Genesis 10
1 These are the generations of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and of the sons who were born to them after the great flood.
(This is/I will now give) a list of the descendants of Noah’s sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. They had many children after the flood.
2 The sons of Japheth were Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
The sons of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
3 And then the sons of Gomer were Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.
The sons of Gomer were Askenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
4 And the sons of Javan were Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.
The sons of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
5 The islands of the Gentiles were divided by these into their regions, each one according to his tongue, and their families in their nations.
Those sons and their families who were descended from Javan lived on the islands and on the land close to the [Mediterranean] Sea. Their descendants became tribes, each with its own language and clans and territory.
6 And the Sons of Ham were Cush, and Mizraim, and Put, and Canaan.
The descendants of Ham were Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan.
7 And the sons of Cush were Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah were Sheba and Dadan.
The descendants of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The descendants of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.
8 And then Cush conceived Nimrod; he began to be powerful on the earth.
Another one of Cush’s descendants was Nimrod. Nimrod was the first person on earth who became a mighty warrior.
9 And he was an able hunter before the Lord. From this, a proverb came forth: ‘Just like Nimrod, an able hunter before the Lord.’
Yahweh saw that he had become (OR, caused him to become) a great hunter. That is why people say to a great hunter, “Yahweh (sees that you are/has caused you to be) a great hunter like Nimrod.”
10 And so, the beginning of his kingdom was Babylon, and Erech, and Accad, and Chalanne, in the land of Shinar.
Nimrod became a king who ruled in Babylonia. The first cities over which he ruled were Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh.
11 From that land, Assur came forth, and he built Nineveh, and the streets of the city, and Calah,
From there he went [with others] to Assyria and built the cities of Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah,
12 and also Resen, between Nineveh and Calah. This is a great city.
and Resen. Resen was a large city between Nineveh and Calah.
13 And truly, Mizraim conceived Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, Naphtuhim,
Ham’s son, Egypt, became the ancestor of the Lud, Anam, Lehab and Naphtuh,
14 and Pathrusim, and Casluhim, from whom came forth the Philistines and the Caphtorim.
Pathrus, Casluh and Caphtor people-groups. The Philistine people were descended from Casluh.
15 Then Canaan conceived Sidon his firstborn, the Hittite,
Ham’s youngest son, Canaan, became the father of Sidon, who was his eldest son, and Heth, his younger son.
16 and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, the Girgashite,
Canaan was also the ancestor of the Jebus, Amor, Girgash,
17 the Hivite, and the Arkite: the Sinite,
Hiv, Ark, Sin,
18 and the Arvadian, the Samarite, and the Hamathite. And after this, the peoples of the Canaanites became widespread.
Arved, Zemar and Hamath people-groups. Later the descendants of Canaan dispersed over a large area.
19 And the borders of Canaan went, as one travels, from Sidon to Gerar, even to Gaza, until one enters Sodom and Gomorrah, and from Admah and Zeboiim, even to Lesa.
Their land extended from Sidon [city] in the north as far south as Gaza [town], and then to the east as far as Gerar [town], and then farther east to Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim [towns], and even as far as Lasha [town].
20 These are the sons of Ham in their kindred, and tongues, and generations, and lands, and nations.
Those are the descendants of Ham. They became groups that had their own clans, their own languages, and their own land.
21 Likewise, from Shem, the father of all the sons of Heber, the elder brother of Japheth, sons were born.
Shem, the older brother of Japheth, became the father of Eber, and the ancestor of all the descendants of Eber.
22 The sons of Shem were Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.
The sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
23 The sons of Aram were Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.
The sons of Aram were Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
24 But truly, Arphaxad conceived Shelah, from whom was born Eber.
Arphaxad became the father of Shelah. Shelah became the father of Eber.
25 And to Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth became divided, and his brother’s name was Joktan.
Eber became the father of two sons. One of them was named Peleg, [which means ‘division’], because during the time he lived, people on [MTY] the earth became divided and scattered everywhere. Peleg’s younger brother was Joktan.
26 This Joktan conceived Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, Jerah
Joktan became the ancestor of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
27 and Hadoram, and Uzal and Diklah,
Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
28 and Obal and Abimael, Sheba
Obal, Abimael, Sheba,
29 and Ophir, and Havilah and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All those people were descended from Joktan.
30 And their habitation extended from Messa, as one sojourns, even to Sephar, a mountain in the east.
The areas in which they lived extended from Mesha westward to Sephar, which is in the (hill country/area that has a lot of hills).
31 These are the sons of Shem according to their kindred, and tongues, and the regions within their nations.
They are descendants of Shem. They became groups that had their own clans, their own languages, and their own land.
32 These are the families of Noah, according to their peoples and nations. The nations became divided according to these, on the earth after the great flood.
All those groups descended from the sons of Noah. Each group had its own (genealogy/record of people’s ancestors) and each became a separate ethnic group. Those ethnic groups formed after the flood and spread all around the earth.
