Genesis 10
1 This is the account of Noah’s sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, who also had sons after the flood.
And these are the generations of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth; and to them were sons born after the flood.
2 The sons of Japheth: 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: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
And the sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.
4 And the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.
And the sons of Javan: Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
5 From these, the maritime peoples separated into their territories, according to their languages, by clans within their nations.
From these came the distribution of the isles of the nations, according to their lands, every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.
6 The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
And the sons of Ham: Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.
7 The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. And the sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
And the sons of Cush: Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha. And the sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
8 Cush was the father of Nimrod, who began to be a mighty one on the earth.
And Cush begot Nimrod: he began to be mighty on the earth.
9 He was a mighty hunter before the LORD; so it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD.”
He was a mighty hunter before Jehovah; therefore it is said, As Nimrod, the mighty hunter before Jehovah!
10 His kingdom began in Babylon, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
11 From that land he went forth into Assyria, where he built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah,
From that land went out Asshur, and built Nineveh, and Rehoboth-Ir, and Calah,
12 and Resen, which is between Nineveh and the great city of Calah.
and Resen, between Nineveh and Calah: this is the great city.
13 Mizraim was the father of the Ludites, the Anamites, the Lehabites, the Naphtuhites,
— And Mizraim begot the Ludim, and the Anamim, and the Lehabim, and the Naphtuhim,
14 the Pathrusites, the Casluhites (from whom the Philistines came), and the Caphtorites.
and the Pathrusim, and the Casluhim, out of whom came the Philistines, and the Caphtorim.
15 And Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites,
— And Canaan begot Sidon, 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. Later the Canaanite clans were scattered,
and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite. And afterwards the families of the Canaanites spread themselves abroad.
19 and the borders of Canaan extended from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and then toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.
And the border of the Canaanite was from Sidon, as one goes to Gerar, up to Gazah; as one goes to Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, up to Lesha.
20 These are the sons of Ham according to their clans, languages, lands, and nations.
These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, in their nations.
21 And sons were also born to Shem, the older brother of Japheth; Shem was the forefather of all the sons of Eber.
And to Shem — to him also were [sons] born; he is the father of all the sons of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder.
22 The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
The sons of Shem: Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.
23 The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
And the sons of Aram: Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.
24 Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.
— And Arphaxad begot Shelah; and Shelah begot Eber.
25 Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan.
And to Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg, for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name was Joktan.
26 And Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
And Joktan begot 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 sons of Joktan.
and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were sons of Joktan.
30 Their territory extended from Mesha to Sephar, in the eastern hill country.
And their dwelling was from Mesha, as one goes to Sephar, the eastern mountain.
31 These are the sons of Shem, according to their clans, languages, lands, and nations.
These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.
32 All these are the clans of Noah’s sons, according to their generations and nations. From these the nations of the earth spread out after the flood.
These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations. And from these came the distribution of the nations on the earth after the flood.
