) — Arpakshad, a son of Noah; also the region settled by him
  • begat H3205 (יָלַד) — to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
  • Salah H7974 (שֶׁלַח) — Shelach, a postdiluvian patriarch
  • and Salah H7974 (שֶׁלַח) — Shelach, a postdiluvian patriarch
  • Eber H5677 (עֵבֵר) — Eber, the name of two patriarchs and four Israelites

25 And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And unto Eber H5677 (עֵבֵר) — Eber, the name of two patriarchs and four Israelites
  • were born H3205 (יָלַד) — to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
  • two H8147 (שְׁנַיִם) — two; also (as ordinal) twofold
  • sons H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
  • the name H8034 (שֵׁם) — an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
  • of one H259 (אֶחָד) — properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
  • Peleg H6389 (פֶּלֶג) — Peleg, a son of Shem
  • for in his days H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
  • was the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
  • divided H6385 (פָּלַג) — to split (literally or figuratively)
  • and his brother’s H251 (אָח) — a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like 1])
  • name H8034 (שֵׁם) — an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
  • Joktan H3355 (יׇקְטָן) — Joktan, an Arabian patriarch

26 And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,

Cross references & Strong's
Cross references (TSK): 1 Chronicles 1:20
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And Joktan H3355 (יׇקְטָן) — Joktan, an Arabian patriarch
  • begat H3205 (יָלַד) — to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
  • Almodad H486 (אַלְמוֹדָד) — Almodad, a son of Joktan
  • and Sheleph H8026 (שֶׁלֶף) — Sheleph, a son of Jokthan
  • and Hazarmaveth H2700 (חֲצַרְמָוֶת) — Chatsarmaveth, a place in Arabia
  • and Jerah H3392 (יֶרַח) — Jerach, an Arabian patriarch

27 and Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah,

Cross references & Strong's
Cross references (TSK): 1 Chronicles 1:20
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And Hadoram H1913 (הֲדוֹרָם) — Hadoram, a son of Joktan, and the tribe descended from him
  • and Uzal H187 (אוּזָל) — Uzal, a son of Joktan
  • and Diklah H1853 (דִּקְלָה) — Diklah, a region of Arabia

28 and Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba,

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And Obal H5745 (עוֹבָל) — Obal, a son of Joktan
  • and Abimael H39 (אֲבִימָאֵל) — Abimael, a son of Joktan
  • and Sheba H7614 (שְׁבָא) — Sheba, the name of three early progenitors of tribes and of an Ethiopian district

29 and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And Ophir H211 (אוֹפִיר) — Ophir, the name of a son of Joktan, and of a gold region in the East
  • and Havilah H2341 (חֲוִילָה) — Chavilah, the name of two or three eastern regions; also perhaps of two men
  • and Jobab H3103 (יוֹבָב) — Jobab, the name of two Israelites and of three foreigners
  • the sons H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
  • of Joktan H3355 (יׇקְטָן) — Joktan, an Arabian patriarch

30 And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest toward Sephar, the mountain of the east.

Cross references & Strong's
Cross references (TSK): Numbers 23:7
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And their dwelling H4186 (מוֹשָׁב) — a seat; figuratively, a site; abstractly, a session; by extension an abode (the place or the time); by implication, population
  • was from Mesha H4852 (מֵשָׁא) — Mesha, a place in Arabia
  • as thou goest H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
  • unto Sephar H5611 (סְפָר) — Sephar, a place in Arabia
  • a mount H2022 (הַר) — a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
  • of the east H6924 (קֶדֶם) — the front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the East) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward)

31 These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.

Cross references & Strong's
Cross references (TSK): Genesis 10:5 · Genesis 10:20 · Acts 17:26
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • the sons H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
  • of Shem H8035 (שֵׁם) — Shem, a son of Noah (often includ. his posterity)
  • after their families H4940 (מִשְׁפָּחָה) — a family, i.e. circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extension a tribe or people
  • after their tongues H3956 (לָשׁוֹן) — the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of…
  • in their lands H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
  • after their nations H1471 (גּוֹי) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts

32 These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations: and of these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • the families H4940 (מִשְׁפָּחָה) — a family, i.e. circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extension a tribe or people
  • of the sons H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
  • of Noah H5146 (נֹחַ) — Noach, the patriarch of the flood
  • after their generations H8435 (תּוֹלְדָה) — (plural only) descent, i.e. family; (figuratively) history
  • in their nations H1471 (גּוֹי) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
  • and by these were the nations H1471 (גּוֹי) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
  • divided H6504 (פָּרַד) — to break through, i.e. spread or separate (oneself)
  • in the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
  • after H310 (אַחַר) — properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
  • the flood H3999 (מַבּוּל) — a deluge