Genesis 10:32

Genesis 10:32 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations: and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.
• New International Version (NIV)These are the clans of Noah’s sons, according to their lines of descent, within their nations. From these the nations spread out over the earth after the flood.
• English Standard Version (ESV)These are the clans of the sons of Noah, according to their genealogies, in their nations, and from these the nations spread abroad on the earth after the flood.
• New King James Version (NKJV)These were the families of the sons of Noah, according to their generations, in their nations; and from these the nations were divided on the earth after the flood.

Context of Genesis 10:32

30Now their territory extended from Mesha as one goes toward Sephar, to the hill country of the east. 31These are Shem’s descendants according to their constituent groups (families), according to their languages, by their lands, according to their nations. These are the families of the sons of Noah, according to their descendants, by their nations; and from these [people] the nations were separated and spread abroad on the earth after the flood.

Genesis 10:32 word by word

אֵ֣לֶּה מִשְׁפְּחֹ֧ת בְּנֵי־נֹ֛חַ לְתוֹלְדֹתָ֖ם בְּגוֹיֵהֶ֑ם וּמֵאֵ֜לֶּה נִפְרְד֧וּ הַגּוֹיִ֛ם בָּאָ֖רֶץ אַחַ֥ר הַמַּבּֽוּל׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• the familiesמִשְׁפָּחָהmishpâchâh · familyH4940
• of the sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Noahנֹחַnôach · NoahH5146
• after their generationsתּוֹלֵדוֹתtôledâh tôledâh · generationH8435
• in their nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• dividedפָּרַדpârad · to separateH6504
• in the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• the floodמַבּוּלmabbûl · floodH3999

Cross-references for Genesis 10:32

• Genesis 10:1These are the records of the generations (descendants) of Shem, Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah; and the sons born to them after the flood:
• Genesis 5:29He named him Noah, saying, “This one shall bring us rest and comfort from our work and from the [dreadful] toil of our hands because of the ground which the Lord cursed.”
• Genesis 10:25Two sons were born to Eber; the name of one was Peleg (division), for [the inhabitants of] the earth were divided in his days; and his brother’s name was Joktan.
• Genesis 9:1And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth.
• Acts 17:26And He made from one man every nation of mankind to live on the face of the earth, having determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands and territories.

Commentaries on Genesis 10:32

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21-32Verses 21-32 - XXXIII. Shem 21. אבר 'eber “Eber, yonder side; verb: pass, cross.” 22. עילם 'eylām “Elam.” עוּל ‛ûl “suckle.” עלם ‛ālam “hide; be mature.” ארפכשׁד 'arpakshad “Arpakshad.” כשׂד ארף 'arp keśed “boundary of Kesed, or (von-Bohlen) Arjapakshata, beside Aria.” ארם 'ǎrām “Aram, high; verb: be high.” 23. עוּץ ‛ûts “Uts; verb: counsel; be firm, solid.” חוּל chûl “Chul; verb: rub, twist, writhe, be strong, await.” גתר geter “Gether, bridge?” משׁ…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-32Verses 15-32 The posterity of Canaan were numerous, rich, and pleasantly seated; yet Canaan was under a Divine curse, and not a curse causeless. Those that are under the curse of God, may, perhaps, thrive and prosper in this world; for we cannot know love or hatred, the blessing or the curse, by what is before us, but by what is within us. The curse of God always works really, and always terribly. Perhaps it is a secret curse, a curse to the soul, and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 26-32Shem had 14 sons through Eber and Joktan. The tower of Babel story connects Joktan to God's judgment there (11:1–9) and connects Peleg to Abram (11:27–12:1).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3232. These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations, &c.--This division was made in the most orderly manner; and the inspired historian evidently intimates that the sons of Noah were ranged according to their nations, and every nation ranked by its families, so that every nation had its assigned territory, and in every nation the tribes, and in every tribe the families, were located by themselves.Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Noah
• Arabia
• Canaanites
• Dodanim
• Ham
• Japheth
• Mighty
• Adam in the Old Testament
• Amalek; Amalekite
• Genealogy

Commentaries on Genesis 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings