Study it in the app“These 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.”
Theseאֵלֶּהarethe familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹתof the sonsבְּנֵיof Noah,נֹחַaccording to their generations,לְתוֹלְדֹתָםin their nations;בְּגוֹיֵהֶםand from theseוּמֵאֵלֶּהthe nationsהַגּוֹיִםseparatedנִפְרְדוּon the earthבָּאָרֶץafterאַחַרthe flood.הַמַּבּוּל
family
A group of relatives within a tribe.
Where else “mishpchot” appearsson
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “bene” appearsNoah
Noah, son of Lamech, the man who found favor with YHWH and was saved with his family in the ark from the flood. In Hebrew "Noach" sounds like "rest" and "comfort" (Genesis 5:29).
Where else “noach” appearsgenerations
What comes from someone: his descendants and their history. "These are the generations of..." is the phrase with which Genesis opens each of its sections.
Where else “toldota” appearsnation
A people with their land; also Israel.
Where else “goye” appearsseparate
To go one's own way, like Abram and Lot.
Where else “nifrdu” appearsearth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “arets” appearsflood
Flood: the great flood in the days of Noah. The word is almost only used for that event.
Where else “mabul” appears31These are the sons of Shem, according to their families, according to their languages, in their lands, according to their nations.
32 · This verse (above)
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?
