Genesis 10
1 Now these [are] the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born 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, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
The sons of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
3 And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.
The sons of Gomer were Askenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
4 And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
The sons of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
5 By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their 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 And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.
The descendants of Ham were Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan.
7 And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: and 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 And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the 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 mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before 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 And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, 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 Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah,
From there he went [with others] to Assyria and built the cities of Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah,
12 And Resen between Nineveh and Calah: the same [is] a great city.
and Resen. Resen was a large city between Nineveh and Calah.
13 And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,
Ham’s son, Egypt, became the ancestor of the Lud, Anam, Lehab and Naphtuh,
14 And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (out of whom came Philistim, ) and Caphtorim.
Pathrus, Casluh and Caphtor people-groups. The Philistine people were descended from Casluh.
15 And Canaan begat Sidon his firstborn, and Heth,
Ham’s youngest son, Canaan, became the father of Sidon, who was his eldest son, and Heth, his younger son.
16 And the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite,
Canaan was also the ancestor of the Jebus, Amor, Girgash,
17 And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,
Hiv, Ark, Sin,
18 And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad.
Arved, Zemar and Hamath people-groups. Later the descendants of Canaan dispersed over a large area.
19 And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest, unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto 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 [are] the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, [and] in their nations.
Those are the descendants of Ham. They became groups that had their own clans, their own languages, and their own land.
21 Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were [children] born.
Shem, the older brother of Japheth, became the father of Eber, and the ancestor of all the descendants of Eber.
22 The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.
The sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
23 And the children of Aram; Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.
The sons of Aram were Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
24 And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber.
Arphaxad became the father of Shelah. Shelah became the father of Eber.
25 And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one [was] Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother’s name [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 And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,
Joktan became the ancestor of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
27 And Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah,
Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
28 And Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba,
Obal, Abimael, Sheba,
29 And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these [were] the sons of Joktan.
Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All those people were descended from Joktan.
30 And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest unto Sephar a mount of 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 [are] the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.
They are descendants of Shem. They became groups that had their own clans, their own languages, and their own land.
32 These [are] the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations: and by these were the nations divided in the earth 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.
