Genesis 10:20 Go deeper
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These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations. (KJV)
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אֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehthese
Lemma: אֵ֫לֶּה (el.leh) · Strong's: H0428
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: these
Used 745 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 9:19, Genesis 10:1, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0428; TAHOT Genesis 10:20 word 1
בְנֵי\־ve.nei-[were] [the] sons of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Genesis 10:20 word 2
חָ֔םChamHam
Lemma: חָם (cham) · Strong's: H2526G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Ham
Used 11 times. Also: Genesis 5:32, Genesis 6:10, Genesis 7:13, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 10:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2526G; TAHOT Genesis 10:20 word 3
לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םle.mish.pe.cho.Tamto clans their
Lemma: מִשְׁפָּחָה (mish.pa.chah) · Strong's: H4940
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: family
Used 302 times. Also: Genesis 8:19, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:18, Genesis 10:31, Genesis 10:32, Genesis 12:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4940; TAHOT Genesis 10:20 word 4
לִלְשֹֽׁנֹתָ֑םlil.sho.no.Tamto languages their
Lemma: לָשׁוֹן (la.shon) · Strong's: H3956H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: tongue: language
Used 18 times. Also: Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:31, Deuteronomy 28:49, Nehemiah 13:24, Esther 1:22, Esther 3:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3956H; TAHOT Genesis 10:20 word 5
בְּאַרְצֹתָ֖םbe.'ar.tzo.Tamin lands their
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Genesis 10:20 word 6
בְּגוֹיֵהֶֽם\׃\ \סbe.go.ye.Hemin nations their
Lemma: גּוֹי (goy) · Strong's: H1471A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: nation
Used 548 times. Also: Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:31, Genesis 10:32, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 15:14, Genesis 17:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1471A; TAHOT Genesis 10:20 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| These [are] | → | אֵ֫לֶּה H0428 these |
| the sons | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of Ham | → | חָם H2526G Ham |
| according to their clans | → | מִשְׁפָּחָה H4940 family |
| languages | → | לָשׁוֹן H3956H tongue: language |
| lands | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| and nations | → | גּוֹי H1471A nation |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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