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.

Now, these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and there were born to them sons 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 Tubal, —and Meshech, and Tiras.

3 The sons of Gomer were: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.

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

4 The sons of Javan were: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

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

5 Of these were the islands of the nations divided in their lands, everyone after his language, after their families, in their nations.

From these, were dispersed [the inhabitants] of the coastlands of the nations, in their lands, each man by his tongue, by their families in their nations.

6 The sons of Ham were: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.

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

7 The sons of Cush were: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah were: 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.

8 Cush became the father of Nimrod. He began to be a mighty one in the earth.

And, Cush begat Nimrod.—he, became a hero in the earth;

9 He was a mighty hunter before the LORD. Therefore it is said, “like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD”.

he, became a hero of hunting before Yahweh, for this cause, it is said. Like Nimrod, a hero of hunting before Yahweh.

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

So the beginning of his kingdom came to be Babel, and Erech, and Accad and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.

11 Out of that land he went into Assyria, and built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, Calah,

From that land, went forth Asshur, —and he built Nineveh, and Rehoboth-ir, and Calah:

12 and Resen between Nineveh and the great city Calah.

and Resen, between Niveveh and Calah, —the same is the great city.

13 Mizraim became the father of Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim,

And, Mizraim, begat Ludim and Anamim and Lehabim, and Naphtuchim;

14 Pathrusim, Casluhim (which the Philistines descended from), and Caphtorim.

and Pathrusim and Casluhim whence came forth Philistim and Caphtorim.

15 Canaan became the father of Sidon (his firstborn), Heth,

And Canaan begat Zidon his firstborn, and Heth:

16 the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,

and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite;

17 the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,

and the Hivite and the Arkite, and the Sinite:

18 the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Afterward the families of the Canaanites were spread abroad.

and the Arvadite and the Zemarite and the Hamathite, —and after-wards, were spread abroad the families of the Canaanite.

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 it came to pass that the boundary of the Canaanite was from Zidon, as thou enterest in towards Gerar unto Gaza, —as thou enterest in towards Sodom and Gomorrah and Admah and Zeboim, as far as Lasha.

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

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

21 Children were also born to Shem (the elder brother of Japheth), the father of all the children of Eber.

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

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

The sons of Shem, Elam and Asshur, —and Arpachshad and Lud and Aram.

23 The sons of Aram were: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.

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

24 Arpachshad became the father of Shelah. Shelah became the father of Eber.

Now Arpachshad, begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber.

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 Eber, were born two sons, —the name of the one was Peleg, for in his days, was the earth divided, and the name of his brother was Joktan.

26 Joktan became the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,

Now, Joktan, begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah;

27 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,

and Hadoram and Uzal, and Diklah:

28 Obal, Abimael, Sheba,

and Obal and Abimael, and Sheba:

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

and Ophir and Havilah, and Jobab—all these were sons of Joktan.

30 Their dwelling extended from Mesha, as you go toward Sephar, the mountain of the east.

And it came to pass that their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou enterest in towards Sephar, the mountain of the east.

31 These are the sons of Shem, by their families, according to their languages, lands, and nations.

These are the 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, by their generations, according to their nations. The nations divided from these in the earth after the flood.

These, are the families of the sons of Noah, by their generations in their nations, and from these, were dispersed the nations in the earth after the flood.