Genesis Chapter 10 verse 5 Holy Bible
Of these were the isles of the nations divided in their lands, every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.
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From these came the nations of the sea-lands, with their different families and languages.
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From these came the distribution of the isles of the nations, according to their lands, every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.
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By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.
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By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.
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Of these were the isles of the nations divided in their lands, everyone after his language, after their families, in their nations.
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By these have the isles of the nations been parted in their lands, each by his tongue, by their families, in their nations.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 5. - By these were the isles of the Gentiles. Sea-washed coasts as well as islands proper (cf. Isaiah 42:4 with Matthew 12:21). Isaiah (Genesis 20:6) styles Canaan an isle (cf. Peloponnesus). The expression signifies maritime countries. Divided in their lands; every one after his tongue. Indicating a time posterior to the building of Babel (Genesis 11:1). After their families Ἐν ταῖς φυλαῖς αὐτῶν (LXX.); in their tribes or clans, a lesser subdivision than the next. In their nations. The division here exhibited is fourfold: (1) geographical, (2) dialectical, (3) tribal, and . . .
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(5) Isles of the Gentiles.--The word rendered "isles" means any maritime region. As there were no Gentiles at this time, the phrase should be translated "the coast-lands of the nations."