31
Theseאֵלֶּהarethe sonsבְנֵיof Shem,שֵׁםaccording to their families,לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָםaccording to their languages,לִלְשֹׁנֹתָםin their lands,בְּאַרְצֹתָםaccording to their nations.לְגוֹיֵהֶם
Genesis 10:31
Study it in the app“These are the sons of Shem, according to their families, according to their languages, in their lands, according to their nations.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 10:31, word by word
- the sonsבְנֵיvene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “vene” appears- of Shemשֵׁםshem
Shem
Shem, one of the three sons of Noah; Abraham descends from him. The name also stands for his descendants.
Where else “shem” appears- according to their familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹתָmishpchota
family
A group of relatives within a tribe.
Where else “mishpchota” appears- according to their languagesלְשֹׁנֹתָleshonota
language
The way a people speaks, by which its members understand each other.
Where else “leshonota” appears- in their landsאַרְצֹתָartsota
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “artsota” appears- according to their nationsגוֹיֵgoye
nation
A people with their land; also Israel.
Where else “goye” appears
The context
30And their dwelling place was from Mesha in the direction of Sephar, the hill country of the east.
31 · This verse (above)
32These are the families of the sons of Noah, according to their generations, in their nations; and from these the nations separated on the earth after the flood.
To study Genesis 10 in a group
1. What it says
What does the text say about the sons of Noah and how the nations spread out (v. 32)?
2. What it means
Why do you think the text lists so many nations that came from the sons of Noah?
3. How I live it
How can you approach a person from another culture or country with respect?