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1 Chronicles 1:5–7

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Japheth’s Descendants

1:5The sons of Japheth:

Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

1:6The sons of Gomer:

Ashkenaz, Riphath,2 and Togarmah.

1:7The sons3 of Javan:

Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.4

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Many medieval Hebrew , along with the and , read “Riphath” (see Gen 10:3). This is followed by several English translations (e.g., , , ), while others (e.g., , , ) follow the reading (“Diphath”).
  2. 3 Or in this case, “descendants.”
  3. 4 The Kethiv has “Rodanim,” which probably refers to the island of Rhodes. The Qere has “Dodanim,” which refers to one of the most ancient and revered locations in ancient Greece. The and most medieval Hebrew of the parallel list in Gen 10:4 read “Dodanim,” but a few have “Rodanim.” Heb “Kittim and Rodanim.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah. The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The sons of Japheth:

Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshek and Tiras.

The sons of Gomer:

Ashkenaz, Riphath and Togarmah.

The sons of Javan:

Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites and the Rodanites.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Japheth’s sons: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

Gomer’s sons: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.

Javan’s sons: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.

NLTNew Living Translation

The descendants of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

The descendants of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.

The descendants of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Diphath, and Togarmah. The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rhodanim.

KJV 1900King James Version

The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras. And the sons of Gomer; Ashchenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah. And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.