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By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations. (KJV)

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מֵ֠אֵלֶּהMe.'e.lehfrom these

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 10:20, Genesis 10:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0428; TAHOT Genesis 10:5 word 1

נִפְרְד֞וּnif.re.Duthey separated

Lemma: פָּרַד (pa.rad) · Strong's: H6504

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVNp3cp)

Meaning: to separate

Used 26 times. Also: Genesis 2:10, Genesis 10:32, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 25:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6504; TAHOT Genesis 10:5 word 2

אִיֵּ֤י'i.Yei[the] coastlands of

Lemma: אִי (i) · Strong's: H0339

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: coastland

Used 36 times. Also: Esther 10:1, Psalms 72:10, Psalms 97:1, Isaiah 11:11, Isaiah 20:6, Isaiah 23:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0339; TAHOT Genesis 10:5 word 3

הַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.Yimthe nations

Lemma: גּוֹי (goy) · Strong's: H1471A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: nation

Used 548 times. Also: Genesis 10:20, Genesis 10:31, Genesis 10:32, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 15:14, Genesis 17:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1471A; TAHOT Genesis 10:5 word 4

בְּאַרְצֹתָ֔םbe.'ar.tzo.Tamin own 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 10:5 word 5

אִ֖ישׁ'isheach

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376I

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: man: anyone

Used 546 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376I; TAHOT Genesis 10:5 word 6

לִלְשֹׁנ֑וֹlil.sho.Noto own language its

Lemma: לָשׁוֹן (la.shon) · Strong's: H3956H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: tongue: language

Used 18 times. Also: Genesis 10:20, Genesis 10:31, Deuteronomy 28:49, Nehemiah 13:24, Esther 1:22, Esther 3:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3956H; TAHOT Genesis 10:5 word 7

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 10:18, Genesis 10:20, Genesis 10:31, Genesis 10:32, Genesis 12:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4940; TAHOT Genesis 10:5 word 8

בְּגוֹיֵהֶֽם\׃be.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 10:20, Genesis 10:31, Genesis 10:32, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 15:14, Genesis 17:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1471A; TAHOT Genesis 10:5 word 9

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

From these	→	אֵ֫לֶּה H0428 these
the maritime	→	אִי H0339 coastland
peoples	→	גּוֹי H1471A nation
separated	→	פָּרַד H6504 to separate
into their territories	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet
according to their languages	→	לָשׁוֹן H3956H tongue: language
by clans	→	מִשְׁפָּחָה H4940 family
within their nations	→	גּוֹי H1471A nation

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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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