Genesis 10:5 — King James Version← Study notes
“By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.”
Genesis 10:5 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 10:59 words
מֵאֵלֶּהmēʾēlehFrom these
נִפְרְדוּnip̄ərədûBreak through
אִיֵּיʾîyHabitable spot
הַגּוֹיִםhagwōyimThe nation
בְּאַרְצֹתָםbəʾarəṣōtāmIn earth
אִישׁʾîšMan
לִלְשֹׁנוֹliləšōnwōTo tongue
לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָםləmišəpəḥōtāmTo family
בְּגוֹיֵהֶםbəgwōyēhemIn nation
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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