Genesis
Genesis 10:4–5
4And the sons of Javan:
Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.a 5From these, the maritime peoples separated into their territories, according to their languages, by clans within their nations.
Footnotes
- a 10:4 SP and some MT manuscripts (see also LXX and 1 Chronicles 1:7|1CH 1:7); most MT manuscripts Dodanites
Word by word
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Genesis 10:4
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And the sons | וּבְנֵ֥י | ū·ḇə·nê | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| of Javan | יָוָ֖ן | yā·wān | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3120 Ionia(ns), Greece |
| Elishah | אֱלִישָׁ֣ה | ’ĕ·lî·šāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H473 Elishah |
| Tarshish | וְתַרְשִׁ֑ישׁ | wə·ṯar·šîš | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8659 Tarshish |
| the Kittites | כִּתִּ֖ים | kit·tîm | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3794 Cypriotes |
| and the Rodanites | וְדֹדָנִֽים׃ | wə·ḏō·ḏā·nîm | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H1721 Dodanites |
Genesis 10:5
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From these | מֵ֠אֵלֶּה | mê·’êl·leh | Preposition-m; Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| the maritime | אִיֵּ֤י | ’î·yê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H339 coast, region |
| peoples | הַגּוֹיִם֙ | hag·gō·w·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1471 nation, people |
| separated | נִפְרְד֞וּ | nip̄·rə·ḏū | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural | H6504 divide |
| into their territories | בְּאַרְצֹתָ֔ם | bə·’ar·ṣō·ṯām | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H776 earth, land |
| according to their languages | לִלְשֹׁנ֑וֹ | lil·šō·nōw | Preposition-l; Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3956 tongue |
| by clans | לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖ם | lə·miš·pə·ḥō·ṯām | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H4940 clan |
| within their nations | בְּגוֹיֵהֶֽם׃ | bə·ḡō·w·yê·hem | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H1471 nation, people |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Genesis 10:4 Isaiah 23:1 · Isaiah 23:12 · Daniel 11:30 · Numbers 24:24
Genesis 10:5 Zephaniah 2:11 · Isaiah 42:4 · Jeremiah 2:10 · Genesis 10:20 · Jeremiah 25:22
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.