Genesis 10:5

Genesis 10:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.
• New International Version (NIV)(From these the maritime peoples spread out into their territories by their clans within their nations, each with its own language.)
• English Standard Version (ESV)From these the coastland peoples spread in their lands, each with his own language, by their clans, in their nations.
• New King James Version (NKJV)From these the coastland peoples of the Gentiles were separated into their lands, everyone according to his language, according to their families, into their nations.

Context of Genesis 10:5

3The descendants of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah. 4The descendants of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim. Their descendants became the seafaring peoples that spread out to various lands, each identified by its own language, clan, and national identity. 6The descendants of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. 7The descendants of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The descendants of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.

Genesis 10:5 word by word

מֵ֠אֵלֶּה נִפְרְד֞וּ אִיֵּ֤י הַגּוֹיִם֙ בְּאַרְצֹתָ֔ם אִ֖ישׁ לִלְשֹׁנ֑וֹ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖ם בְּגוֹיֵהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• By these were the islesאִי'îy · coastlandH339
• of the Gentilesגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• divided inפָּרַדpârad · to separateH6504
• their landsאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• every oneאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• after his tongueלָשׁוֹןlâshôn lâshôn leshônâh · tongue: languageH3956
• after their familiesמִשְׁפָּחָהmishpâchâh · familyH4940

Cross-references for Genesis 10:5

• Genesis 10:25Eber had two sons. The first was named Peleg (which means “division”), for during his lifetime the people of the world were divided into different language groups. His brother’s name was Joktan.
• Psalms 72:10The western kings of Tarshish and other distant lands will bring him tribute. The eastern kings of Sheba and Seba will bring him gifts.
• Isaiah 24:15In eastern lands, give glory to the Lord. In the lands beyond the sea, praise the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.
• Isaiah 40:15No, for all the nations of the world are but a drop in the bucket. They are nothing more than dust on the scales. He picks up the whole earth as though it were a grain of sand.
• Isaiah 41:5The lands beyond the sea watch in fear. Remote lands tremble and mobilize for war.
• Isaiah 42:4He will not falter or lose heart until justice prevails throughout the earth. Even distant lands beyond the sea will wait for his instruction.”
• Isaiah 49:1Listen to me, all you in distant lands! Pay attention, you who are far away! The Lord called me before my birth; from within the womb he called me by name.
• Isaiah 51:5My mercy and justice are coming soon. My salvation is on the way. My strong arm will bring justice to the nations. All distant lands will look to me and wait in hope for my powerful arm.
• Isaiah 59:18He will repay his enemies for their evil deeds. His fury will fall on his foes. He will pay them back even to the ends of the earth.
• Isaiah 60:9They are ships from the ends of the earth, from lands that trust in me, led by the great ships of Tarshish. They are bringing the people of Israel home from far away, carrying their silver and gold. They will honor the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he has filled you with splendor.
• Jeremiah 2:10“Go west and look in the land of Cyprus; go east and search through the land of Kedar. Has anyone ever heard of anything as strange as this?
• Jeremiah 25:22and the kings of Tyre and Sidon, and the kings of the regions across the sea.
• Zephaniah 2:11The Lord will terrify them as he destroys all the gods in the land. Then nations around the world will worship the Lord, each in their own land.
• Genesis 10:20These were the descendants of Ham, identified by clan, language, territory, and national identity.
• Genesis 11:1At one time all the people of the world spoke the same language and used the same words.

Commentaries on Genesis 10:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Isles of the Gentiles - Europe, of which this is allowed to be a general epithet. Calmet supposes that it comprehends all those countries to which the Hebrews were obliged to go by sea, such as Spain, Gaul, Italy, Greece, and Asia Minor. Every one after his tongue - This refers to the time posterior to the confusion of tongues and dispersion from Babel.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-5Verses 1-5 - Section VIII - The Nations - Japheth 2. גמר gomer “Gomer, completion; related: complete;” ́ Kimmerioi מגוג māgôg “Magog, Caucasian, Skyth.” מדי māday “Madai, middle: Mede.” יון yāvān “Javan”; ̓́ Iaōn “Sanskrit, Javana; Old Persian, Juna.” תבל tubāl “Tubal”; ̀ Tibareenoi משׁך meshek “Meshek, drawing possession, valor”; ́ Moschoi תירס tı̂yrās “Tiras;” ͂ͅ Thrax אשׁכנו 'ashkenaz “Ashkenaz,” ̓́ Askanios ריפת rı̂ypat “Riphath,” ̓́ ̔́ oree…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5maritime peoples … into their territories: These were seafaring people who settled around the Mediterranean Sea and on different islands. languages: This happened after the tower of Babel story (11:1–9; see study note on 10:1–11:9).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. the isles of the Gentiles--a phrase by which the Hebrews described all countries which were accessible by sea (Is 11:11; 20:6; Jr 25:22). Such in relation to them were the countries of Europe, the peninsula of Lesser Asia, and the region lying on the east of the Euxine. Accordingly, it was in these quarters the early descendants of Japheth had their settlements.Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 10:5

• Japheth
• Language
• Tarshish
• Tongue

In the dictionaries

• Isles of the Gentiles
• Arabia
• Canaanites
• Dispersion
• Dodanim
• Greece
• Ham
• Island
• Japheth
• Mighty

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