King James Version

Genesis 10:4

And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

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וּבְנֵ֥יuveneand sonבֵּןconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “and 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, […יָוָ֖ןyavanJavanיָוָןnoun, proper name — “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.אֱלִישָׁ֣הelishahElishahאֱלִישָׁהnoun, proper name — “Elishah”H473Elishah, a son of JavanElishah.וְתַרְשִׁ֑ישׁvetarshishand Tarshishתַּרְשִׁישׁconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Tarshish”H8659Tarshish, a place on the Mediterranean, hence, the ephithet of a merchant vessel (as if for or from that port); also the name of a Persian and of an IsraeliteTarshish, Tharshish.כִּתִּ֖יםkitimChittimכִּתִּיnoun, proper name — “Chittim”H3794a Kittite or Cypriote; hence, an islander in general, i.e. the Greeks or Romans on the shores opposite PalestineChittim, Kittim.וְדֹדָנִֽיםvedodanimand Dodanimדֹּדָנִיםconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Dodanim”H1721Dodanites, or descendants of a son of JavanDodanim.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the sons of Javan: Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the sons of Javan: Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

Young’s Literal Translation

And sons of Javan [are] Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

World English Bible

The sons of Javan were: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

Darby Translation

And the sons of Javan: Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

Douay-Rheims

And the sons of Javan: Elisa and Tharsis, Cetthim and Dodanim.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the sons of Javan: Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the sons of Jovan, Elisa, and Tharseis, Cetians, Rhodians.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ υἱοὶ Ἰωύαν, Ἐλισὰ, καὶ Θάρσεις, Κήτιοι, Ῥόδὶοι.

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Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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