Genesis 10:5
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New International Version
(From these the maritime peoples spread out into their territories by their clans within their nations, each with its own language.)


English Standard Version
From these the coastland peoples spread in their lands, each with his own language, by their clans, in their nations.


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.


American Standard Version
Of these were the isles of the nations divided in their lands, every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.


Douay-Rheims Bible
By these were divided the islands of the Gentiles in their lands, every one according to his tongue and their families in their nations.


Darby Bible Translation
From these came the distribution of the isles of the nations, according to their lands, every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.


Young's Literal Translation
By these have the isles of the nations been parted in their lands, each by his tongue, by their families, in their nations.


Commentaries
10:1-7 This chapter shows concerning the three sons of Noah, that of them was the whole earth overspread. No nation but that of the Jews can be sure from which of these seventy it has come. The lists of names of fathers and sons were preserved of the Jews alone, for the sake of the Messiah. Many learned men, however, have, with some probability, shown which of the nations of the earth descended from each of the sons of Noah To the posterity of Japheth were allotted the isles of the gentiles; probably, the island of Britain among the rest. All places beyond the sea from Judea are called isles, Jer 25:22. That promise, Isa 42:4, The isles shall wait for his law, speaks of the conversion of the gentiles to the faith of Christ.

5. the isles of the Gentiles—a phrase by which the Hebrews described all countries which were accessible by sea (Isa 11:11; 20:6; Jer 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.
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