Genesis 10

1 Now, these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and there were born to them sons after the flood.

This is the account of Noah’s sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, who also had sons 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: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

3 And the sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz and Riphath, and Togarmah.

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

4 And the sons of Javan: Elishah, and Tarshish. Kittim, and Rodanim, —

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

5 From these, were dispersed [the inhabitants] of the coastlands of the nations, in their lands, each man 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, the sons of Ham: Cush and Mizraim and Phut and Canaan.

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

7 And, the sons of Cush: Seba and Havilah, and Sabtah and Raamah, and Sabtechah, —And the sons of Raamah, Sheba and Dedan.

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

8 And, Cush begat Nimrod.—he, became a hero in the earth;

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

9 he, became a hero of hunting before Yahweh, for this cause, it is said. Like Nimrod, a hero of hunting before Yahweh.

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

10 So the beginning of his kingdom came to be 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, went forth Asshur, —and he built Nineveh, and Rehoboth-ir, and Calah:

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

12 and Resen, between Niveveh and Calah, —the same is the great city.

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

13 And, Mizraim, begat Ludim and Anamim and Lehabim, and Naphtuchim;

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

14 and Pathrusim and Casluhim whence came forth Philistim and Caphtorim.

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

15 And Canaan begat Zidon 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 after-wards, were spread abroad the families of the Canaanite.

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

19 And it came to pass that the boundary of the Canaanite was from Zidon, as thou enterest in towards Gerar unto Gaza, —as thou enterest in towards Sodom and Gomorrah and Admah and Zeboim, as far as 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 the 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 Now, to Shem, father of all the sons of Eber, elder brother of Japheth, to him also, were children born.

And sons were also born to Shem, the older brother of Japheth; 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 sons of Aram: Uz and Hul, and Gether and Mash.

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

24 Now Arpachshad, begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber.

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

25 And to Eber, were born two sons, —the name of the one was Peleg, for in his days, was the earth divided, and the name of his brother was 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 Now, Joktan, begat 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 were sons of Joktan.

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

30 And it came to pass that their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou enterest in towards Sephar, the mountain of the east.

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

31 These are the 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 the families of the sons of Noah, by their generations in their nations, and from these, were dispersed the nations 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.