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.
The following are the genealogies of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. They had sons born to them after the flood.
2 The sons of Japheth: Gomer, and Magog, and Madai and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tirass.
The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
3 And the sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
4 And Javan's sons: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
5 From these were separated the isles of the nations in their lands, every one after his tongue: after their families, in their nations.
The descendants of these ancestors spread throughout the coastal areas, each group having their own language, with their families developing into different nations.
6 And the sons of Ham: Cush and Mizrayim, Put and Canaan.
The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
7 And the sons of Cush: Seba and Havilah, Sabtah and Raamah, and Sabtecha; and the sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
8 And Cush begat Nimrod; he began to be a mighty man on the earth.
Cush was also the father of Nimrod, who set himself up as the first tyrant on earth.
9 He was a mighty hunter before the Lord: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the Lord.
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.”
10 And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
His kingdom began in the cities of Babel, Erech, Akkad, and Calneh, all located in the land of Shinar.
11 Out of that land went forth Asshur, and built Nineveh, and the city of Rechoboth, and Calach.
From there he moved into Assyria and built the cities of Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah,
12 And Ressen between Nineveh and Calach: the same is the great city.
and Resen, which lies between Nineveh and the great city of Calah.
13 And Mizrayim begat the Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuchim.
Mizraim was the father of the Ludites, the Anamites, the Lehabites, the Naphtuhites,
14 And the Pethrussim, and Casluchin, [out of whom came the Pelishtim, ] and the Caphtorim.
the Pathrusites, the Casluhites, and the Caphtorites (ancestors of the Philistines).
15 And Canaan begat Sidon his first-born, and Heth,
Canaan was the father of Sidon, his firstborn, and of the Hittites,
16 And the Jebusite, and the Emorite, and the Girgashite,
the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,
17 And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,
the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,
18 And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite; and afterward were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad.
the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Later the Canaanite tribes spread out
19 And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gazzah; as thou goest unto Sodom and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboyim, even unto Lesha.
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.
20 These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, in their nations.
These were the sons of Ham according to their tribes, languages, lands, and nation.
21 But unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, were children born.
Shem, whose older brother was Japheth, also had sons. Shem was the forefather of all the sons of Eber.
22 The sons of Shem: Elam, and Asshur, and Arpachshad, and Lud, and Aram.
The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
23 And the children of Aram: Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.
The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
24 And Arpachshad begat Shelach; and Shelach begat Eber.
Arphaxad was the father of Shelah. Shelah was 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 had two sons. One was named Peleg, because in his time the earth was divided; the name of his brother was Joktan.
26 And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerach,
Joktan was the father 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. These were all sons of Joktan.
30 And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest unto Sephar, the mount of the east.
They lived in the land lying between Mesha to Sephar, in the hill country to the east.
31 These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.
These were the sons of Shem, according to their tribes, languages, lands, and nations.
32 These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations; and from these were the nations separated on the earth after the flood.
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.
