Genesis 10:20
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Theseאֵ֣לֶּה
(el·leh)
428: thesea prim. pronoun
are the sonsבְנֵי־
(ve·nei-)
1121: sona prim. root
of Ham,חָ֔ם
(cham,)
2526: a son of Noah, also his desc., also a name for Egyptiansof uncertain derivation
according to their families,לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖ם
(le·mish·pe·cho·tam)
4940: a clanfrom the same as shiphchah
according to their languages,לִלְשֹֽׁנֹתָ֑ם
(lil·sho·no·tam;)
3956: tonguefrom an unused word
by their lands,בְּאַרְצֹתָ֖ם
(be·'ar·tzo·tam)
776: earth, landa prim. root
by their nations.בְּגֹויֵהֶֽם׃
(be·go·v·ye·hem.)
1471: nation, peoplefrom the same as gav


















KJV Lexicon
These are the sons
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
of Ham
Cham  (khawm)
hot (from the tropical habitat); Cham, a son of Noah; also (as a patronymic) his descendants or their country -- Ham.
after their families
mishpachah  (mish-paw-khaw')
a family, i.e. circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extens. a tribe or people -- family, kind(-red).
after their tongues
lashown  (law-shone')
the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water)
in their countries
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
and in their nations
gowy  (go'-ee)
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts -- Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
These are the sons of Ham, according to their families, according to their languages, by their lands, by their nations.

King James Bible
These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
These are Ham's sons, by their clans, according to their languages, in their own lands and their nations.

International Standard Version
These are Ham's descendants, listed by their families, each with their own lands, language, and family groups.

NET Bible
These are the sons of Ham, according to their families, according to their languages, by their lands, and by their nations.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
These were Ham's descendants by families and languages within their countries and nations.

King James 2000 Bible
These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations.
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