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Genesis 10:31 KJV
Genesis · chapter 10 · verse 31
These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.Genesis 10:31 · King James Version
Genesis 10:31 in context
29And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan.
30And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest unto Sephar a mount of the east.
31These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.
32These 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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- familiesmishpâchâha familyH4940 →
- tongueslâshôwnthe tongue , used literally , and figurativelyH3956 →
- landsʼeretsthe earthH776 →
- sonsbêna son , in the widest sense , etc.)H1121 →
- ShemShêmShem, a son of NoahH8035 →
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Two things especially are observable in this account of the posterity of Shem: - I. The description of Shem, Gen 10:21. We have not only his name, Shem, which signifies a name, but two titles to distinguish him by: - 1. He was the father of all the children of Eber. Eber was his great grandson;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 21-32