Genesis 10:5
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
From theseמֵ֠אֵלֶּה
(me·'el·leh)
428: thesea prim. pronoun
the coastlandsאִיֵּ֤י
(i·yei)
339: coast, regionfrom an unused word
of the nationsהַגֹּויִם֙
(hag·go·v·yim)
1471: nation, peoplefrom the same as gav
were separatedנִפְרְד֞וּ
(nif·re·du)
6504: to dividea prim. root
into their lands,בְּאַרְצֹתָ֔ם
(be·'ar·tzo·tam,)
776: earth, landa prim. root
every oneאִ֖ישׁ
(ish)
376: manfrom an unused word
according to his language,לִלְשֹׁנֹ֑ו
(lil·sho·nov;)
3956: tonguefrom an unused word
according to their families,לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖ם
(le·mish·pe·cho·tam)
4940: a clanfrom the same as shiphchah
into their nations.בְּגֹויֵהֶֽם׃
(be·go·v·ye·hem.)
1471: nation, peoplefrom the same as gav


















KJV Lexicon
By these were the isles
'iy  (ee)
a habitable spot (as desirable); dry land, a coast, an island -- country, isle, island.
of the Gentiles
gowy  (go'-ee)
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts -- Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
divided in
parad  (paw-rad')
to break through, i.e. spread or separate (oneself) -- disperse, divide, be out of joint, part, scatter (abroad), separate (self), sever self, stretch, sunder.
their lands
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
every one
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
after his tongue
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)
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).
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
From these the coastlands of the nations were separated into their lands, every one according to his language, according to their families, into their nations.

King James Bible
By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The coastland peoples spread out into their lands. These are Japheth's sons by their clans, in their nations. Each group had its own language.

International Standard Version
from whom the coastal peoples spread into their own lands and nations, each with their own language and family groups.

NET Bible
From these the coastlands of the nations were separated into their lands, every one according to its language, according to their families, by their nations.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
From these descendants the people of the coastlands spread into their own countries. Each nation had its own language and families.

King James 2000 Bible
By these were the coastlands of the nations divided in their lands; everyone after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.
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