Genesis 10

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Verse 1

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

The Japhethites

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

Verse 2

The sons^[a] of Japheth:

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

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

Verse 3

The sons of Gomer:

Ashkenaz, Riphath and Togarmah.

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

Verse 4

The sons of Javan:

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

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

Verse 5

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

The Hamites

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

Verse 6

The sons of Ham:

Cush, Egypt, Put and Canaan.

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

Verse 7

The sons of Cush:

Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah and Sabteka.

The sons of Raamah:

Sheba and Dedan.

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

Verse 8

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

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

Verse 9

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

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

Verse 10

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

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

Verse 11

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

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

Verse 12

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

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

Verse 13

Egypt was the father of

the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites,

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

Verse 14

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

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

Verse 15

Canaan was the father of

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

And Canaan begat Sidon his first born, and Heth,

Verse 16

Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites,

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

Verse 17

Hivites, Arkites, Sinites,

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

Verse 18

Arvadites, Zemarites and Hamathites.

Later the Canaanite clans scattered

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

Verse 19

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

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.

Verse 20

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

The Semites

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

Verse 21

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

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

Verse 22

The sons of Shem:

Elam, Ashur, Arphaxad, Lud and Aram.

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

Verse 23

The sons of Aram:

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

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

Verse 24

Arphaxad was the father of^[j] Shelah,

and Shelah the father of Eber.

And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber.

Verse 25

Two sons were born to Eber:

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

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.

Verse 26

Joktan was the father of

Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,

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

Verse 27

Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,

And Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah,

Verse 28

Obal, Abimael, Sheba,

And Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba,

Verse 29

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

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

Verse 30

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

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

Verse 31

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

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

Verse 32

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.

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.