“These are the sons of Shem, by their families, according to their languages, lands, and nations.”

Reading this verse in context

This page shows one verse on its own, which is rarely how it was written. Genesis 10 contains 32 verses, and the sentences either side usually decide what this one means. Read the whole chapter before you quote it.

Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.