Genesis 6:10

10 Noach fathered three sons, Shem, Ham and Yefet.

Genesis 6:10 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 6:10

And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
] When he was five hundred years of age, and before the flood came upon the earth; and when it was so wicked as is next described: of these sons of his, and of the order in which they are placed, (See Gill on Genesis 5:32).

Genesis 6:10 In-Context

8 But Noach found grace in the sight of ADONAI.

9 Here is the history of Noach. In his generation, Noach was a man righteous and wholehearted; Noach walked with God.

10 Noach fathered three sons, Shem, Ham and Yefet.

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

12 God saw the earth, and, yes, it was corrupt; for all living beings had corrupted their ways on the earth.