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.
These were the descendants of the sons of Noah, that is, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. 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 were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
3 The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
The sons of Gomer were Ashkenaz, 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.
From these the coastland peoples separated and went into their lands, every one with its own language, according to their clans, by their nations.
6 The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
The sons of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
7 The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
The sons of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteka. The sons of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.
8 Cush was also the father of Nimrod, who set himself up as the first tyrant on earth.
Cush became the father of Nimrod, who was the first conqueror 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 Yahweh. That is why it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before Yahweh.”
10 His kingdom began in the cities of Babel, Erech, Akkad, and Calneh, all located in the land of Shinar.
The first centers of his kingdom were Babel, Erech, Akkad, and Kalneh, 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 he went to Assyria and built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, Calah,
12 and Resen, which lies between Nineveh and the great city of Calah.
and Resen, which was between Nineveh and Calah. It was a large city.
13 Mizraim was the father of the Ludites, the Anamites, the Lehabites, the Naphtuhites,
Mizraim became the father of the Ludites, the Anamites, the Lehabites, the Naphtuhites,
14 the Pathrusites, the Casluhites, and the Caphtorites (ancestors of the Philistines).
the Pathrusites, the Kasluhites (from whom the Philistines came), and the Caphtorites.
15 Canaan was the father of Sidon, his firstborn, and of the Hittites,
Canaan became the father of Sidon, his firstborn, and of Heth,
16 the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,
also of the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,
17 the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,
the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,
18 the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Later the Canaanite tribes spread out
the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Afterward the clans of the Canaanites spread out.
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.
The border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, in the direction of Gerar, as far as Gaza, and as one goes toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboyim, as far as Lasha.
20 These were the sons of Ham according to their tribes, languages, lands, and nation.
These were the sons of Ham, by their clans, by their languages, in their lands, and in their nations.
21 Shem, whose older brother was Japheth, also had sons. Shem was the forefather of all the sons of Eber.
Sons also were born to Shem, the older brother of Japheth. Shem was also the ancestor of all the people of Eber.
22 The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
The sons of Shem were Elam, Ashur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
23 The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
The sons of Aram were Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.
24 Arphaxad was the father of Shelah. Shelah was the father of Eber.
Arphaxad 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.
Eber had two sons. The name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided. His brother's name was Joktan.
26 Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
Joktan became the father 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 these were the sons of Joktan.
30 They lived in the land lying between Mesha to Sephar, in the hill country to the east.
Their territory was from Mesha, all the way to Sephar, the mountain of the east.
31 These were the sons of Shem, according to their tribes, languages, lands, and nations.
These were the sons of Shem, according to their clans and their languages, 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 were the clans of the sons of Noah, according to their genealogies, by their nations. From these the nations separated and went over the earth after the flood.
