Genesis 10:5
From these were the isles ( nagvath) of the peoples divided in their lands, each according to his language, according to their families in their nations.
Targum Onkelos
In The King James Version
In Context
4And the sons of Yavan, Elishah and Tharshish, and Dodanim.
6And the sons of Cham, Kush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Kenaan.
Cross References
Genesis 9:19These three are the sons of Noach and from them was the whole earth Overspread.
Genesis 10:25And to Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg: because in his day the earth was divided. And the name of his brother was Yoktan.
Genesis 11:1And all the earth was of one language and one speech.
Genesis 11:9Therefore the name of it is called Confusion, because the Lord there confused the tongue of all the earth, and from thence the Lord dispersed them upon the face of all the earth.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 10:2-6
The Generations of Noah. ( b. c. 2347.) 1 Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood. 2 The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras. 3 And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah. 4 And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. 5 By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their… Read the whole commentary →