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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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsOf these were the isles of the nations divided in their lands, every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.
From these, the maritime peoples separated into their territories, according to their languages, by clans within their nations.
By these have the isles of the nations been parted in their lands, each by his tongue, by their families, in their nations.
From these came the distribution of the isles of the nations, according to their lands, every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentGenesis — The book of beginnings. Creation, fall, flood, covenant, election, providence — eleven generational seams stitch one unbroken story from heaven-and-earth to a coffin in Egypt.
- Author
- Moses — by traditional attribution; the book is the first of the Pentateuch
- Date
- Composed c. 15th–13th century BC; draws on older patriarchal sources (the toledoth framework is internal)