Genesis 10

1 Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, of Shem, Ham, and Japheth. And sons were born to them after the flood.

Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: these are the sons which they had after the great flow of waters

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

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

3 And the sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.

And the sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz and Riphath and Togarmah.

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

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

5 From these were the islands of the nations divided in their lands, every man according to his tongue, according to their families, in their nations.

From these came the nations of the sea-lands, with their different families and languages.

6 And the sons of Ham: Cush, and Mizraim, and Put, and Canaan.

And the sons of Ham: Cush and Mizraim and Put and Canaan.

7 And the sons of Cush: Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabteca. And the sons of Raamah: Sheba, and Dedan.

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

8 And Cush begot Nimrod. He began to be a mighty man on the earth.

And Cush was the father of Nimrod, who was the first of the great men of the earth.

9 He was a mighty hunter before Jehovah. Therefore it is said, Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before Jehovah.

He was a very great bowman, so that there is a saying, Like Nimrod, a very great bowman.

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

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

11 He went forth out of that land into Assyria, and built Nineveh, and Rehoboth-ir, and Calah,

From that land he went out into Assyria, building Nineveh with its wide streets and Calah,

12 and Resen between Nineveh and Calah (the same is the great city).

And Resen between Nineveh and Calah, which is a very great town.

13 And Mizraim begot Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,

And Mizraim was the father of the Ludim and Anamim and Lehabim and Naphtuhim;

14 and Pathrusim, and Casluhim (from where the Philistines went forth), and Caphtorim.

And Pathrusim and Casluhim and Caphtorim, from whom came the Philistines.

15 And Canaan begot Sidon his firstborn, and Heth,

And Canaan was the father of Zidon, who was his oldest son, and Heth,

16 and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite,

And the Jebusite and the Amorite and the Girgashite,

17 and the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,

And the Hivite and the Arkite and the Sinite,

18 and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite. And afterward the families of the Canaanite were spread abroad.

And the Arvadite and the Zemarite and the Hamathite; after that the families of the Canaanites went far and wide in all directions;

19 And the border of the Canaanite was from Sidon, as thou go toward Gerar, to Gaza, as thou go toward Sodom and Gomorrah and Admah and Zeboiim, to Lasha.

Their country stretching from Zidon to Gaza, in the direction of Gerar; and to Lasha, in the direction of Sodom and Gomorrah and Admah and Zeboiim.

20 These are the sons of Ham, according to their families, according to their tongues, in their lands, in their nations.

All these, with their different families, languages, lands, and nations, are the offspring of Ham.

21 And to Shem, the father of all the sons of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth, sons were also born to him.

And Shem, the older brother of Japheth, the father of the children of Eber, had other sons in addition.

22 The sons of Shem: Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.

These are the sons of Shem: Elam and Asshur and Arpachshad and Lud and Aram.

23 And the sons of Aram: Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.

And the sons of Aram: Uz and Hul and Gether and Mash.

24 And Arphaxad begot Shelah, and Shelah begot Eber.

And Arpachshad became the father of Shelah; and Shelah became the father of Eber.

25 And to Eber were born two sons. The name of the one was Peleg. For in his days the earth was divided. And his brother's name was Joktan.

And Eber had two sons: the name of the one was Peleg, because in his time the peoples of the earth became separate; and his brother's name was Joktan.

26 And Joktan begot Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,

And Joktan was the father of Almodad and Sheleph and Hazarmaveth and Jerah

27 and Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah,

And Hadoram and Uzal and Diklah

28 and Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba,

And Obal and Abimael and Sheba

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

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

30 And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou go toward Sephar, the mountain of the east.

And their country was from Mesha, in the direction of Sephar, the mountain of the east.

31 These are the sons of Shem, according to their families, according to their tongues, in their lands, according to their nations.

These, with their families and their languages and their lands and their nations, are the offspring of Shem.

32 These are the families of the sons of Noah, according to their generations, in their nations. And from these the nations were divided on the earth after the flood.

These are the families of the sons of Noah, in the order of their generations and their nations: from these came all the nations of the earth after the great flow of waters.