KJV King James Version
And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad.
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Genesis 10:18
And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Later the Canaanite clans were scattered,
WEB World English Bible
the Arvadite, the Zemarite, and the Hamathite. Afterward the families of the Canaanites were spread abroad.
ASV American Standard Version
and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanite spread abroad.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite; and afterwards have the families of the Canaanite been scattered.
Surrounding context — Genesis 10
15 And Canaan begat Sidon his firstborn, and Heth,
16 And the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite,
17 And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,
18 And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad.
19 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.
20 These [are] the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, [and] in their nations.
21 Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were [children] born.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הָֽאַרְוָדִ֥יH721 · ar.va.diArvaditeוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַצְּמָרִ֖יH6786 · tse.ma.riZemariteוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַֽחֲמָתִ֑יH2577 · cha.ma.tiHamathiteוְאַחַ֣רH310 · a.charafterנָפֹ֔צוּH6327 · putsto scatterמִשְׁפְּח֖וֹתH4940 · mish.pa.chahfamilyהַֽכְּנַעֲנִֽי׃H3669 · ke.na.a.niCanaanite
Cross-references
Ezekiel 27:8The inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad were thy mariners: thy wise [men], O Tyrus, [that] were in thee, were thy pilots.Ezekiel 47:16-17Hamath, Berothah, Sibraim, which [is] between the border of Damascus and the border of Hamath; Hazarhatticon, which [is] by the coast of Hauran.Zechariah 9:2And Hamath also shall border thereby; Tyrus, and Zidon, though it be very wise.2 Kings 17:30And the men of Babylon made Succothbenoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal, and the men of Hamath made Ashima,2 Kings 17:24And the king of Assyria brought [men] from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed [them] in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel: and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in the cities thereof.2 Samuel 8:9When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer,Numbers 34:8From mount Hor ye shall point out [your border] unto the entrance of Hamath; and the goings forth of the border shall be to Zedad:Isaiah 10:9[Is] not Calno as Carchemish? [is] not Hamath as Arpad? [is] not Samaria as Damascus?2 Chronicles 13:4And Abijah stood up upon mount Zemaraim, which [is] in mount Ephraim, and said, Hear me, thou Jeroboam, and all Israel;Joshua 18:22And Betharabah, and Zemaraim, and Bethel,
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