Genesis 10:5
“By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.”
Genesis 10:5 — King James Version
Verse 5 of 32 in Genesis chapter 10 — King James Version. Read it in context below, with maps, timelines and thematic connections beside the text.
Genesis 10:5 in other translations
- World English Bible
- “Of these were the islands of the nations divided in their lands, everyone after his language, after their families, in their nations.”
- American Standard Version
- “Of these were the isles of the nations divided in their lands, every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.”
Genesis 10 — full chapter (King James Version)
Now these are the generations of the sons of , , , and : and unto them were sons born after . The sons of ; , and , and , and , and , and , and . And the sons of ; Ashkenaz, and , and . And the sons of ; Elishah, and , Kittim, and . By these were the isles of the divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations. And the sons of ; , and , and , and . And the sons of ; Seba, and , and , and , and : and the sons of ; , and . And begat : he began to be a mighty one in the earth. He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as the mighty hunter before the LORD. And the beginning of his kingdom was , and , and , and , in the land of . Out of that land went forth , and builded , and the city , and , And between and : the same is a great city. And begat , and , and , and , And , and , (out of whom came ,) and . And begat his firstborn, and , And the , and the , and the , And the , and the , and the , And the , and the , and the : and afterward were the families of the spread abroad. And the border of the was from , as thou comest to , unto ; as thou goest, unto , and , and , and , even unto . These are the sons of , after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations. Unto also, the father of all the children of , the brother of the elder, even to him were children born. The children of ; , and , and , and , and . And the children of ; Uz, and , and , and . And begat ; and begat . And unto were born two sons: the name of one was ; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother’s name was . And begat , and , and -maveth, and , And , and , and , And , and , and , And , and , and : all these were the sons of . And their dwelling was from , as thou goest unto a mount of the east. These are the sons of , after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations. These are the families of the sons of , after their generations, in their nations: and by these were the nations divided in the earth after .