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Genesis 10:10
New English Translation
Genesis 10:10
New English Translation
10 The primary regions[a] of his kingdom were Babel,[b] Erech,[c] Akkad,[d] and Calneh[e] in the land of Shinar.[f]
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- Genesis 10:10 tn Heb “beginning.” E. A. Speiser, Genesis (AB), 67, suggests “mainstays,” citing Jer 49:35 as another text where the Hebrew noun is so used.
- Genesis 10:10 tn Or “Babylon.”
- Genesis 10:10 sn Erech (ancient Uruk, modern Warka), one of the most ancient civilizations, was located southeast of Babylon.
- Genesis 10:10 sn Akkad, or ancient Agade, was associated with Sargon and located north of Babylon.
- Genesis 10:10 tn No such place is known in Shinar (i.e., Babylonia). Therefore some have translated the Hebrew term כַלְנֵה (khalneh) as “all of them,” referring to the three previous names (cf. NRSV).
- Genesis 10:10 sn Shinar is another name for Babylonia.
Genesis 10:10
New International Version
Genesis 10:10
New International Version
10 The first centers of his kingdom were Babylon,(A) Uruk,(B) Akkad and Kalneh,(C) in[a] Shinar.[b](D)
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- Genesis 10:10 Or Uruk and Akkad—all of them in
- Genesis 10:10 That is, Babylonia
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