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

30The land where they lived went from Mesha to Sephar. This is in the land with hills in the east. 31These are the descendants of Shem. They lived in groups in their own parts of the land. Each group spoke their own language. All these people are descendants of Noah's sons, and their children. They went to live in different parts of the earth and their children became different nations. This happened after God covered the earth with water and then the water went away.

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 10:1This is the report about Noah's sons, Shem, Ham and Japheth, and their families. After the deep water went away, they all had children themselves.
• Genesis 5:29He called his son Noah. Lamech said, ‘He will help us in our difficult work on the land. We have pain when we work on the land to get food. That is because the Lord God cursed the ground.’
• Genesis 10:25Eber had two sons. The name of one son was Peleg. When he was alive, people began to live in different places on the earth. That is why his name was Peleg. Peleg's brother's name was Joktan.
• Genesis 9:1God blessed Noah and his sons. He said to them, ‘Give birth to many children so that you become very many people. Your descendants will live all over the earth.
• Acts 17:26God first made one man. From that one man he made all the different groups of people. He caused them to live in different places all over the world. He decided where each group of people should live. He also decided how long they should live in each place.

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