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Many children were born to them after the great flood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/10.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />These are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Sons were born to them after the flood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is the account of Noah’s sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, who also had sons after the flood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/10.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Now these <i>are</i> the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Now this <i>is</i> the genealogy of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. And sons were born to them after the flood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now these are <i>the records of</i> the generations of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth; and sons were born to them after the flood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Now these are the records of the generations of Shem, Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah; and sons were born to them after the flood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Now these are <i>the records of</i> the generations of Shem, Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah; and sons were born to them after the flood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now these are the generations of Shem, Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah; and sons were born to them after the flood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />These are <i>the records of</i> the generations (descendants) of Shem, Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah; and the sons born to them after the flood:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />These are the family records of Noah’s sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. They also had sons after the flood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />These are the family records of Noah&#8217s sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. They also had sons after the flood. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />After the flood Shem, Ham, and Japheth had many descendants. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem Ham and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />This is the account of Noah's sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and their descendants. Shem, Ham and Japheth had children after the flood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />These are the descendants of Noah's sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. These three had sons after the flood. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />These are the records of Noah's sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth, to whom descendants were born after the flood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is the account of Noah?s sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, who also had sons after the flood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />This is the account of Noah's sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Sons were born to them after the flood. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Now These are the generations of the sons of Noah and of Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Sons were born to them after the flood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah; Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and to them were sons born after the flood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Now this is the history of the generations of the sons of Noah and of Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Sons were born to them after the flood. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And these [are] the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and sons are born to them after the flood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And these are births of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth; and born to them are sons after the deluge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />These the generations of the sons of Noah; Shem, Ham, and Japheth. And sons shall be born to them after the flood.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />These are the generations of the sons of Noe: Sem, Cham, and Japheth: and unto them sons were born after the flood. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />These are the generations of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and of the sons who were born to them after the great flood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />These are the descendants of Noah’s sons, Shem, Ham and Japheth, to whom children were born after the flood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />These are the descendants of Noah’s sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth; children were born to them after the flood.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />NOW these are the descendants of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and to them were sons born after the flood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And these are the generations of the children of Noah, Sheem and Kham and Yapheth, and children were born to them after the flood.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth; and unto them were sons born after the flood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Now these <i>are</i> the generations of the sons of Noe, Sem, Cham, Japheth; and sons were born to them after the flood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/10-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=2090" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/10.htm">The Japhethites</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: wə·’êl·leh (Conj-w:: Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">This</a> <a href="/hebrew/8435.htm" title="8435: tō·wl·ḏōṯ (N-fpc) -- Generations. Or toldah; from yalad; descent, i.e. Family; history.">is the account</a> <a href="/hebrew/5146.htm" title="5146: nō·aḥ (N-proper-ms) -- Rest, patriarch who survived the flood. The same as nuwach; rest; Noach, the patriarch of the flood.">of Noah’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê- (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">sons</a> <a href="/hebrew/8035.htm" title="8035: šêm (N-proper-ms) -- Name, oldest son of Noah. The same as shem; name; Shem, a son of Noah.">Shem,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2526.htm" title="2526: ḥām (N-proper-ms) -- The same as cham; hot; Cham, a son of Noah; also his descendants or their country.">Ham,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3315.htm" title="3315: wā·yā·p̄eṯ (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- A son of Noah. From pathah; expansion; Jepheth, a son of Noah; also his posterity.">and Japheth,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3205.htm" title="3205: way·yiw·wā·lə·ḏū (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage."></a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">who also</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bā·nîm (N-mp) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">had sons</a> <a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: ’a·ḥar (Adv) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after.">after</a> <a href="/hebrew/3999.htm" title="3999: ham·mab·būl (Art:: N-ms) -- A flood. From yabal in the sense of flowing; a deluge.">the flood.</a> </span><span class="reftext">2</span>The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/1-4.htm">1 Chronicles 1:4-28</a></span><br />The sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. / The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. / The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/17-26.htm">Acts 17:26</a></span><br />From one man He made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and He determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/9-18.htm">Genesis 9:18-19</a></span><br />The sons of Noah who came out of the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. And Ham was the father of Canaan. / These three were the sons of Noah, and from them the whole earth was populated.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/11-10.htm">Genesis 11:10-32</a></span><br />This is the account of Shem. Two years after the flood, when Shem was 100 years old, he became the father of Arphaxad. / And after he had become the father of Arphaxad, Shem lived 500 years and had other sons and daughters. / When Arphaxad was 35 years old, he became the father of Shelah. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/3-23.htm">Luke 3:23-38</a></span><br />Jesus Himself was about thirty years old when He began His ministry. He was regarded as the son of Joseph, the son of Heli, / the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph, / the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/1-1.htm">1 Chronicles 1:1-3</a></span><br />Adam, Seth, Enosh, / Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared, / Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, Noah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-8.htm">Deuteronomy 32:8</a></span><br />When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance, when He divided the sons of man, He set the boundaries of the peoples according to the number of the sons of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-3.htm">Romans 1:3</a></span><br />regarding His Son, who was a descendant of David according to the flesh,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/5-32.htm">Genesis 5:32</a></span><br />After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/6-10.htm">Genesis 6:10</a></span><br />And Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/9-1.htm">Genesis 9:1</a></span><br />And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/9-7.htm">Genesis 9:7</a></span><br />But as for you, be fruitful and multiply; spread out across the earth and multiply upon it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/11-1.htm">Genesis 11:1-9</a></span><br />Now the whole world had one language and a common form of speech. / And as people journeyed eastward, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there. / And they said to one another, “Come, let us make bricks and bake them thoroughly.” So they used brick instead of stone, and tar instead of mortar. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/1-34.htm">1 Chronicles 1:34</a></span><br />Abraham was the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/1-5.htm">1 Chronicles 1:5-7</a></span><br />The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. / The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah. / And the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and to them were sons born after the flood.</p><p class="hdg">are the.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/2-4.htm">Genesis 2:4</a></b></br> These <i>are</i> the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/5-1.htm">Genesis 5:1</a></b></br> This <i>is</i> the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/6-9.htm">Genesis 6:9</a></b></br> These <i>are</i> the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man <i>and</i> perfect in his generations, <i>and</i> Noah walked with God.</p><p class="hdg">and unto.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/9-1.htm">Genesis 9:1,7,19</a></b></br> And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/8-21.htm">Account</a> <a href="/genesis/6-9.htm">Births</a> <a href="/genesis/6-1.htm">Born</a> <a href="/genesis/9-28.htm">Deluge</a> <a href="/genesis/9-28.htm">Flood</a> <a href="/genesis/9-28.htm">Flow</a> <a href="/genesis/9-12.htm">Generations</a> <a href="/genesis/9-28.htm">Great</a> <a href="/genesis/9-22.htm">Ham</a> <a href="/genesis/6-9.htm">History</a> <a href="/genesis/9-27.htm">Japheth</a> <a href="/revelation/20-12.htm">Namely</a> <a href="/genesis/9-29.htm">Noah</a> <a href="/genesis/7-13.htm">Noah's</a> <a href="/genesis/6-9.htm">Records</a> <a href="/genesis/9-27.htm">Shem</a> <a href="/genesis/6-2.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/genesis/9-28.htm">Waters</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/11-10.htm">Account</a> <a href="/genesis/10-32.htm">Births</a> <a href="/genesis/10-15.htm">Born</a> <a href="/genesis/10-32.htm">Deluge</a> <a href="/genesis/10-32.htm">Flood</a> <a href="/genesis/10-32.htm">Flow</a> <a href="/genesis/10-32.htm">Generations</a> <a href="/genesis/10-8.htm">Great</a> <a href="/genesis/10-6.htm">Ham</a> <a href="/genesis/11-10.htm">History</a> <a href="/genesis/10-2.htm">Japheth</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-10.htm">Namely</a> <a href="/genesis/10-32.htm">Noah</a> <a href="/genesis/10-32.htm">Noah's</a> <a href="/genesis/11-10.htm">Records</a> <a href="/genesis/10-21.htm">Shem</a> <a href="/genesis/10-18.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/genesis/10-32.htm">Waters</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 10</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/10-1.htm">The generations of Noah.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/10-2.htm">Japheth.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/10-6.htm">Ham.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/10-8.htm">Nimrod becomes the first monarch; the descendants of Canaan.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/10-21.htm">The sons of Shem.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/10.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/10.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>This is the account of Noah’s sons</b><br>This phrase introduces the genealogical record of Noah's sons, emphasizing the importance of lineage and heritage in biblical narratives. The term "account" suggests a detailed record, which is a common feature in Genesis, as seen in the genealogies of Adam and others. This genealogy serves as a bridge between the antediluvian world and the post-flood era, highlighting the continuity of God's plan through human history.<p><b>Shem, Ham, and Japheth</b><br>These are the three sons of Noah, each representing different branches of humanity. Shem is traditionally associated with the Semitic peoples, including the Israelites, and is often linked to the line through which Abraham and ultimately Jesus Christ would come. Ham is associated with the Hamitic peoples, traditionally linked to Africa and parts of the Near East. Japheth is connected with the Indo-European peoples. The order of names may reflect their significance in the biblical narrative rather than their birth order.<p><b>who also had sons after the flood</b><br>This phrase indicates the repopulation of the earth following the flood, fulfilling God's command to "be fruitful and multiply" (<a href="/genesis/9.htm">Genesis 9:1</a>). The mention of sons highlights the patriarchal structure of ancient societies, where lineage and inheritance were traced through male descendants. This repopulation sets the stage for the development of nations and languages, as detailed in the subsequent verses and chapters, leading to the Tower of Babel narrative in <a href="/genesis/11.htm">Genesis 11</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/n/noah.htm">Noah</a></b><br>The righteous man chosen by God to survive the flood and repopulate the earth. He is the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/shem.htm">Shem</a></b><br>One of Noah's sons, traditionally considered the ancestor of the Semitic peoples, including the Israelites.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/h/ham.htm">Ham</a></b><br>Another son of Noah, often associated with the peoples of Africa and parts of the Near East.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/japheth.htm">Japheth</a></b><br>The third son of Noah, traditionally linked to the peoples of Europe and parts of Asia.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_flood.htm">The Flood</a></b><br>A cataclysmic event sent by God to cleanse the earth of its wickedness, sparing only Noah, his family, and the animals on the ark.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_genealogy.htm">The Importance of Genealogy</a></b><br>Understanding the genealogies in the Bible helps us see God's plan for humanity and the fulfillment of His promises through specific lineages.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_in_diversity.htm">Unity in Diversity</a></b><br>Despite the diversity of nations and peoples, we all trace our origins back to Noah's family, highlighting the unity of the human race.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_history.htm">God's Sovereignty in History</a></b><br>The genealogies remind us that God is in control of history, guiding the destinies of nations and peoples according to His divine plan.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_family.htm">Faithfulness in Family</a></b><br>Noah's sons and their descendants remind us of the importance of faithfulness in our families, as our actions and beliefs can impact generations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_spread_of_nations.htm">The Spread of Nations</a></b><br>The dispersion of Noah's descendants illustrates the spread of humanity across the earth, fulfilling God's command to "be fruitful and multiply."<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 10</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_genesis_10_omit_some_nations.htm">Why does the table of nations in Genesis 10 leave out certain civilizations known from archeological records, such as those in the Americas or Asia? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_genesis_10_25_align_with_geology.htm">How can Genesis 10:25 claim “the earth was divided” in Peleg’s time when geological records indicate continental drift happened millions of years earlier? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_meaning_of_toledot.htm">What is the meaning of Toledot?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_earth_repopulate_from_8_people.htm">How was the entire Earth repopulated from only eight survivors so rapidly (Genesis 9:1)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/10.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(1) <span class= "bld">Shem, Ham, and Japheth.</span>--This is the un-deviating arrangement of the three brothers. (See Note on <a href="/genesis/9-24.htm" title="And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done to him.">Genesis 9:24</a>; <a href="/genesis/10-21.htm" title="To Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born.">Genesis 10:21</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 1.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah</span> (cf. <a href="/genesis/5-1.htm">Genesis 5:1</a>; <a href="/genesis/6-9.htm">Genesis 6:9</a>), <span class="cmt_word">Shem, Ham, and Japheth</span>. Not the order of age, but of theocratic importance (<span class="accented">vide</span> <a href="/genesis/5-32.htm">Genesis 5:32</a>). <span class="cmt_word">And unto them were sons born</span> (cf. <a href="/genesis/9-1.htm">Genesis 9:1, 7, 19, 22</a>) <span class="cmt_word">after the flood</span>. An indication of the <span class="accented">puncture temporis</span> whence the period embraced in the present section takes its departure. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/10-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">This</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֵ֙לֶּה֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’êl·leh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> </span><span class="str2">These, those</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is the account</span><br /><span class="heb">תּוֹלְדֹ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(tō·wl·ḏōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8435.htm">Strong's 8435: </a> </span><span class="str2">Descent, family, history</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Noah’s</span><br /><span class="heb">נֹ֔חַ</span> <span class="translit">(nō·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5146.htm">Strong's 5146: </a> </span><span class="str2">Noah -- 'rest', patriarch who survived the flood</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sons</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֵי־</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Shem,</span><br /><span class="heb">שֵׁ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(šêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8035.htm">Strong's 8035: </a> </span><span class="str2">Shem -- 'name', oldest son of Noah</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Ham,</span><br /><span class="heb">חָ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(ḥām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2526.htm">Strong's 2526: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ham -- a son of Noah, also his descendants, also a name for Egyptians</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Japheth,</span><br /><span class="heb">וָיָ֑פֶת</span> <span class="translit">(wā·yā·p̄eṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3315.htm">Strong's 3315: </a> </span><span class="str2">Japheth -- a son of Noah</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who also</span><br /><span class="heb">לָהֶ֛ם</span> <span class="translit">(lā·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">had sons</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּנִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(bā·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">after</span><br /><span class="heb">אַחַ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(’a·ḥar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_310.htm">Strong's 310: </a> </span><span class="str2">The hind or following part</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the flood.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמַּבּֽוּל׃</span> <span class="translit">(ham·mab·būl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3999.htm">Strong's 3999: </a> </span><span class="str2">Flood -- a deluge</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/10-1.htm">Genesis 10:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/10-1.htm">Genesis 10:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/10-1.htm">Genesis 10:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/10-1.htm">Genesis 10:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/10-1.htm">Genesis 10:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/10-1.htm">Genesis 10:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/10-1.htm">Genesis 10:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/10-1.htm">Genesis 10:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/10-1.htm">Genesis 10:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/10-1.htm">Genesis 10:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/10-1.htm">OT Law: Genesis 10:1 Now this is the history (Gen. 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