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Genesis 10:21–25

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The Semites

10:21–31pp—Ge 11:10–27; 1Ch 1:17–27

21Sons were also born to Shem, whose older brother wash Japheth; Shem was the ancestor of all the sons of Eber.y

22The sons of Shem:

Elam,z Ashur,a Arphaxad,b Lud and Aram.c

23The sons of Aram:

Uz,d Hul, Gether and Meshek.i

24Arphaxad was the father ofj Shelah,

and Shelah the father of Eber.e

25Two sons were born to Eber:

One was named Peleg,k because in his time the earth was divided; his brother was named Joktan.

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Footnotes

  1. hOr Shem, the older brother of
  2. iSee Septuagint and 1 Chron. 1:17; Hebrew Mash.
  3. jHebrew; Septuagint father of Cainan, and Cainan was the father of
  4. kPeleg means division.

Cross references

  1. yver 24; Nu 24:24
  2. zGe 14:1; Isa 11:11; 21:2; Jer 25:25; 49:34; Eze 32:24; Da 8:2
  3. aNu 24:22, 24; Eze 27:23
  4. bLk 3:36
  5. cJdg 3:10; 1 Ki 11:25; 19:15; 20:34; 22:31; 2 Ki 5:1; 8:7
  6. dGe 22:21; Job 1:1; Jer 25:20; La 4:21
  7. eSee ver 21; Lk 3:35

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

To Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth, children were born. The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram. The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash. Arpachshad fathered Shelah; and Shelah fathered Eber. To Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided, and his brother’s name was Joktan.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

And Shem, Japheth’s older brother, also had sons. Shem was the father of all the sons of Eber. Shem’s sons were Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram.

Aram’s sons: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.

Arpachshad fathered Shelah, and Shelah fathered Eber. Eber had two sons. One was named Peleg, for during his days the earth was divided; his brother was named Joktan.

NLTNew Living Translation

Sons were also born to Shem, the older brother of Japheth. Shem was the ancestor of all the descendants of Eber.

The descendants of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.

The descendants of Aram were Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.

Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.

Eber had two sons. The first was named Peleg (which means “division”), for during his lifetime the people of the world were divided into different language groups. His brother’s name was Joktan.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And to Shem, the father of all the children of Eber, the older brother of Japheth, children were also born. The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. And the sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash. And Arphaxad fathered Shelah, and Shelah fathered Eber. And to Eber two sons were born. The name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided, and the name of his brother was Joktan.

KJV 1900King James Version

Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born. The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram. And the children of Aram; Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash. And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber. And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan.