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.

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

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 Rodanim.

And sons of Javan [are] Elishah, and 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.

By these the islands of the nations have 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 became the father of Nimrod. He began to be a mighty one on the earth.

And Cush has begotten Nimrod;

9 He was a mighty hunter before God. Therefore it is said, "Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before God."

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.”

10 And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Akkad, and Calneh, 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 Out of that land he went forth into Assyria, and built Nineveh, and Rehoboth Ir, and Calah,

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

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

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

13 And Mizraim became the father of Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,

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

14 And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, which the Philistines descended from, and Caphtorim.

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

15 And Canaan became the father of Sidon, his firstborn, and Heth,

And Canaan has begotten Sidon his firstborn, and Heth,

16 and the Jebusites, and the Amorites, and the Girgashites,

and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite,

17 and the Hivites, and the Arkites, and the Sinites,

and the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,

18 and the Arvadites, and the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Afterward the families of the Canaanites were spread abroad.

and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite; and afterward the families of the Canaanite have been scattered.

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 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.

20 These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their languages, in their lands, in their nations.

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

21 To Shem, the father of all the children of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth, to him also were children born.

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

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

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

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

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

And Arphaxad has begotten Salah, and Salah has begotten 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.

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.

26 And Joktan became the father of Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,

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

27 and Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah,

and Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah,

28 and Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba,

and Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba,

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

and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab; all these [are] sons of Joktan;

30 Their dwelling was from Mesha, as you go toward Sephar, the mountain of the east.

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

31 These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their languages, in their lands, after their nations.

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