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

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 and Magog and Madai and Javan and Tubal and Meshech and Tiras.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

And the sons of Cush: Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha. 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.

And Cush begot Nimrod: he began to be mighty 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 Jehovah; therefore it is said, As Nimrod, the mighty hunter before Jehovah!

10 And at the first, his kingdom was Babel and Erech and 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 out into Assyria, building Nineveh with its wide streets and Calah,

From that land went out Asshur, and built Nineveh, and Rehoboth-Ir, and Calah,

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

and Resen, between Nineveh and Calah: this is the great city.

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

— And Mizraim begot the Ludim, and the Anamim, and the Lehabim, and the Naphtuhim,

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

and the Pathrusim, and the Casluhim, out of whom came the Philistines, and the Caphtorim.

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

— And Canaan begot Sidon, his firstborn, and Heth,

16 And the Jebusite and the Amorite and the Girgashite,

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

17 And the Hivite and the Arkite and the Sinite,

and the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,

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

and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite. And afterwards the families of the Canaanites spread themselves abroad.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

— And Arphaxad begot Shelah; and Shelah begot 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.

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 and Sheleph and Hazarmaveth and Jerah

And Joktan begot Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,

27 And Hadoram and Uzal and Diklah

and Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah,

28 And Obal and Abimael and Sheba

and Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba,

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

and Ophir, and 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.

And their dwelling was from Mesha, as one goes to Sephar, the eastern mountain.

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, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their 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.

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.