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; and unto them were sons born 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.

Of these were the isles of the nations divided in their lands, every one after his tongue, after 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 one in 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 the LORD; wherefore it is said: 'Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before the LORD.'

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,

Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded 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 — whence went forth the Philistines — and Caphtorim.

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

And Canaan begot Zidon 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 were the families of the Canaanite 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 Zidon, as thou goest toward Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest toward Sodom and Gomorrah and Admah and Zeboiim, unto Lasha.

20 These were the sons of Ham according to their tribes, languages, lands, and nation.

These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after 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 unto Shem, the father of all the children of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth, to him also were children born.

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

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 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 unto Eber were born two sons; the name of the one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth 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 goest toward Sephar, unto 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, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after 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, after their generations, in their nations; and of these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.