Genesis 6:10
New International Version
Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham and Japheth.

New Living Translation
Noah was the father of three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

English Standard Version
And Noah had three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Berean Standard Bible
And Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

King James Bible
And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

New King James Version
And Noah begot three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

New American Standard Bible
And Noah fathered three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

NASB 1995
Noah became the father of three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

NASB 1977
And Noah became the father of three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Legacy Standard Bible
And Noah became the father of three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Amplified Bible
Now Noah became the father of three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Christian Standard Bible
And Noah fathered three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
And Noah fathered three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

American Standard Version
And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Contemporary English Version
He had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

English Revised Version
And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

International Standard Version
Noah fathered three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Majority Standard Bible
And Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

NET Bible
Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

New Heart English Bible
Noah became the father of three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

World English Bible
Noah became the father of three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And Noah begets three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Young's Literal Translation
And Noah begetteth three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Smith's Literal Translation
And Noah shall beget three sons, Shem, Ham and Japheth.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he begot three sons, Sem, Cham, and Japheth.\

Catholic Public Domain Version
And he conceived three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

New American Bible
Noah begot three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

New Revised Standard Version
And Noah had three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And Noah begot three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And Noah begot three sons: Sheem and Kham and Yapeth.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And Noah begot three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And Noe begot three sons, Sem, Cham, Japheth.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Noah's Favor with God
9This is the account of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation; Noah walked with God. 10And Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. 11Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and full of violence.…

Cross References
Genesis 5:32
After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Genesis 7:13
On that very day Noah entered the ark, along with his sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and his wife, and the three wives of his sons—

Genesis 9:18-19
The sons of Noah who came out of the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. And Ham was the father of Canaan. / These three were the sons of Noah, and from them the whole earth was populated.

1 Chronicles 1:4
The sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Luke 3:36
the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,

1 Peter 3:20
who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In the ark a few people, only eight souls, were saved through water.

Hebrews 11:7
By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family. By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.

Genesis 10:1
This is the account of Noah’s sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, who also had sons after the flood.

Genesis 10:32
All these are the clans of Noah’s sons, according to their generations and nations. From these the nations of the earth spread out after the flood.

Genesis 11:10
This is the account of Shem. Two years after the flood, when Shem was 100 years old, he became the father of Arphaxad.

2 Peter 2:5
if He did not spare the ancient world when He brought the flood on its ungodly people, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, among the eight;

Matthew 24:37-39
As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man. / For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. / And they were oblivious until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.

Genesis 8:18
So Noah came out, along with his sons and his wife and his sons’ wives.

Genesis 9:1
And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.

Genesis 9:28-29
After the flood, Noah lived 350 years. / So Noah lived a total of 950 years, and then he died.


Treasury of Scripture

And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

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Genesis 5:32
And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

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Genesis 6
1. The wickedness of the world, which provoked God's wrath.
8. Noah finds grace.
9. His family line
14. The order, form, dimensions, and building of the ark.














And Noah had
The phrase "And Noah had" introduces us to the familial context of Noah, a pivotal figure in the Genesis narrative. The Hebrew root for "Noah" is "נֹחַ" (Noach), meaning "rest" or "comfort." This name is significant, as Noah is seen as a figure of rest amidst the chaos of a corrupt world. The mention of his progeny here sets the stage for the continuation of humanity post-flood, emphasizing the importance of lineage and legacy in biblical narratives.

three sons
The number "three" in biblical terms often signifies completeness or divine perfection. The mention of "three sons" here is not just a genealogical note but a theological one, indicating the completeness of Noah's family unit. In the context of the ancient Near East, having sons was crucial for the continuation of one's lineage and for maintaining one's legacy. Sons were seen as a blessing and a means through which God's promises could be fulfilled.

Shem
Shem, the first son mentioned, is often associated with the Semitic peoples, from whom the Israelites are descended. The name "Shem" in Hebrew (שֵׁם) means "name" or "renown." This is significant as it foreshadows the role of Shem's descendants in carrying forth the name and renown of God through the establishment of Israel and the eventual coming of the Messiah. Shem's lineage is often seen as the line through which God's covenantal promises are realized.

Ham
Ham, the second son, is traditionally associated with the peoples of Africa and parts of the Near East. The name "Ham" (חָם) in Hebrew can mean "hot" or "warm," possibly reflecting the regions his descendants would inhabit. Historically, Ham's lineage is noted for its diversity and the establishment of various ancient civilizations. The narrative of Ham and his descendants is complex, often reflecting themes of both blessing and judgment.

and Japheth
Japheth, the third son, is associated with the peoples of Europe and parts of Asia. The name "Japheth" (יֶפֶת) is believed to mean "expansion" or "enlargement," which aligns with the biblical prophecy that Japheth's descendants would spread widely across the earth. This expansion is seen as part of God's plan to fill the earth and reflects the diversity and spread of humanity post-flood. Japheth's lineage is often viewed as embodying the fulfillment of God's command to "be fruitful and multiply."

Verse 10. - And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth (cf. Genesis 5:32). Here (in the story of the Flood) if anywhere, observes Rosenmüller, can traces be detected of two distinct documents (duorum monumentorum), in the alternate use of the names of the Deity, the frequent repetitions of the same things, and the use of peculiar forms of expression; and in vers. 9-13, compared with Genesis 6:5-8, Bleek, Tuch, Colenso, and others find' the first instance of needless repetition, on the supposition of the unity of the narrative, but a sure index of the Elohistic pen, on the hypothesis of different authors; but the so-called "repetition" is explained by remembering that Genesis 6:5-8 forms the close of a section "bringing down the history to the point at which the degeneracy of mankind causes God to resolve on the destruction of the world," while the new section, which otherwise would begin too abruptly, introduces the account of the Deluge by a brief description of its cause (cf. Quarry, p. 367). The structure of the narrative here is not different from what it appears elsewhere (cf. Genesis 2:4; Genesis 5:1).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
And
אֶת־ (’eṯ-)
Direct object marker
Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

Noah
נֹ֖חַ (nō·aḥ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 5146: Noah -- 'rest', patriarch who survived the flood

had
וַיּ֥וֹלֶד (way·yō·w·leḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage

three
שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה (šə·lō·šāh)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's 7969: Three, third, thrice

sons:
בָנִ֑ים (ḇā·nîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 1121: A son

Shem,
שֵׁ֖ם (šêm)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 8035: Shem -- 'name', oldest son of Noah

Ham,
חָ֥ם (ḥām)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 2526: Ham -- a son of Noah, also his descendants, also a name for Egyptians

and Japheth.
יָֽפֶת׃ (yā·p̄eṯ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3315: Japheth -- a son of Noah


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