Genesis 10:5
of these sones the ylis of hethen men weren departid in her cuntrees, ech bi his langage and meynees, in hise naciouns.
Wycliffe (portions)
In The King James Version
In Context
4Forsothe the sones of Jauan weren Helisa, and Tharsis, Cethym, and Dodanym;
6Sotheli the sones of Cham weren Thus, and Mesraym, and Futh, and Chanaan.
Cross References
Genesis 9:19These thre weren the sones of Noe, and al the kynde of men was sowun of hem on al erthe.
Genesis 10:25And twei sones weren borun to Heber, the name to o sone was Faleg, for the lond was departid in hise daies; and the name of his brothir was Jectan.
Genesis 11:1Forsothe the lond was of o langage, and of the same speche.
Genesis 11:9And therfor the name therof was clepid Babel, for the langage of al erthe was confoundide there; and fro thennus the Lord scaterede hem on the face of alle cuntrees.
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 →