< 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.
Now these are the generations of the sonnes of Noah, Shem, Ham and Iapheth: vnto whom sonnes were borne after the flood.
2 The sons of Japheth: Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Thubal, and Mosoch, and Thiras.
The sonnes of Iapheth were Gomer and Magog, and Madai, and Iauan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
3 And the sons of Gomer: Ascenez and Riphath and Thogorma.
And the sonnes of Gomer, Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.
4 And the sons of Javan: Elisa and Tharsis, Cetthim and Dodanim.
Also the sonnes of Iauan, Elishah and 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.
Of these were the yles of the Gentiles deuided in their landes, euery man after his tongue, and after their families in their nations.
6 And the sons of Cham: Chus, and Mesram, and Phuth, and Chanaan.
Moreouer, ye sonnes of Ham were Cush, and Mizraim, and 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.
And the sonnes of Cush, Seba and Hauilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: also the sonnes of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.
8 Now Chus begot Nemrod: he began to be mighty on the earth.
And Cush begate Nimrod, who began to be mightie in 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 mightie hunter before the Lord. wherefore it is saide, As Nimrod the mightie hunter before the Lord.
10 And the beginning of his kingdom was Babylon, and Arach, and Achad, and Chalanne in the land of Sennaar.
And the beginning of his kingdome was Babel, and Erech, and 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.
Out of that land came Asshur, and builded Niniueh, and the citie Rehoboth, and Calah:
12 Resen also between Ninive and Chale: this is the great city.
Resen also betweene Niniueh and Calah: this is a great citie.
13 And Mesraim begot Ludim, and Anamim, and Laabim, Nepthuim,
And Mizraim begate Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim.
14 And Phetrusim, and Chasluim; of whom came forth the Philistines, and the Capthorim.
Pathrusim also, and Casluhim (out of whom came the Philistims) and Caphtorims.
15 And Chanaan begot Sidon, his firstborn, the Hethite,
Also Canaan begat Zidon his first borne, and Heth,
16 And the Jebusite, and the Amorrhite, and the Gergesite,
And Iebusi, and Emori, and Girgashi,
17 The Hevite and the Aracite: the Sinite,
And Hiui, and Arki, and Sini,
18 And the Aradian, the Samarite, and the Hamathite: and afterwards the families of the Chanaanites were spread abroad.
And Aruadi, and Zemari, and Hamathi: and afterwarde were the families of the Canaanites spred abroade.
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.
Then the border of the Canaanites was from Zidon, as thou commest to Gerar vntil Azzah, and as thou goest vnto Sodom, and Gomorah, and Admah, and Zeboijm, euen vnto Lasha.
20 These are the children of Cham in their kindreds, and tongues, and generations, and lands, and nations.
These are the sonnes of Ham according to their families, according to their tongues in their countries and in their nations.
21 Of Sem also, the father of all the children of Heber, the elder brother of Japheth, sons were born.
Vnto Shem also the father of all the sonnes of Eber, and elder brother of Iapheth were children borne.
22 The sons of Sem: Elam and Assur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.
The sonnes of Shem were Elam and Asshur, and Arpachshad, and Lud, and Aram.
23 The sons of Aram: Us and Hull, and Gether, and Mess.
And the sonnes of Aram, Vz and Hul, and Gether and Mash.
24 But Arphaxad begot Sale, of whom was born Heber.
Also Arpachshad begate Shelah, and Shelah begate 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.
Vnto Eber also were borne two sonnes: the name of the one was Peleg: for in his dayes was the earth diuided: and his brothers name was Ioktan.
26 Which Jectan begot Elmodad, and Saleph, and Asarmoth, Jare,
Then Ioktan begate Almodad and Sheleph, and Hazarmaueth, and Ierah,
27 And Aduram, and Uzal, and Decla,
And Hadoram, and Vzal, and Dicklah,
28 And Ebal, and Abimael, Saba,
And Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba,
29 And Ophir, and Hevila, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Jectan.
And Ophir, and Hauilah, and Iobab: all these were the sonnes of Ioktan.
30 And their dwelling was from Messa as we go on as far as Sephar, a mountain in the east.
And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest vnto Sephar a mount of the East.
31 These are the children of Sem according to their kindreds and tongues, and countries in their nations.
These are the sonnes of Shem according to their families, according to their tongues, in their countreis 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 are the families of the sonnes of Noah, after their generations among their people: and out of these were the nations diuided in the earth after the flood.