Genesis 9:19

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“These three were the sons of Noah, and from them the whole earth was populated.”

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BSBPD

“These three were the sons of Noah, and from them the whole earth was populated.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“These are the three sons of Noah: and of them was the whole earth overspread.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“These three were the sons of Noah: and of these was the whole earth overspread.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“These three <FI>are<Fi> sons of Noah, and from these hath all the earth been overspread.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 9:19 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 5:32After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
  2. Genesis 8:17Bring out all the living creatures that are with you—birds, livestock, and everything that crawls upon the ground—so that they can spread out over the earth and be fruitful and multiply upon it.”
  3. Genesis 10:1This is the account of Noah’s sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, who also had sons after the flood.
  4. Genesis 10:2The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
  5. Genesis 10:5From these, the maritime peoples separated into their territories, according to their languages, by clans within their nations.
  6. 1 Chronicles 1:4The sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

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