Genesis 6 · Verse 10

Genesis 6:10

And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Genesis 6:10, King James Version

Genesis 6:10 in other translations

BSBAnd Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
WEBNoah became the father of three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
ASVAnd Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
YLTAnd Noah begetteth three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
DARBYAnd Noah begot three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
BBEAnd Noah had three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
WebsterAnd Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

What does Genesis 6:10 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 6:8-11

Noah did not find favour in the eyes of men; they hated and persecuted him, because both by his life and preaching he condemned the world: but he found grace in the eyes of the Lord, and this made him more truly honourable than the men of renown. Let this be our chief desire, let us labour that we may be accepted of him. When the rest of the world was wicked, Noah kept his integrity. God's good-will towards Noah…

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Genesis 6:10 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיּ֥וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledand he fatheredH3205
נֹ֖חַNo.achNoahH5146
שְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahthreeH7969
בָנִ֑יםva.NimsonsH1121
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
שֵׁ֖םshemShemH8035
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
חָ֥םchamHamH2526
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
יָֽפֶת\׃Ya.fetJaphethH3315

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Genesis 6:10

  • Genesis 5:32

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

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Context

  • Genesis 6:9

    These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.

  • Genesis 6:10

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

  • Genesis 6:11

    The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.

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Genesis 6:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y engendró Noé tres hijos: á Sem, á Châm, y á Japhet.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Noé engendra trois fils: Sem, Cham, et Japheth.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Noah zeugte drei Söhne: Sem, Ham und Japhet.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et genuit tres filios, Sem, Cham et Japheth.