Genesis 10:5
By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.
Genesis 10:5 in other translations
| BSB | From these, the maritime peoples separated into their territories, according to their languages, by clans within their nations. |
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| WEB | Of these were the islands of the nations divided in their lands, everyone after his language, after their families, in their nations. |
| ASV | Of these were the isles of the nations divided in their lands, every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations. |
| YLT | By these have the isles of the nations been parted in their lands, each by his tongue, by their families, in their nations. |
| DARBY | From these came the distribution of the isles of the nations, according to their lands, every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations. |
| BBE | From these came the nations of the sea-lands, with their different families and languages. |
| Webster | By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations. |
What does Genesis 10:5 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 10:1-7
This chapter shows concerning the three sons of Noah, that of them was the whole earth overspread. No nation but that of the Jews can be sure from which of these seventy it has come. The lists of names of fathers and sons were preserved of the Jews alone, for the sake of the Messiah. Many learned men, however, have, with some probability, shown which of the nations of the earth descended from each of the sons of…
Genesis 10:5 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 10:5
- Zephaniah 2:11
The Lord will be terrible unto them: for he will famish all the gods of the earth; and men shall worship him, every one from his place, even all the isles of the heathen.
- Isaiah 42:4
He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.
- Jeremiah 2:10
For pass over the isles of Chittim, and see; and send unto Kedar, and consider diligently, and see if there be such a thing.
- Jeremiah 25:22
And all the kings of Tyrus, and all the kings of Zidon, and the kings of the isles which are beyond the sea,
- Genesis 10:20
These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations.
- Psalms 72:10
The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
- Genesis 10:25
And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan.
- Genesis 11:1-9
And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech. And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there. And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them throughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter. And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth. …
- Isaiah 60:9
Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the Lord thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee.
- Isaiah 24:15
Wherefore glorify ye the Lord in the fires, even the name of the Lord God of Israel in the isles of the sea.
- Isaiah 49:1
Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The Lord hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name.
- Isaiah 42:10
Sing unto the Lord a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein; the isles, and the inhabitants thereof.
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Context
- Genesis 10:4
And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
- Genesis 10:5
By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.
- Genesis 10:6
And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.
Genesis 10:5 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Por éstos fueron repartidas las islas de las gentes en sus tierras, cada cual según su lengua, conforme á sus familias en sus naciones. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | – De ceux-là est venue la répartition des îles des nations selon leurs pays, chacune selon sa langue, selon leurs familles, dans leurs nations. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Von diesen aus verteilten sich die Bewohner der Inseln der Nationen in ihren Ländern, eine jede nach ihrer Sprache, nach ihren Familien, in ihren Nationen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Ab his divisæ sunt insulæ gentium in regionibus suis, unusquisque secundum linguam suam et familias suas in nationibus suis. |