1216. That “according to their families” is according to their morals; that “according to their tongues” is according to their opinions; that “in their lands” is in general relatively to their opinions; and that “in their nations” is in general relatively to their morals, can be seen from the signification of each term in the Word—that is, of “family,” “tongue,” “land,” and “nation”—concerning which see what was said above, at verse 5.