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Genesis 10:20 — King James Version← Study notes

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


Genesis 10:20Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 10:207 words
אֵלֶּהʾēlehThese
בְנֵיvənêSon
חָםḥāmCham
לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָםləmišəpəḥōtāmTo family
לִלְשֹׁנֹתָםliləšōnōtāmTo tongue
בְּאַרְצֹתָםbəʾarəṣōtāmIn earth
בְּגוֹיֵהֶםbəgwōyēhemIn nation
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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אֵלֶּהʾēlehThese
בְנֵיvənêSon
חָםḥāmCham
לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָםləmišəpəḥōtāmTo family
לִלְשֹׁנֹתָםliləšōnōtāmTo tongue
בְּאַרְצֹתָםbəʾarəṣōtāmIn earth
בְּגוֹיֵהֶםbəgwōyēhemIn nation

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