Genesis 6:10

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

🎯 Translation Approach

A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Readability

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💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

✅ Strengths

High fidelity to original languages
Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Gen 5:32 : 32 And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Gen 10:1-2
2 verses
91%
1Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, [namely], of Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood.
2The sons of Japheth: Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
1 Chr 1:3-5
3 verses
90%
3Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech,
4Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
5The sons of Japheth: Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
Gen 9:18-19
2 verses
88%
18And the sons of Noah, that went forth from the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham is the father of Canaan.
19These three were the sons of Noah: and of these was the whole earth overspread.
Gen 5:32
84%
32And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Gen 7:13
80%
13In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah's wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark;
Gen 10:20-22
3 verses
79%
20These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, in their nations.
21And unto Shem, the father of all the children of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth, to him also were children born.
22The sons of Shem: Elam, and Asshur, and Arpachshad, and Lud, and Aram.
Gen 11:10-11
2 verses
77%
10These are the generations of Shem. Shem was a hundred years old, and begat Arpachshad two years after the flood:
11and Shem lived after he begat Arpachshad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.
Gen 6:9
77%
9These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, and perfect in his generations: Noah walked with God.
Gen 10:6
76%
6And the sons of Ham: Cush, and Mizraim, and Put, and Canaan.
Gen 9:22-25
4 verses
76%
22And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without.
23And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father's nakedness.
24And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his youngest son had done unto him.
25And he said, Cursed be Canaan; A servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.
Luke 3:36-37
2 verses
76%
36the [son] of Cainan, the [son] of Arphaxad, the [son] of Shem, the [son] of Noah, the [son] of Lamech,
37the [son] of Methuselah, the [son] of Enoch, the [son] of Jared, the [son] of Mahalaleel, the [son] of Cainan,
1 Chr 1:24
76%
24Shem, Arpachshad, Shelah,
Gen 10:31-32
2 verses
76%
31These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.
32These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations: and of these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.
Gen 9:27
76%
27God enlarge Japheth, And let him dwell in the tents of Shem; And let Canaan be his servant.
1 Chr 1:16-18
3 verses
76%
16and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite.
17The sons of Shem: Elam, and Asshur, and Arpachshad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.
18And Arpachshad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber.
Gen 9:8
76%
8And God spake unto Noah, and to his sons with him, saying,
1 Chr 1:8
74%
8The sons of Ham: Cush, and Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
Gen 9:1
74%
1And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.
1 Chr 1:20
74%
20And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,
Gen 10:26
73%
26And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,
Gen 8:18
73%
18And Noah went forth, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him:
Gen 6:1
72%
1And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the ground, and daughters were born unto them,
Gen 7:6
71%
6And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.