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1 Chronicles 1:6-8
Evangelical Heritage Version
1 Chronicles 1:6-8
Evangelical Heritage Version
6 The sons of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Diphath,[a] and Togarmah.
7 The sons of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittim,[b] and the Rodanim.[c]
The Descendants of Ham
8 The sons of Ham were Cush, Mizraim,[d] Put, and Canaan.
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- 1 Chronicles 1:6 Variant Ripath. In Hebrew script the equivalents of d and r look very much alike.
- 1 Chronicles 1:7 Even though they are called sons, the names ending in -im refer to groups of people rather than to individuals. Generally in narrative contexts this -im ending is translated as -ites. Here we keep some of the -im endings to reflect the structure and nature of the genealogies.
- 1 Chronicles 1:7 Variant Dodanim. The Hebrew equivalents of d and r look very much alike in Hebrew script.
- 1 Chronicles 1:8 Mizraim is the Hebrew name for Egypt.
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