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Noah’s Favor with God

Genesis 6:10

In 11 translations

BSB
And Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
KJV
And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
WEB
Noah became the father of three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
ASV
And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
LSV
And Noah begets three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
YLT
And Noah begetteth three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
DBY
And Noah begot three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
DRC
And he begot three sons, Sem, Cham, and Japheth.
GNV
And Noah begate three sonnes, Shem, Ham and Iapheth.
JPS
And Noah begot three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
LXXE
And Noe begot three sons, Sem, Cham, Japheth.Alex. Chaph.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַיּ֥וֹלֶד נֹ֖חַ שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה בָנִ֑ים אֶת־שֵׁ֖ם אֶת־חָ֥ם וְאֶת־יָֽפֶת׃
LXX-Br
Ἐγέννησε δὲ Νῶε τρεῖς υἱοὺς, τὸν Σὴμ, τὸν Χὰμ, τὸν Ἰάφεθ.

Who and where

👤 Ham👤 Japheth👤 Noah👤 Shem◆ God instructs Noah to build the ark

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Part of

  • Noah and the Flood God sees violence filling the earth and decides to destroy it; righteous Noah, his household and animals survive in the ark while all life o…

Cross-references most cited first

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

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