Genesis
Genesis 10:31–32
31These are the sons of Shem, according to their clans, languages, lands, and nations.
32All these are the clans of Noah’s sons, according to their generations and nations. From these the nations of the earth spread out after the flood.
Word by word
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Genesis 10:31
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| These | אֵ֣לֶּה | ’êl·leh | Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| are the sons | בְנֵי־ | ḇə·nê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| of Shem | שֵׁ֔ם | šêm | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8035 Shem |
| according to their clans | לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖ם | lə·miš·pə·ḥō·ṯām | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H4940 clan |
| languages | לִלְשֹׁנֹתָ֑ם | lil·šō·nō·ṯām | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine plural | H3956 tongue |
| lands | בְּאַרְצֹתָ֖ם | bə·’ar·ṣō·ṯām | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H776 earth, land |
| and nations | לְגוֹיֵהֶֽם׃ | lə·ḡō·w·yê·hem | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H1471 nation, people |
Genesis 10:32
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All these | אֵ֣לֶּה | ’êl·leh | Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| are the clans | מִשְׁפְּחֹ֧ת | miš·pə·ḥōṯ | Noun - feminine plural construct | H4940 clan |
| of Noah’s | נֹ֛חַ | nō·aḥ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5146 Noah |
| sons | בְּנֵי־ | bə·nê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| according to their generations | לְתוֹלְדֹתָ֖ם | lə·ṯō·wl·ḏō·ṯām | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H8435 descent, family, history |
| and nations | בְּגוֹיֵהֶ֑ם | bə·ḡō·w·yê·hem | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H1471 nation, people |
| From these | וּמֵאֵ֜לֶּה | ū·mê·’êl·leh | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| the nations | הַגּוֹיִ֛ם | hag·gō·w·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1471 nation, people |
| of the earth | בָּאָ֖רֶץ | bā·’ā·reṣ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| spread out | נִפְרְד֧וּ | nip̄·rə·ḏū | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural | H6504 divide |
| after | אַחַ֥ר | ’a·ḥar | Adverb | H310 behind |
| the flood | הַמַּבּֽוּל׃פ | ham·mab·būl | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3999 flood |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Genesis 10:31 Genesis 10:5 · Genesis 10:20 · Acts 17:26
Genesis 10:32 Genesis 9:19 · Acts 17:26 · Genesis 10:1
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.