Genesis

Genesis 10:10–12

10His kingdom began in Babylon, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.e 11From that land he went forth into Assyria, where he built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah, 12and Resen, which is between Nineveh and the great city of Calah.

Footnotes

  • e 10:10 That is, Babylonia

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Genesis 10:10

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
His kingdomמַמְלַכְתּוֹ֙mam·laḵ·tōwNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH4467 kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign
beganרֵאשִׁ֤יתrê·šîṯNoun - feminine singular constructH7225 beginning, chief
in Babylonבָּבֶ֔לbā·ḇelNoun - proper - feminine singularH894 Babel, Babylon
Erechוְאֶ֖רֶךְwə·’e·reḵConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singularH751 Erek
Accadוְאַכַּ֣דwə·’ak·kaḏConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singularH390 Akkad
and Calnehוְכַלְנֵ֑הwə·ḵal·nêhConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singularH3641 Calneh, Calno
in the landבְּאֶ֖רֶץbə·’e·reṣPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular constructH776 earth, land
of Shinarשִׁנְעָֽר׃šin·‘ārNoun - proper - feminine singularH8152 Shinar

Genesis 10:11

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Fromמִן־min-PrepositionH4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
thatהַהִ֖ואha·hi·wArticle; Pronoun - third person feminine singularH1931 he, she
landהָאָ֥רֶץhā·’ā·reṣArticle; Noun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
he went forthיָצָ֣אyā·ṣāVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH3318 go or come out
into Assyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר’aš·šūrNoun - proper - feminine singularH804 Asshur, Assyria
where he builtוַיִּ֙בֶן֙way·yi·ḇenConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH1129 build
Ninevehנִ֣ינְוֵ֔הnî·nə·wêhNoun - proper - feminine singularH5210 Nineveh
Rehoboth-Irרְחֹבֹ֥תrə·ḥō·ḇōṯNoun - proper - feminine singularH7344 Rechoboth
Calahכָּֽלַח׃kā·laḥNoun - proper - feminine singularH3625 Kelach

Genesis 10:12

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
and Resenרֶ֔סֶןre·senNoun - proper - feminine singularH7449 Resen
which is betweenבֵּ֥יןbênPrepositionH996 interval, space between
Ninevehנִֽינְוֵ֖הnî·nə·wêhNoun - proper - feminine singularH5210 Nineveh
and the greatהַגְּדֹלָֽה׃hag·gə·ḏō·lāhArticle; Adjective - feminine singularH1419 great
cityהָעִ֥ירhā·‘îrArticle; Noun - feminine singularH5892 excitement
of Calahכָּ֑לַחkā·laḥNoun - proper - feminine singularH3625 Kelach

Cross-references

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Genesis 10:10 Genesis 11:9 · Genesis 11:2 · Genesis 14:1 · Micah 4:10

Genesis 10:11 Micah 5:6 · Jonah 1:2 · Nahum 1:1 · Psalm 83:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.