King James Version

1 Chronicles 1:5

The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.

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בְּנֵ֣יbenesonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […יֶ֔פֶתyefetJaphethיֶפֶתnoun, proper name — “Japheth”H3315Jepheth, a son of Noah; also his posterityJapheth.גֹּ֣מֶרgomerGomerגֹּמֶרnoun, proper name — “Gomer”H1586Gomer, the name of a son of Japheth and of his descendants; also of a HebrewessGomer.וּמָג֔וֹגumagogand Magogמָגוֹגconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Magog”H4031Magog, a son of Japheth; also a barbarous northern regionMagog.וּמָדַ֖יumadayand Madaiמָדַיconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Madai”H4074Madai, a country of central AsiaMadai, Medes, Media.וְיָוָ֣ןveyavanand Javanיָוָןconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Javan”H3120Javan, the name of a son of Joktan, and of the race (Ionians, i.e. Greeks) descended from him, with their territory; also of a place in ArabiaJavan.וְתֻבָ֑לvetuvaland Tubalתּוּבַלconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Tubal”H8422Tubal, a postdiluvian patriarch and his posterityTubal.וּמֶ֖שֶׁךְumeshekhand Mesechמֶשֶׁךְconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Mesech”H4902Meshek, a son of Japheth, and the people descended from himMesech, Meshech.וְתִירָֽסvetirasand Tirasתִּירָסconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Tiras”H8494Tiras, a son of JaphethTiras.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The sons of Japheth: Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The sons of Japheth: Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.

Young’s Literal Translation

Sons of Japheth: Gomer and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.

World English Bible

The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

Darby Translation

The sons of Japheth: Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.

Douay-Rheims

The sons of Japheth: Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, Thubal, Mosoch, Thiras.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The sons of Japheth: Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The sons of Japheth, Gamer, Magog, Madaim, Jovan, Helisa, Thobel, Mosoch, and Thiras.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Υἱοὶ Ἰάφεθ, Γαμὲρ, Μαγὼγ, Μαδαῒμ, Ἰωϋὰν, Ἑλισὰ, Θοβὲλ, Μοσὸχ, καὶ Θίρας.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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