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

3And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah. 4And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. Of these were the isles of the nations divided in their lands, every one after his tongue; after their families, in their nations. 6And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Put, and Canaan. 7And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabteca: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.

Genesis 10:5 word by word

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

• theseאֵ֫לֶּה'êlleh · theseH428
• islesאִי'îy · coastlandH339
• nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• dividedפָּרַדpârad · to separateH6504
• landsאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• everyאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• afterאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• tongueלָשׁוֹןlâshôn lâshôn leshônâh · tongue: languageH3956
• familiesמִשְׁפָּחָהmishpâchâh · familyH4940

Cross-references for Genesis 10:5

• Genesis 10:25And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan.
• Psalms 72:10The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
• Isaiah 24:15Wherefore glorify ye the LORD in the east, even the name of the LORD, the God of Israel, in the isles of the sea.
• Isaiah 40:15Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.
• Isaiah 41:5The isles saw, and feared; the ends of the earth trembled: they drew near, and came.
• Isaiah 42:4He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth; and the isles shall wait for his law.
• Isaiah 49:1Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye peoples, from far: the LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name:
• Isaiah 51:5My righteousness is near, my salvation is gone forth, and mine arms shall judge the peoples; the isles shall wait for me, and on mine arm shall they trust.
• Isaiah 59:18According to their deeds, accordingly he will repay, fury to his adversaries, recompence to his enemies; to the islands he will repay recompence.
• Isaiah 60:9Surely 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, for the name of the LORD thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee.
• Jeremiah 2:10For pass over to the isles of Kittim, and see; and send unto Kedar, and consider diligently; and see if there hath been such a thing.
• Jeremiah 25:22and all the kings of Tyre, and all the kings of Zidon, and the kings of the isle which is beyond the sea;
• Zephaniah 2:11The 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 nations.
• Genesis 10:20These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, in their nations.
• Genesis 11:1And the whole earth was of one language and of one speech.

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