KJV King James Version
These [are] the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.
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Genesis 10:31
These [are] the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
These are the sons of Shem, according to their clans, languages, lands, and nations.
WEB World English Bible
These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their languages, in their lands, after their nations.
ASV American Standard Version
These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
These are sons of Shem, by their families, by their tongues, in their lands, by their nations.
Surrounding context — Genesis 10
28 And Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba,
29 And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these [were] the sons of Joktan.
30 And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest unto Sephar a mount of the east.
31 These [are] the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.
32 These [are] the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations: and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.
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Genesis 10:5By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.Genesis 10:20These [are] the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, [and] in their nations.Acts 17:26And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;
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