Genesis 10

1 And these [are] the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and sons are born to them after the flood.

This is the account of Noah’s sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, who also had sons after the flood.

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

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

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

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

4 And sons of Javan [are] Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

And the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.

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

From these, the maritime peoples separated into their territories, according to their languages, by clans within their nations.

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

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

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

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

8 And Cush has begotten Nimrod;

Cush was the father of Nimrod, who began to be a mighty one on the earth.

9 he has begun to be a hero in the land; he has been a hero in hunting before YHWH; therefore it is said, “As Nimrod the hero [in] hunting before YHWH.”

He was a mighty hunter before the LORD; so it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD.”

10 And the first part of his kingdom is Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar;

His kingdom began in Babylon, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.

11 from that land he has gone out to Asshur, and builds Nineveh, even the broad places of the city, and Calah,

From that land he went forth into Assyria, where he built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah,

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

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

13 And Mitzraim has begotten the Ludim, and the Anamim, and the Lehabim, and the Naphtuhim,

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

14 and the Pathrusim, and the Casluhim (from where have come out Philistim), and the Caphtorim.

the Pathrusites, the Casluhites (from whom the Philistines came), and the Caphtorites.

15 And Canaan has begotten Sidon his firstborn, and Heth,

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

16 and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, 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 the families of the Canaanite have been scattered.

the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Later the Canaanite clans were scattered,

19 And the border of the Canaanite is from Sidon, [in] your coming toward Gerar, to Gaza; [in] your coming toward Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, to Lasha.

and the borders of Canaan extended from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and then toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.

20 These [are] sons of Ham, by their families, by their tongues, in their lands, in their nations.

These are the sons of Ham according to their clans, languages, lands, and nations.

21 As for Shem, father of all sons of Eber, the older brother of Japheth, he has also begotten.

And sons were also born to Shem, the older brother of Japheth; Shem was the forefather of all the sons of Eber.

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

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

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

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

24 And Arphaxad has begotten Salah, and Salah has begotten Eber.

Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.

25 And two sons have been born to Eber; the name of the first [is] Peleg (for in his days the earth has been divided), and his brother’s name [is] Joktan.

Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan.

26 And Joktan has begotten Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,

And 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 [are] sons of Joktan;

Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.

30 and their dwelling is from Mesha, [in] your coming toward Sephar, a mountain of the east.

Their territory extended from Mesha to Sephar, in the eastern hill country.

31 These [are] sons of Shem, by their families, by their tongues, in their lands, by their nations.

These are the sons of Shem, according to their clans, languages, lands, and nations.

32 These [are] families of the sons of Noah, by their generations, in their nations, and by these the nations have been parted in the earth after the flood.

All these are the clans of Noah’s sons, according to their generations and nations. From these the nations of the earth spread out after the flood.