^10:15Canaan was the father of⁵⁶ Sidon his firstborn,⁵⁷ Heth,⁵⁸^10:16the Jebusites,⁵⁹ Amorites,⁶⁰ Girgashites,⁶¹^10:17Hivites,⁶² Arkites,⁶³ Sinites,⁶⁴^10:18Arvadites,⁶⁵ Zemarites,⁶⁶ and Hamathites.⁶⁷ Eventually the families of the Canaanites were scattered ^10:19and the borders of Canaan extended⁶⁸ from Sidon⁶⁹ all the way to⁷⁰ Gerar as far as Gaza, and all the way to⁷¹ Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha. ^10:20These are the sons of Ham, according to their families, according to their languages, by their lands, and by their nations.

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Footnotes

56 Heb “fathered.”
57 Sidon was the foremost city in Phoenicia; here Sidon may be the name of its founder.
58 Some see a reference to “Hittites” here (cf. ), but this seems unlikely. See the note on the phrase “sons of Heth” in .
59 The Jebusites were the Canaanite inhabitants of ancient Jerusalem.
60 Here Amorites refers to smaller groups of Canaanite inhabitants of the mountainous regions of Palestine, rather than the large waves of Amurru, or western Semites, who migrated to the region.
61 The Girgashites are an otherwise unknown Canaanite tribe, though the name is possibly mentioned in Ugaritic texts (see G. J. Wenham, Genesis [], 1:).
62 The Hivites were Canaanite tribes of a Hurrian origin.
63 The Arkites lived in Arka, a city in Lebanon, north of Sidon.
64 The Sinites lived in Sin, another town in Lebanon.
65 The Arvadites lived in the city Arvad, located on an island near the mainland close to the river El Kebir.
66 The Zemarites lived in the town Sumur, north of Arka.
67 The Hamathites lived in Hamath on the Orontes River.
68 Heb “were.”
69 For location see ; ; .
70 Heb “as you go.”
71 Heb “as you go.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Canaan fathered Sidon his firstborn and Heth, and the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites, the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites, the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Afterward the clans of the Canaanites dispersed. And the territory of the Canaanites extended from Sidon in the direction of Gerar as far as Gaza, and in the direction of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha. These are the sons of Ham, by their clans, their languages, their lands, and their nations.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Canaan was the father of

Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites, Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites, Hivites, Arkites, Sinites, Arvadites, Zemarites and Hamathites.

Later the Canaanite clans scattered and the borders of Canaan reached from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and then toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboyim, as far as Lasha.

These are the sons of Ham by their clans and languages, in their territories and nations.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Canaan fathered Sidon his firstborn and Heth, as well as the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites, the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites, the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Afterward the Canaanite clans scattered. The Canaanite border went from Sidon going toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and going toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim as far as Lasha.

These are Ham’s sons by their clans, according to their languages, in their lands and their nations.

NLTNew Living Translation

Canaan’s oldest son was Sidon, the ancestor of the Sidonians. Canaan was also the ancestor of the Hittites, Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites, Hivites, Arkites, Sinites, Arvadites, Zemarites, and Hamathites. The Canaanite clans eventually spread out, and the territory of Canaan extended from Sidon in the north to Gerar and Gaza in the south, and east as far as Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, near Lasha.

These were the descendants of Ham, identified by clan, language, territory, and national identity.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Canaan fathered Sidon, his firstborn, and Heth, and the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites, the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites, the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Afterward the families of the Canaanites were spread abroad. And the territory of the Canaanites was from Sidon in the direction of Gerar as far as Gaza, and in the direction of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha. These are the descendants of Ham, according to their families and their languages, in their lands, and in their nations.

KJV 1900King James Version

And Canaan begat Sidon his firstborn, and Heth, And the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite, And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite, And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad. And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest, unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto Lasha. These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations.

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