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.
(This is/I will now give) a list of the descendants of Noah’s sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. They had many children after the flood.
2 The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
The sons of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
3 The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
The sons of Gomer were Askenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
4 The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
The sons of Javan were Elishah, 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.
Those sons and their families who were descended from Javan lived on the islands and on the land close to the [Mediterranean] Sea. Their descendants became tribes, each with its own language and clans and territory.
6 The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
The descendants of Ham were Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan.
7 The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
The descendants of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The descendants of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.
8 Cush was also the father of Nimrod, who set himself up as the first tyrant on earth.
Another one of Cush’s descendants was Nimrod. Nimrod was the first person on earth who became a mighty warrior.
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.”
Yahweh saw that he had become (OR, caused him to become) a great hunter. That is why people say to a great hunter, “Yahweh (sees that you are/has caused you to be) a great hunter like Nimrod.”
10 His kingdom began in the cities of Babel, Erech, Akkad, and Calneh, all located in the land of Shinar.
Nimrod became a king who ruled in Babylonia. The first cities over which he ruled were Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh.
11 From there he moved into Assyria and built the cities of Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah,
From there he went [with others] to Assyria and built the cities of Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah,
12 and Resen, which lies between Nineveh and the great city of Calah.
and Resen. Resen was a large city between Nineveh and Calah.
13 Mizraim was the father of the Ludites, the Anamites, the Lehabites, the Naphtuhites,
Ham’s son, Egypt, became the ancestor of the Lud, Anam, Lehab and Naphtuh,
14 the Pathrusites, the Casluhites, and the Caphtorites (ancestors of the Philistines).
Pathrus, Casluh and Caphtor people-groups. The Philistine people were descended from Casluh.
15 Canaan was the father of Sidon, his firstborn, and of the Hittites,
Ham’s youngest son, Canaan, became the father of Sidon, who was his eldest son, and Heth, his younger son.
16 the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,
Canaan was also the ancestor of the Jebus, Amor, Girgash,
17 the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,
Hiv, Ark, Sin,
18 the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Later the Canaanite tribes spread out
Arved, Zemar and Hamath people-groups. Later the descendants of Canaan dispersed over a large area.
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 land extended from Sidon [city] in the north as far south as Gaza [town], and then to the east as far as Gerar [town], and then farther east to Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim [towns], and even as far as Lasha [town].
20 These were the sons of Ham according to their tribes, languages, lands, and nation.
Those are the descendants of Ham. They became groups that had their own clans, their own languages, and their own land.
21 Shem, whose older brother was Japheth, also had sons. Shem was the forefather of all the sons of Eber.
Shem, the older brother of Japheth, became the father of Eber, and the ancestor of all the descendants of Eber.
22 The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
The sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
23 The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
The sons of Aram were Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
24 Arphaxad was the father of Shelah. Shelah was the father of Eber.
Arphaxad became the father of Shelah. 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.
Eber became the father of two sons. One of them was named Peleg, [which means ‘division’], because during the time he lived, people on [MTY] the earth became divided and scattered everywhere. Peleg’s younger brother was Joktan.
26 Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
Joktan became the ancestor of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
27 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
28 Obal, Abimael, Sheba,
Obal, Abimael, Sheba,
29 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. These were all sons of Joktan.
Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All those people were descended from Joktan.
30 They lived in the land lying between Mesha to Sephar, in the hill country to the east.
The areas in which they lived extended from Mesha westward to Sephar, which is in the (hill country/area that has a lot of hills).
31 These were the sons of Shem, according to their tribes, languages, lands, and nations.
They are descendants of Shem. They became groups that had their own clans, their own languages, and their own land.
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.
All those groups descended from the sons of Noah. Each group had its own (genealogy/record of people’s ancestors) and each became a separate ethnic group. Those ethnic groups formed after the flood and spread all around the earth.
