Genesis 10
1 Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah and of Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Sons were born to them 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, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
3 The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
4 The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.
The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
5 From these, the coastlands of the nations separated into their territories, every one according to its language, according to 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 The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
The sons of Ham: 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: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
8 Cush became the father of Nimrod. He began to be a mighty one 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 God. Therefore it is said, "Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before God."
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 Akkad, 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 he went forth into Assyria, and built Nineveh, and Rehoboth Ir, and Calah,
From there he moved into Assyria and built the cities of Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah,
12 and Resen, between Nineveh and the great city of Calah.
and Resen, which lies between Nineveh and the great city of Calah.
13 And Mizraim became the father of Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,
Mizraim was the father of the Ludites, the Anamites, the Lehabites, the Naphtuhites,
14 And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, which the Philistines descended from, and Caphtorim.
the Pathrusites, the Casluhites, and the Caphtorites (ancestors of the Philistines).
15 And Canaan became the father of Sidon, his firstborn, and Heth,
Canaan was the father of Sidon, his firstborn, and of the Hittites,
16 and the Jebusites, and the Amorites, and the Girgashites,
the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,
17 and the Hivites, and the Arkites, and the Sinites,
the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,
18 and the Arvadites, and the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Afterward the families of the Canaanites were 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 you go toward Gerar, to Gaza; as you go toward Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboiim, to Lasha.
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 languages, in their lands, in their nations.
These were the sons of Ham according to their tribes, languages, lands, and nation.
21 To Shem, the father of all the children of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth, to him also 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 The sons of Aram: Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.
The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
24 And Arpachshad became the father of Kenan. And Kenan became the father of Shelah. And Shelah became the father of Eber.
Arphaxad was the father of Shelah. Shelah was the father of Eber.
25 To Eber were born two sons. The name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided. 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 became the father of Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,
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 Their dwelling was from Mesha, as you go toward Sephar, the mountain 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 languages, 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 the nations branched out 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.
