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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 10:5Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 10:59 words
מֵאֵלֶּהmēʾēlehFrom these
נִפְרְדוּnip̄ərədûBreak through
אִיֵּיʾîyHabitable spot
הַגּוֹיִםhagwōyimThe nation
בְּאַרְצֹתָםbəʾarəṣōtāmIn earth
אִישׁʾîšMan
לִלְשֹׁנוֹliləšōnwōTo tongue
לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָםləmišəpəḥōtāmTo family
בְּגוֹיֵהֶםbəgwōyēhemIn nation
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

מֵאֵלֶּהmēʾēlehFrom these
נִפְרְדוּnip̄ərədûBreak through
אִיֵּיʾîyHabitable spot
הַגּוֹיִםhagwōyimThe nation
בְּאַרְצֹתָםbəʾarəṣōtāmIn earth
אִישׁʾîšMan
לִלְשֹׁנוֹliləšōnwōTo tongue
לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָםləmišəpəḥōtāmTo family
בְּגוֹיֵהֶםbəgwōyēhemIn nation

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