< Genesis 10 >
1 This is the account of Noah’s sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, who also had sons after the flood.
Now these are the generations of the sonnes of Noah, Shem, Ham and Iapheth: vnto whom sonnes were borne after the flood.
2 The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
The sonnes of Iapheth were Gomer and Magog, and Madai, and Iauan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
3 The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
And the sonnes of Gomer, Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.
4 And the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.
Also the sonnes of Iauan, 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.
Of these were the yles of the Gentiles deuided in their landes, euery man after his tongue, and after their families in their nations.
6 The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
Moreouer, ye sonnes of Ham were Cush, and Mizraim, and Put, and Canaan.
7 The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. And the sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
And the sonnes of Cush, Seba and Hauilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: also the sonnes of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.
8 Cush was the father of Nimrod, who began to be a mighty one on the earth.
And Cush begate Nimrod, who began to be mightie in 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 mightie hunter before the Lord. wherefore it is saide, As Nimrod the mightie hunter before the Lord.
10 His kingdom began in Babylon, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
And the beginning of his kingdome 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,
Out of that land came Asshur, and builded Niniueh, and the citie Rehoboth, and Calah:
12 and Resen, which is between Nineveh and the great city of Calah.
Resen also betweene Niniueh and Calah: this is a great citie.
13 Mizraim was the father of the Ludites, the Anamites, the Lehabites, the Naphtuhites,
And Mizraim begate Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim.
14 the Pathrusites, the Casluhites (from whom the Philistines came), and the Caphtorites.
Pathrusim also, and Casluhim (out of whom came the Philistims) and Caphtorims.
15 And Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites,
Also Canaan begat Zidon his first borne, and Heth,
16 the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,
And Iebusi, and Emori, and Girgashi,
17 the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,
And Hiui, and Arki, and Sini,
18 the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Later the Canaanite clans were scattered,
And Aruadi, and Zemari, and Hamathi: and afterwarde were the families of the Canaanites spred abroade.
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.
Then the border of the Canaanites was from Zidon, as thou commest to Gerar vntil Azzah, and as thou goest vnto Sodom, and Gomorah, and Admah, and Zeboijm, euen vnto Lasha.
20 These are the sons of Ham according to their clans, languages, lands, and nations.
These are the sonnes of Ham according to their families, according to their tongues in their countries and 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.
Vnto Shem also the father of all the sonnes of Eber, and elder brother of Iapheth were children borne.
22 The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
The sonnes of Shem were Elam and Asshur, and Arpachshad, and Lud, and Aram.
23 The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
And the sonnes of Aram, Vz and Hul, and Gether and Mash.
24 Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.
Also Arpachshad begate Shelah, and Shelah begate 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.
Vnto Eber also were borne two sonnes: the name of the one was Peleg: for in his dayes was the earth diuided: and his brothers name was Ioktan.
26 And Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
Then Ioktan begate Almodad and Sheleph, and Hazarmaueth, and Ierah,
27 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
And Hadoram, and Vzal, and Dicklah,
And Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba,
29 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.
And Ophir, and Hauilah, and Iobab: all these were the sonnes of Ioktan.
30 Their territory extended from Mesha to Sephar, in the eastern hill country.
And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest vnto Sephar a mount of the East.
31 These are the sons of Shem, according to their clans, languages, lands, and nations.
These are the sonnes of Shem according to their families, according to their tongues, in their countreis and 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 sonnes of Noah, after their generations among their people: and out of these were the nations diuided in the earth after the flood.