Genesis 10
1 The following are the genealogies of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. They had sons born to them after the flood.
Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, of Shem, Ham, and Japheth. And sons were born to them after the flood.
2 The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
The sons of Japheth: Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
3 The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
And the sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.
4 The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
And the sons of Javan: Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
5 The descendants of these ancestors spread throughout the coastal areas, each group having their own language, with their families developing into different nations.
From these were the islands of the nations divided in their lands, every man according to his tongue, according to their families, in their nations.
6 The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
And the sons of Ham: Cush, and Mizraim, and Put, and Canaan.
7 The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
And the sons of Cush: Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabteca. And the sons of Raamah: Sheba, and Dedan.
8 Cush was also the father of Nimrod, who set himself up as the first tyrant on earth.
And Cush begot Nimrod. He began to be a mighty man on the earth.
9 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.”
He was a mighty hunter before Jehovah. Therefore it is said, Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before Jehovah.
10 His kingdom began in the cities of Babel, Erech, Akkad, and Calneh, all located 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 there he moved into Assyria and built the cities of Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah,
He went forth out of that land into Assyria, and built Nineveh, and Rehoboth-ir, and Calah,
12 and Resen, which lies between Nineveh and the great city of Calah.
and Resen between Nineveh and Calah (the same is the great city).
13 Mizraim was the father of the Ludites, the Anamites, the Lehabites, the Naphtuhites,
And Mizraim begot Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,
14 the Pathrusites, the Casluhites, and the Caphtorites (ancestors of the Philistines).
and Pathrusim, and Casluhim (from where the Philistines went forth), and Caphtorim.
15 Canaan was the father of Sidon, his firstborn, and of the Hittites,
And Canaan begot Sidon his firstborn, and Heth,
16 the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,
and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite,
17 the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,
and the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,
18 the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Later the Canaanite tribes spread out
and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite. And afterward the families of the Canaanite were spread abroad.
19 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.
And the border of the Canaanite was from Sidon, as thou go toward Gerar, to Gaza, as thou go toward Sodom and Gomorrah and Admah and Zeboiim, to Lasha.
20 These were the sons of Ham according to their tribes, languages, lands, and nation.
These are the sons of Ham, according to their families, according to their tongues, in their lands, in their nations.
21 Shem, whose older brother was Japheth, also had sons. Shem was the forefather of all the sons of Eber.
And to Shem, the father of all the sons of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth, sons were also born to him.
22 The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
The sons of Shem: Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.
23 The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
And the sons of Aram: Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.
24 Arphaxad was the father of Shelah. Shelah was the father of Eber.
And Arphaxad begot Shelah, and Shelah begot Eber.
25 Eber had two sons. One was named Peleg, because in his time the earth was divided; the name of his brother was Joktan.
And to Eber were born two sons. The name of the one was Peleg. For in his days the earth was divided. And his brother's name was Joktan.
26 Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
And Joktan begot Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,
27 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
and Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah,
28 Obal, Abimael, Sheba,
and Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba,
29 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. These were all sons of Joktan.
and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
30 They lived in the land lying between Mesha to Sephar, in the hill country to the east.
And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou go toward Sephar, the mountain of the east.
31 These were the sons of Shem, according to their tribes, languages, lands, and nations.
These are the sons of Shem, according to their families, according to their tongues, in their lands, according to their nations.
32 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.
These are the families of the sons of Noah, according to their generations, in their nations. And from these the nations were divided on the earth after the flood.
