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Genesis 10:31 — King James Version← Study notes

These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.


Genesis 10:31Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 10:317 words
אֵלֶּהʾēlehThese
בְנֵיvənêSon
שֵׁםšēmShem
לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָםləmišəpəḥōtāmTo family
לִלְשֹׁנֹתָםliləšōnōtāmTo tongue
בְּאַרְצֹתָםbəʾarəṣōtāmIn earth
לְגוֹיֵהֶםləgwōyēhemTo nation
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

אֵלֶּהʾēlehThese
בְנֵיvənêSon
שֵׁםšēmShem
לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָםləmišəpəḥōtāmTo family
לִלְשֹׁנֹתָםliləšōnōtāmTo tongue
בְּאַרְצֹתָםbəʾarəṣōtāmIn earth
לְגוֹיֵהֶםləgwōyēhemTo nation

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