Genesis 10

1 Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: these are the sons which they had after the great flow of waters

This is the account of Noah’s sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, who also had sons after the flood.

2 The sons of Japheth: Gomer and Magog and Madai and Javan and Tubal and Meshech and Tiras.

The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

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

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

4 And the sons of Javan: Elishah and Tarshish, the Kittim and the Dodanim.

And the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.

5 From these came the nations of the sea-lands, with their different families and languages.

From these, the maritime peoples separated into their territories, according to their languages, by clans within their nations.

6 And the sons of Ham: Cush and Mizraim and Put and Canaan.

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

7 And the sons of Cush: Seba and Havilah and Sabtah and Raamah and Sabteca; and the sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.

The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. And the sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.

8 And Cush was the father of Nimrod, who was the first of the great men of the earth.

Cush was the father of Nimrod, who began to be a mighty one on the earth.

9 He was a very great bowman, so that there is a saying, Like Nimrod, a very great bowman.

He was a mighty hunter before the LORD; so it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD.”

10 And at the first, his kingdom was Babel and Erech and Accad and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.

His kingdom began in Babylon, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.

11 From that land he went out into Assyria, building Nineveh with its wide streets and Calah,

From that land he went forth into Assyria, where he built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah,

12 And Resen between Nineveh and Calah, which is a very great town.

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

13 And Mizraim was the father of the Ludim and Anamim and Lehabim and Naphtuhim;

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

14 And Pathrusim and Casluhim and Caphtorim, from whom came the Philistines.

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

15 And Canaan was the father of Zidon, who was his oldest son, and Heth,

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

16 And the Jebusite and the Amorite and the Girgashite,

the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,

17 And the Hivite and the Arkite and the Sinite,

the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,

18 And the Arvadite and the Zemarite and the Hamathite; after that the families of the Canaanites went far and wide in all directions;

the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Later the Canaanite clans were scattered,

19 Their country stretching from Zidon to Gaza, in the direction of Gerar; and to Lasha, in the direction of Sodom and Gomorrah and Admah and Zeboiim.

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.

20 All these, with their different families, languages, lands, and nations, are the offspring of Ham.

These are the sons of Ham according to their clans, languages, lands, and nations.

21 And Shem, the older brother of Japheth, the father of the children of Eber, had other sons in addition.

And sons were also born to Shem, the older brother of Japheth; Shem was the forefather of all the sons of Eber.

22 These are the sons of Shem: Elam and Asshur and Arpachshad and Lud and Aram.

The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.

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

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

24 And Arpachshad became the father of Shelah; and Shelah became the father of Eber.

Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.

25 And Eber had two sons: the name of the one was Peleg, because in his time the peoples of the earth became separate; and his brother's name was Joktan.

Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan.

26 And Joktan was the father of Almodad and Sheleph and Hazarmaveth and Jerah

And Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,

27 And Hadoram and Uzal and Diklah

Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,

28 And Obal and Abimael and Sheba

Obal, Abimael, Sheba,

29 And Ophir and Havilah and Jobab; all these were the sons of Joktan.

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

30 And their country was from Mesha, in the direction of Sephar, the mountain of the east.

Their territory extended from Mesha to Sephar, in the eastern hill country.

31 These, with their families and their languages and their lands and their nations, are the offspring of Shem.

These are the sons of Shem, according to their clans, languages, lands, and nations.

32 These are the families of the sons of Noah, in the order of their generations and their nations: from these came all the nations of the earth after the great flow of waters.

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.