Genesis 10

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Verse 1

Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood.

This is the account of Shem, Ham and Japheth, Noah’s sons, who themselves had sons after the flood.

The Japhethites

Verse 2

The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.

The sons^[a] of Japheth:

Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshek and Tiras.

Verse 3

And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.

The sons of Gomer:

Ashkenaz, Riphath and Togarmah.

Verse 4

And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

The sons of Javan:

Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites and the Rodanites.^[b]

Verse 5

By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.

(From these the maritime peoples spread out into their territories by their clans within their nations, each with its own language.)

The Hamites

Verse 6

And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.

The sons of Ham:

Cush, Egypt, Put and Canaan.

Verse 7

And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtechah: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.

The sons of Cush:

Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah and Sabteka.

The sons of Raamah:

Sheba and Dedan.

Verse 8

And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.

Cush was the father^[c] of Nimrod, who became a mighty warrior on the earth.

Verse 9

He was a mighty hunter before the Lord: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the Lord.

He was a mighty hunter before the Lord; that is why it is said, ‘Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the Lord.’

Verse 10

And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.

The first centres of his kingdom were Babylon, Uruk, Akkad and Kalneh, in^[d] Shinar.^[e]

Verse 11

Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah,

From that land he went to Assyria, where he built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir,^[f] Calah

Verse 12

And Resen between Nineveh and Calah: the same is a great city.

and Resen, which is between Nineveh and Calah – which is the great city.

Verse 13

And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,

Egypt was the father of

the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites,

Verse 14

And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (out of whom came Philistim,) and Caphtorim.

Pathrusites, Kasluhites (from whom the Philistines came) and Caphtorites.

Verse 15

And Canaan begat Sidon his first born, and Heth,

Canaan was the father of

Sidon his firstborn,^[g] and of the Hittites,

Verse 16

And the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite,

Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites,

Verse 17

And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,

Hivites, Arkites, Sinites,

Verse 18

And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad.

Arvadites, Zemarites and Hamathites.

Later the Canaanite clans scattered

Verse 19

And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest, unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto Lasha.

and the borders of Canaan reached from Sidon towards Gerar as far as Gaza, and then towards Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboyim, as far as Lasha.

Verse 20

These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations.

These are the sons of Ham by their clans and languages, in their territories and nations.

The Semites

Verse 21

Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born.

Sons were also born to Shem, whose elder brother was^[h] Japheth; Shem was the ancestor of all the sons of Eber.

Verse 22

The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.

The sons of Shem:

Elam, Ashur, Arphaxad, Lud and Aram.

Verse 23

And the children of Aram; Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.

The sons of Aram:

Uz, Hul, Gether and Meshek.^[i]

Verse 24

And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber.

Arphaxad was the father of^[j] Shelah,

and Shelah the father of Eber.

Verse 25

And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name was Joktan.

Two sons were born to Eber:

One was named Peleg,^[k] because in his time the earth was divided; his brother was named Joktan.

Verse 26

And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,

Joktan was the father of

Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,

Verse 27

And Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah,

Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,

Verse 28

And Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba,

Obal, Abimael, Sheba,

Verse 29

And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan.

Ophir, Havilah and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.

Verse 30

And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest unto Sephar a mount of the east.

The region where they lived stretched from Mesha towards Sephar, in the eastern hill country.

Verse 31

These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.

These are the sons of Shem by their clans and languages, in their territories and nations.

Verse 32

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.

These are the clans of Noah’s sons, according to their lines of descent, within their nations. From these the nations spread out over the earth after the flood.