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 sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and there were born to them sons 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 Rodanim, —

5 From these, the maritime peoples separated into their territories, according to their languages, by clans within 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: 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 Sabtechah, —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 begat Nimrod.—he, became a hero 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, became a hero of hunting before Yahweh, for this cause, it is said. Like Nimrod, a hero of hunting before Yahweh.

10 His kingdom began in Babylon, 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 From that land he went forth into Assyria, where he built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah,

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

12 and Resen, which is between Nineveh and the great city of Calah.

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

13 Mizraim was the father of the Ludites, the Anamites, the Lehabites, the Naphtuhites,

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

14 the Pathrusites, the Casluhites (from whom the Philistines came), and the Caphtorites.

and Pathrusim and Casluhim whence came forth Philistim and Caphtorim.

15 And Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites,

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. Later the Canaanite clans were scattered,

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

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 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 according to their clans, languages, lands, and nations.

These, are the sons of Ham, by their families by 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.

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: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.

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

Now Arpachshad, begat Shelah, and Shelah begat 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 the name of his brother was Joktan.

26 And Joktan was 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 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 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, according to their clans, languages, lands, and nations.

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