KJV King James Version
And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
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Genesis 10:4
And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.
WEB World English Bible
The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
ASV American Standard Version
And the sons of Javan: Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And sons of Javan are Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
Surrounding context — Genesis 10
1 Now these [are] the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood.
2 The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
3 And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.
4 And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
5 By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.
6 And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.
7 And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.
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Isaiah 23:1The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in: from the land of Chittim it is revealed to them.Isaiah 23:12And he said, Thou shalt no more rejoice, O thou oppressed virgin, daughter of Zidon: arise, pass over to Chittim; there also shalt thou have no rest.Daniel 11:30For the ships of Chittim shall come against him: therefore he shall be grieved, and return, and have indignation against the holy covenant: so shall he do; he shall even return, and have intelligence with them that forsake the holy covenant.Numbers 24:24And ships [shall come] from the coast of Chittim, and shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall perish for ever.Ezekiel 27:12Tarshish [was] thy merchant by reason of the multitude of all [kind of] riches; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, they traded in thy fairs.Ezekiel 27:25The ships of Tarshish did sing of thee in thy market: and thou wast replenished, and made very glorious in the midst of the seas.
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