Genesis 6:10

10 Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham and Japheth.

Genesis 6:10 in Other Translations

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

10 And Noah had three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

10 Noah was the father of three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

10 Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

10 And Noah fathered three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

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 Noah found favor in the eyes of the LORD.

9 This is the account of Noah and his family. Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked faithfully with God.

10 Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham and Japheth.

11 Now the earth was corrupt in God’s sight and was full of violence.

12 God saw how corrupt the earth had become, for all the people on earth had corrupted their ways.

Cross References

• 1. Luke 3:36
• 2. S Genesis 5:32