And sons were also born ¹  to Shem (the older brother of Japheth), ²  the father of all the sons of Eber.

biblegateway Gen 10:21

Also to Shem, the father of all the children of Eber, and the older brother of Japheth, children were born.

And Shem, Japheth's older brother, also had children. Shem was the father of all the children of Eber.

Shem, Japheth’s older brother, also had children. Shem was the ancestor of all the sons of Eber.

biblegateway Gen 10:21

Sons were also born to Shem, whose older brother was Japheth; Shem was the ancestor of all the sons of Eber.

To Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth, children were born.

bibleoremus Gen 10:21

To Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth, children were born.

Sons were born also to Shem, elder brother of Japheth, the ancestor of all the sons of Eber.

biblegateway Gen 10:21

And children were born also to Shem, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder.

Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were [children] born.

biblegateway Gen 10:21

And sons were also born ¹  to Shem (the older brother of Japheth), ²  the father of all the sons of Eber.

¹ tn Heb “And to Shem was born.”

² tn Or “whose older brother was Japheth.” Some translations render Japheth as the older brother, understanding the adjective הַגָּדוֹל (haggadol, “older”) as modifying Japheth. However, in Hebrew when a masculine singular definite attributive adjective follows the sequence masculine singular construct noun + proper name, the adjective invariably modifies the noun in construct, not the proper name. Such is the case here. See Deut 11:7; Judg 1:13; 2:7; 3:9; 9:5; 2 Kgs 15:35; 2 Chr 27:3; Neh 3:30; Jer 13:9; 36:10; Ezek 10:19; 11:1.