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.

And these [are] the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and sons are born to them after the flood.

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

Sons of Japheth [are] 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 sons of Gomer [are] Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.

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

And sons of Javan [are] Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and 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.

By these the islands of the nations have been parted in their lands, each by his tongue, by their families, in their nations.

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

And sons of Ham [are] Cush, and Mitzraim, and Phut, 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 sons of Cush [are] Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtechah; and sons of Raamah [are] Sheba and Dedan.

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

And Cush has begotten Nimrod;

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

he has begun to be a hero in the land; he has been a hero in hunting before YHWH; therefore it is said, “As Nimrod the hero [in] hunting before YHWH.”

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

And the first part of his kingdom is 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 has gone out to Asshur, and builds Nineveh, even the broad places of the city, and Calah,

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

and Resen, between Nineveh and Calah; it [is] the great city.

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

And Mitzraim has begotten the Ludim, and the Anamim, and the Lehabim, and the Naphtuhim,

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

and the Pathrusim, and the Casluhim (from where have come out Philistim), and the Caphtorim.

15 And Canaan begot Sidon his firstborn, and Heth,

And Canaan has begotten Sidon his firstborn, 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; and afterward the families of the Canaanite have been scattered.

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.

And the border of the Canaanite is from Sidon, [in] your coming toward Gerar, to Gaza; [in] your coming toward Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, to Lasha.

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

These [are] sons of Ham, by their families, by their tongues, in their lands, in their nations.

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

As for Shem, father of all sons of Eber, the older brother of Japheth, he has also begotten.

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

Sons of Shem [are] Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.

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

And sons of Aram [are] Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.

24 And Arphaxad begot Shelah, and Shelah begot Eber.

And Arphaxad has begotten Salah, and Salah has begotten 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 two sons have been born to Eber; the name of the first [is] Peleg (for in his days the earth has been divided), and his brother’s name [is] Joktan.

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

And Joktan has begotten 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 [are] sons of Joktan;

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

and their dwelling is from Mesha, [in] your coming toward Sephar, a 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 [are] sons of Shem, by their families, by their tongues, in their lands, by their nations.

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] families of the sons of Noah, by their generations, in their nations, and by these the nations have been parted in the earth after the flood.