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, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: these are the sons which they had after the great flow of waters
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, the Kittim and the 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 came the nations of the sea-lands, with their different families and languages.
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 was the father of Nimrod, who was the first of the great men of 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 very great bowman, so that there is a saying, Like Nimrod, a very great bowman.
10 His kingdom began in the cities of Babel, Erech, Akkad, and Calneh, all located in the land of Shinar.
And at the first, 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,
From that land he went out into Assyria, building Nineveh with its wide streets and Calah,
12 and Resen, which lies between Nineveh and the great city of Calah.
And Resen between Nineveh and Calah, which is a very great town.
13 Mizraim was the father of the Ludites, the Anamites, the Lehabites, the Naphtuhites,
And Mizraim was the father of the Ludim and Anamim and Lehabim and Naphtuhim;
14 the Pathrusites, the Casluhites, and the Caphtorites (ancestors of the Philistines).
And Pathrusim and Casluhim and Caphtorim, from whom came the Philistines.
15 Canaan was the father of Sidon, his firstborn, and of the Hittites,
And Canaan was the father of Zidon, who was his oldest son, 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; after that the families of the Canaanites went far and wide in all directions;
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.
Their country stretching from Zidon to Gaza, in the direction of Gerar; and to Lasha, in the direction of Sodom and Gomorrah and Admah and Zeboiim.
20 These were the sons of Ham according to their tribes, languages, lands, and nation.
All these, with their different families, languages, lands, and nations, are the offspring of Ham.
21 Shem, whose older brother was Japheth, also had sons. Shem was the forefather of all the sons of Eber.
And Shem, the older brother of Japheth, the father of the children of Eber, had other sons in addition.
22 The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
These are the sons of Shem: Elam and Asshur and Arpachshad 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 Arpachshad became the father of Shelah; and Shelah became the father of 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 Eber had two sons: the name of the one was Peleg, because in his time the peoples of the earth became separate; and his brother's name was Joktan.
26 Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
And Joktan was the father of 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 country was from Mesha, in the direction of Sephar, the mountain of the east.
31 These were the sons of Shem, according to their tribes, languages, lands, and nations.
These, with their families and their languages and their lands and their nations, are the offspring of Shem.
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, in the order of their generations and their nations: from these came all the nations of the earth after the great flow of waters.
