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Genesis 10:21

And sons were also born to Shem, the older brother of Japheth; Shem was the forefather of all the sons of Eber.

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ASV

And unto Shem, the father of all the children of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth, to him also were children born.

KJV

Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born.

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וּלְשֵׁ֥םul.Shemand to ShemH8035 →
יֻלַּ֖דyu.Lad<it> was bornH3205 →
גַּם־gam-alsoH1571 →
ה֑וּאHu'heH1931 →
אֲבִי֙'a.Vi[the] father ofH1 →
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
בְּנֵי־be.nei-[the] sons ofH1121 →
עֵ֔בֶר'E.verEberH5677 →
אֲחִ֖י'a.Chi[the] brother ofH251 →
יֶ֥פֶתYe.fetJaphethH3315 →
הַגָּדֽוֹל׃ha.ga.Dol<the> oldH1419 →

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Numbers 24:24Ships will come from the coasts of Cyprus; they will subdue Asshur and Eber, but they too will perish forever.”1 Chronicles 1:19Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan.Genesis 5:32After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.Genesis 10:25Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan.Genesis 11:10–26This is the account of Shem. Two years after the flood, when Shem was 100 years old, he became the father of Arphaxad.Genesis 11:16When Eber was 34 years old, he became the father of Peleg.Genesis 39:14she called her household servants. “Look,” she said, “this Hebrew has been brought to us to make sport of us. He came to me so he could sleep with me, but I screamed as loud as I could.Genesis 7:13On 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 10:2The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

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