Genesis 10:5
By these have the isles of the nations been parted in their lands, each by his tongue, by their families, in their nations.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
4And sons of Javan [are] Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
6And sons of Ham [are] Cush, and Mitzraim, and Phut, and Canaan.
Cross References
Genesis 9:19These three [are] sons of Noah, and from these hath all the earth been overspread.
Genesis 10:25And to Eber have two sons been born; the name of the one [is] Peleg (for in his days hath the earth been divided,) and his brother's name [is] Joktan.
Genesis 11:1And the whole earth is of one pronunciation, and of the same words,
Genesis 11:9therefore hath [one] called its name Babel, for there hath Jehovah mingled the pronunciation of all the earth, and from thence hath Jehovah scattered them over the face of all the earth.
Esther 10:1And the king Ahasuerus setteth a tribute on the land and the isles of the sea;
Isaiah 11:11And it hath come to pass, in that day, The Lord addeth a second time his power, To get the remnant of His people that is left, From Asshur, and from Egypt, And from Pathros, and from Cush, And from Elam, and from Shinar, And from Hamath, and from isles of the sea,
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 →