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.

And these [are] births of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth; and born to them are sons after the deluge.

2 The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

'Sons of Japheth [are] Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.

3 The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.

And sons of Gomer [are] Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.

4 The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

And sons of Javan [are] 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.

By these have the isles of the nations been parted in their lands, each by his tongue, by their families, in their nations.

6 The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.

And sons of Ham [are] Cush, and Mitzraim, and Phut, and Canaan.

7 The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.

And sons of Cush [are] Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtechah; and sons of Raamah [are] Sheba and Dedan.

8 Cush was also the father of Nimrod, who set himself up as the first tyrant on earth.

And Cush hath begotten Nimrod;

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 hath begun to be a hero in the land; he hath been a hero in hunting before Jehovah; therefore it is said, 'As Nimrod the hero [in] hunting before Jehovah.'

10 His kingdom began in the cities of Babel, Erech, Akkad, and Calneh, all located in the land of Shinar.

And the first part of his kingdom is 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 hath gone out to Asshur, and buildeth Nineveh, even the broad places of the city, and Calah,

12 and Resen, which lies between Nineveh and the great city of Calah.

and Resen, between Nineveh and Calah; it [is] the great city.

13 Mizraim was the father of the Ludites, the Anamites, the Lehabites, the Naphtuhites,

And Mitzraim hath begotten the Ludim, and the Anamim, and the Lehabim, and the Naphtuhim,

14 the Pathrusites, the Casluhites, and the Caphtorites (ancestors of the Philistines).

and the Pathrusim, and the Casluhim, (whence have come out Philistim, ) and the Caphtorim.

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

And Canaan hath begotten Sidon his first-born, 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 afterwards have the families of the Canaanite been scattered.

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 is from Sidon, [in] thy coming towards Gerar, unto Gaza; [in] thy coming towards Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, unto Lasha.

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

These [are] sons of Ham, by their families, by 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.

As to Shem, father of all sons of Eber, brother of Japheth the elder, he hath also begotten:

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

Sons of Shem [are] Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.

23 The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.

And sons of Aram [are] Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.

24 Arphaxad was the father of Shelah. Shelah was the father of Eber.

And Arphaxad hath begotten Salah, and Salah hath begotten 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 have two sons been born; the name of the one [is] Peleg (for in his days hath the earth been divided, ) and his brother's name [is] Joktan.

26 Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,

And Joktan hath begotten 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 [are] sons of Joktan;

30 They lived in the land lying between Mesha to Sephar, in the hill country to the east.

and their dwelling is from Mesha, [in] thy coming towards Sephar, a mount of the east.

31 These were the sons of Shem, according to their tribes, languages, lands, and nations.

These [are] sons of Shem, by their families, by their tongues, in their lands, by 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] families of the sons of Noah, by their births, in their nations, and by these have the nations been parted in the earth after the deluge.