< Genesis 10 >
1 Now this is the history of the generations of the sons of Noah and of Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Sons were born to them after the flood.
These are the generations of the sons of Noe: Sem, Cham, and Japheth: and unto them sons were born after the flood.
2 The sons of Japheth were: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
The sons of Japheth: Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Thubal, and Mosoch, and Thiras.
3 The sons of Gomer were: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
And the sons of Gomer: Ascenez and Riphath and Thogorma.
4 The sons of Javan were: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
And the sons of Javan: Elisa and Tharsis, Cetthim and Dodanim.
5 Of these were the islands of the nations divided in their lands, everyone after his language, after their families, in their nations.
By these were divided the islands of the Gentiles in their lands, every one according to his tongue and their families in their nations.
6 The sons of Ham were: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
And the sons of Cham: Chus, and Mesram, and Phuth, and Chanaan.
7 The sons of Cush were: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah were: Sheba and Dedan.
And the sons of Chus: Saba, and Hevila, and Sabatha, and Regma, and Sabatacha. The sons of Regma: Saba and Dadan.
8 Cush became the father of Nimrod. He began to be a mighty one in the earth.
Now Chus begot Nemrod: he began to be mighty on the earth.
9 He was a mighty hunter before the LORD. Therefore it is said, “like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD”.
And he was a stout hunter before the Lord. Hence came a proverb: Even as Nemrod the stout hunter before the Lord.
10 The beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
And the beginning of his kingdom was Babylon, and Arach, and Achad, and Chalanne in the land of Sennaar.
11 Out of that land he went into Assyria, and built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, Calah,
Out of that land came forth Assur, and built Ninive, and the streets of the city, and Chale.
12 and Resen between Nineveh and the great city Calah.
Resen also between Ninive and Chale: this is the great city.
13 Mizraim became the father of Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim,
And Mesraim begot Ludim, and Anamim, and Laabim, Nepthuim,
14 Pathrusim, Casluhim (which the Philistines descended from), and Caphtorim.
And Phetrusim, and Chasluim; of whom came forth the Philistines, and the Capthorim.
15 Canaan became the father of Sidon (his firstborn), Heth,
And Chanaan begot Sidon, his firstborn, the Hethite,
16 the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,
And the Jebusite, and the Amorrhite, and the Gergesite,
17 the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,
The Hevite and the Aracite: the Sinite,
18 the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Afterward the families of the Canaanites were spread abroad.
And the Aradian, the Samarite, and the Hamathite: and afterwards the families of the Chanaanites were spread abroad.
19 The border of the Canaanites was from Sidon—as you go toward Gerar—to Gaza—as you go toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim—to Lasha.
And the limits of Chanaan were from Sidon as one comes to Gerara even to Gaza, until thou enter Sodom and Gomorrha, and Adama, and Seboim even to Lesa.
20 These are the sons of Ham, after their families, according to their languages, in their lands and their nations.
These are the children of Cham in their kindreds, and tongues, and generations, and lands, and nations.
21 Children were also born to Shem (the elder brother of Japheth), the father of all the children of Eber.
Of Sem also, the father of all the children of Heber, the elder brother of Japheth, sons were born.
22 The sons of Shem were: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram.
The sons of Sem: Elam and Assur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.
23 The sons of Aram were: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
The sons of Aram: Us and Hull, and Gether, and Mess.
24 Arpachshad became the father of Shelah. Shelah became the father of Eber.
But Arphaxad begot Sale, of whom was born Heber.
25 To Eber were born two sons. The name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided. His brother’s name was Joktan.
And to Heber were born two sons: the name of the one was Phaleg, because in his days the earth was divided: and his brother’s name Jectan.
26 Joktan became the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
Which Jectan begot Elmodad, and Saleph, and Asarmoth, Jare,
27 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
And Aduram, and Uzal, and Decla,
And Ebal, and Abimael, Saba,
29 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
And Ophir, and Hevila, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Jectan.
30 Their dwelling extended from Mesha, as you go toward Sephar, the mountain of the east.
And their dwelling was from Messa as we go on as far as Sephar, a mountain in the east.
31 These are the sons of Shem, by their families, according to their languages, lands, and nations.
These are the children of Sem according to their kindreds and tongues, and countries in their nations.
32 These are the families of the sons of Noah, by their generations, according to their nations. The nations divided from these in the earth after the flood.
These are the families of Noe, according to their peoples and nations. By these were the nations divided on the earth after the flood.