Genesis 10:30
“And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest unto Sephar a mount of the east.”
Genesis 10:30 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest unto Sephar a mount of the east.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- And their dwelling was from Messa as we go on as far as Sephar, a mountain in the east.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest toward Sephar, the mountain of the east.
- DARBYDarby
- And their dwelling was from Mesha, as one goes to Sephar, the eastern mountain.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- Their dwelling was from Mesha, as you go toward Sephar, the mountain of the east.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- and their dwelling is from Mesha, in thy coming towards Sephar, a mount of the east.
- BPVBiblePics Version
- And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest unto Sephar, a mount of the east.
Context: Genesis 10
28And Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba,
29And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan.
30And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest unto Sephar a mount of the east.
31These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.
32These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations: and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.
About Genesis 10: The Nations of the Earth
This chapter lists the descendants of the three sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. It also describes the different nations and territories that were settled by their descendants.
Commentary
Genesis 10 is the tenth chapter of the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible. It is the first of five chapters in the Table of Nations, which describes the descendants of Noah and their geographical locations. The chapter begins with a list of the sons of Noah and their descendants, who are divided into seventy nations. The chapter then goes on to describe the geographical locations of each of these nations, with particular emphasis on the descendants of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.