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.
The following are the genealogies of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. They had sons born to them 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.
The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
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.
The descendants of these ancestors spread throughout the coastal areas, each group having their own language, with their families developing into different 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. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
8 Now Chus begot Nemrod: he began to be mighty on the earth.
Cush was also the father of Nimrod, who set himself up as the first tyrant on 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 powerful fighter who defied the Lord; which is why there's the expression, “Like Nimrod, a powerful fighter who defied 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 the cities of Babel, Erech, Akkad, and Calneh, all located 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 there he moved into Assyria and built the cities of Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah,
12 Resen also between Ninive and Chale: this is the great city.
and Resen, which lies 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, and the Caphtorites (ancestors of the Philistines).
15 And Chanaan begot Sidon, his firstborn, the Hethite,
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 tribes spread out
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 territory of the Canaanites stretched from Sidon towards Gerar and all the way to Gaza, then towards Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, all the way to Lasha.
20 These are the children of Cham in their kindreds, and tongues, and generations, and lands, and nations.
These were the sons of Ham according to their tribes, languages, lands, and nation.
21 Of Sem also, the father of all the children of Heber, the elder brother of Japheth, sons were born.
Shem, whose older brother was Japheth, also had sons. 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. 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.
Eber had two sons. One was named Peleg, because in his time the earth was divided; the name of his brother was Joktan.
26 Which Jectan begot Elmodad, and Saleph, and Asarmoth, Jare,
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. These were all sons of Joktan.
30 And their dwelling was from Messa as we go on as far as Sephar, a mountain in the east.
They lived in the land lying between Mesha to Sephar, in the hill country to the east.
31 These are the children of Sem according to their kindreds and tongues, and countries in their nations.
These were the sons of Shem, according to their tribes, 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.
These were all the tribes descended from Noah's sons, according to their genealogies and national groups. From these ancestors the different nations of the earth spread around the world after the flood.
