pluck('id', 'internal_name')->toArray(); \DB::table('countries')->insert([ ['internal_name'=>'comoros','name'=>'Comoros','country_code'=>'km','continent_id'=>$map['africa']], ['internal_name'=>'madagascar','name'=>'Madagascar','country_code'=>'mg','continent_id'=>$map['africa']], ['internal_name'=>'suriname','name'=>'Suriname','country_code'=>'sn','continent_id'=>$map['south_america']], ['internal_name'=>'mauritania','name'=>'Mauritania','country_code'=>'mr','continent_id'=>$map['africa']], ['internal_name'=>'china','name'=>'China','country_code'=>'cn','continent_id'=>$map['asia']], ['internal_name'=>'tajikistan','name'=>'Tajikistan','country_code'=>'tj','continent_id'=>$map['asia']], ['internal_name'=>'gabon','name'=>'Gabon','country_code'=>'ga','continent_id'=>$map['africa']], ]); } }