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.

Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah and of Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Sons were born to them 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, —

The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.

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 coastlands of the nations separated into their territories, every one according to its language, according to their families, in 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. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.

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

Cush became the father of Nimrod. He 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 God. Therefore it is said, "Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before God."

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 Akkad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.

11 From that land, went forth Asshur, —and he built Nineveh, and Rehoboth-ir, and Calah:

Out of that land he went forth into Assyria, 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 the great city of Calah.

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

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

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

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

15 And Canaan begat Zidon his firstborn, and Heth:

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

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

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

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

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

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

and the Arvadites, and the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Afterward the families of the Canaanites were spread 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 Canaanites was from Sidon, as you go toward Gerar, to Gaza; as you go toward Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboiim, to 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, after their families, after their languages, 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

And Arpachshad became the father of Kenan. And Kenan became the father of Shelah. And Shelah became 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.

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.

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

And Joktan became the father of 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 the 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 dwelling was from Mesha, as you go toward Sephar, the mountain of the east.

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 languages, 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 the nations branched out on the earth after the flood.