5From these the people of the coastlands of the nations 10:5 Or separated themselveswere separated into their lands, every one according to his language, according to their families, into their nations.
5From these the coastlands of the nations were separated into their lands, every one according to his language, according to their families, into their nations.
5From these, [the people of] the coastlands of the nations were separated and spread into their lands, every one 10:5 Here and in vv 20 and 31, references are made to the different languages, in anticipation of God’s judgment of Babel (11:7-9), which resulted in a proliferation of languages.according to his own language, according to their constituent groups (families), and into their nations:
5From these people came the families who lived near the Mediterranean Sea. Each tribe and nation then spread out into its own territory and had its own language.