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.

And these are the generations of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth; and to them were sons born 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, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.

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

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

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

And the sons of Javan: Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

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 came the distribution of the isles of the nations, according to their lands, every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.

6 And, the sons of Ham: Cush and Mizraim and Phut and Canaan.

And the sons of Ham: Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, 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.

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

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

And Cush begot Nimrod: he began to be mighty 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 Jehovah; therefore it is said, As Nimrod, the mighty hunter before Jehovah!

10 So the beginning of his kingdom came to be Babel, and Erech, and Accad and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.

And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and 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 went out Asshur, and built Nineveh, and Rehoboth-Ir, and Calah,

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

and Resen, between Nineveh and Calah: this is the great city.

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

— And Mizraim begot the Ludim, and the Anamim, and the Lehabim, and the Naphtuhim,

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

and the Pathrusim, and the Casluhim, out of whom came the Philistines, and the Caphtorim.

15 And Canaan begat Zidon his firstborn, and Heth:

— And Canaan begot Sidon, his firstborn, and Heth,

16 and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite;

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

17 and the Hivite and the Arkite, and the Sinite:

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

18 and the Arvadite and the Zemarite and the Hamathite, —and after-wards, were spread abroad the families of the Canaanite.

and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite. And afterwards the families of the Canaanites spread themselves abroad.

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 border of the Canaanite was from Sidon, as one goes to Gerar, up to Gazah; as one goes to Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, up to Lesha.

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, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, in their nations.

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

And to Shem — to him also were [sons] born; he is the father of all the sons of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder.

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

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

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

And the sons of Aram: Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.

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

— And Arphaxad begot Shelah; and Shelah begot 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.

And to Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg, for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name was Joktan.

26 Now, Joktan, begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah;

And Joktan begot 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 sons of Joktan.

and Ophir, and 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.

And their dwelling was from Mesha, as one goes to Sephar, the eastern mountain.

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, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their 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.

These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations. And from these came the distribution of the nations on the earth after the flood.