Genesis 10

1 These are the generations of the sons of Noe: Sem, Cham, and Japheth: and unto them sons were born after the flood.

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 Thubal, and Mosoch, and Thiras.

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

3 And the sons of Gomer: Ascenez and Riphath and Thogorma.

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

4 And the sons of Javan: Elisa and Tharsis, Cetthim and Dodanim.

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

5 By these were divided the islands of the Gentiles in their lands, every one according to his tongue and their families in their nations.

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

6 And the sons of Cham: Chus, and Mesram, and Phuth, and Chanaan.

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

7 And the sons of Chus: Saba, and Hevila, and Sabatha, and Regma, and Sabatacha. The sons of Regma: Saba and Dadan.

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

8 Now Chus begot Nemrod: he began to be mighty on the earth.

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

9 And he was a stout hunter before the Lord. Hence came a proverb: Even as Nemrod the stout hunter before the Lord.

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

10 And the beginning of his kingdom was Babylon, and Arach, and Achad, and Chalanne in the land of Sennaar.

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

11 Out of that land came forth Assur, and built Ninive, and the streets of the city, and Chale.

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

12 Resen also between Ninive and Chale: this is the great city.

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

13 And Mesraim begot Ludim, and Anamim, and Laabim, Nepthuim,

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

14 And Phetrusim, and Chasluim; of whom came forth the Philistines, and the Capthorim.

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

15 And Chanaan begot Sidon, his firstborn, the Hethite,

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

16 And the Jebusite, and the Amorrhite, and the Gergesite,

the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,

17 The Hevite and the Aracite: the Sinite,

the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,

18 And the Aradian, the Samarite, and the Hamathite: and afterwards the families of the Chanaanites were spread abroad.

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

19 And the limits of Chanaan were from Sidon as one comes to Gerara even to Gaza, until thou enter Sodom and Gomorrha, and Adama, and Seboim even to Lesa.

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 These are the children of Cham in their kindreds, and tongues, and generations, and lands, and nations.

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

21 Of Sem also, the father of all the children of Heber, the elder brother of Japheth, sons were born.

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

22 The sons of Sem: Elam and Assur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.

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

23 The sons of Aram: Us and Hull, and Gether, and Mess.

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

24 But Arphaxad begot Sale, of whom was born Heber.

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

25 And to Heber were born two sons: the name of the one was Phaleg, because in his days the earth was divided: and his brother’s name Jectan.

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 Which Jectan begot Elmodad, and Saleph, and Asarmoth, Jare,

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

27 And Aduram, and Uzal, and Decla,

Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,

28 And Ebal, and Abimael, Saba,

Obal, Abimael, Sheba,

29 And Ophir, and Hevila, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Jectan.

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

30 And their dwelling was from Messa as we go on as far as Sephar, a mountain in the east.

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

31 These are the children of Sem according to their kindreds and tongues, and countries in their nations.

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

32 These are the families of Noe, according to their peoples and nations. By these were the nations divided on the earth after the flood.

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.