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Andוַtheir dwelling placeמוֹשָׁבָםwasיְהִיfrom Meshaמִמֵּשָׁאin the directionבֹּאֲכָהof Sephar,סְפָרָהthe hill countryהַרof the east.הַקֶּדֶם
Genesis 10:30
Study it in the app“And their dwelling place was from Mesha in the direction of Sephar, the hill country of the east.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 10:30, word by word
- their dwelling placeמוֹשָׁבָmoshava
dwelling
A place where someone settles to live, whether a house, a city or a camp.
Where else “moshava” appears- wasיְהִיyehi
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yehi” appears- from Meshaמֵּשָׁאmesha
Mesha
Mesha, a place in Arabia; its location is not certain.
Where else “mesha” appears- in the directionבֹּאֲboa
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “boa” appears- of Sepharסְפָרָsefara
Sephar
Sephar, a place in Arabia; its location is not certain.
Where else “sefara” appears- the hill countryהַרhar
hill country
A whole region of high ground, like that of Ephraim or Judah.
Where else “har” appears- of the eastקֶּדֶםkedem
east
The side in front, where the sun rises; the east.
Where else “kedem” appears
The context
29Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab; all these were the sons of Joktan.
30 · This verse (above)
31These are the sons of Shem, according to their families, according to their languages, in their lands, according to their nations.
To study Genesis 10 in a group
1. What it says
What does the text say about the sons of Noah and how the nations spread out (v. 32)?
2. What it means
Why do you think the text lists so many nations that came from the sons of Noah?
3. How I live it
How can you approach a person from another culture or country with respect?