Genesis 10:20
These are the children of Cham in their kindreds, and tongues, and generations, and lands, and nations.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Hi sunt filii Cham in cognationibus, et linguis, et generationibus, terrisque et gentibus suis.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- οὗτοι υἱοὶ Χὰμ ἐν ταῖς φυλαῖς αὐτῶν, κατὰ γλώσσας αὐτῶν, ἐν ταῖς χώραις αὐτῶν καὶ ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν αὐτῶν.
- Hebrew (WLC)
- אֵ֣לֶּה בְנֵי חָ֔ם לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖ם לִלְשֹֽׁנֹתָ֑ם בְּאַרְצֹתָ֖ם בְּגוֹיֵהֶֽם
The Fathers on this verse
St Augustine On Christian Doctrine, The Sixth Rule of Tichonius
53. In the same book, again, when the generations of the sons of Noah are recounted, it is said: “These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations.” And, again, when the sons of Shem are enumerated: “These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.” And it is added in reference to them all: “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. …