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/I will now give) a list of the descendants of Noah’s sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. They had many children 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 were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
3 And the sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz and Riphath, and Togarmah.
The sons of Gomer were Askenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
4 And the sons of Javan: Elishah, and Tarshish. Kittim, and Rodanim, —
The sons of Javan were Elishah, 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.
Those sons and their families who were descended from Javan lived on the islands and on the land close to the [Mediterranean] Sea. Their descendants became tribes, each with its own language and clans and territory.
6 And, the sons of Ham: Cush and Mizraim and Phut and Canaan.
The descendants of Ham were Cush, Egypt, 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 descendants of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The descendants of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.
8 And, Cush begat Nimrod.—he, became a hero in the earth;
Another one of Cush’s descendants was Nimrod. Nimrod was the first person on earth who became a mighty warrior.
9 he, became a hero of hunting before Yahweh, for this cause, it is said. Like Nimrod, a hero of hunting before Yahweh.
Yahweh saw that he had become (OR, caused him to become) a great hunter. That is why people say to a great hunter, “Yahweh (sees that you are/has caused you to be) a great hunter like Nimrod.”
10 So the beginning of his kingdom came to be Babel, and Erech, and Accad and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
Nimrod became a king who ruled in Babylonia. The first cities over which he ruled were Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh.
11 From that land, went forth Asshur, —and he built Nineveh, and Rehoboth-ir, and Calah:
From there he went [with others] to Assyria and built the cities of Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah,
12 and Resen, between Niveveh and Calah, —the same is the great city.
and Resen. Resen was a large city between Nineveh and Calah.
13 And, Mizraim, begat Ludim and Anamim and Lehabim, and Naphtuchim;
Ham’s son, Egypt, became the ancestor of the Lud, Anam, Lehab and Naphtuh,
14 and Pathrusim and Casluhim whence came forth Philistim and Caphtorim.
Pathrus, Casluh and Caphtor people-groups. The Philistine people were descended from Casluh.
15 And Canaan begat Zidon his firstborn, and Heth:
Ham’s youngest son, Canaan, became the father of Sidon, who was his eldest son, and Heth, his younger son.
16 and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite;
Canaan was also the ancestor of the Jebus, Amor, Girgash,
17 and the Hivite and the Arkite, and the Sinite:
Hiv, Ark, Sin,
18 and the Arvadite and the Zemarite and the Hamathite, —and after-wards, were spread abroad the families of the Canaanite.
Arved, Zemar and Hamath people-groups. Later the descendants of Canaan dispersed over a large area.
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.
Their land extended from Sidon [city] in the north as far south as Gaza [town], and then to the east as far as Gerar [town], and then farther east to Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim [towns], and even as far as Lasha [town].
20 These, are the sons of Ham, by their families by their tongues, in their lands in their nations.
Those are the descendants of Ham. They became groups that had their own clans, their own languages, and their own land.
21 Now, to Shem, father of all the sons of Eber, elder brother of Japheth, to him also, were children born.
Shem, the older brother of Japheth, became the father of Eber, and the ancestor of all the descendants of Eber.
22 The sons of Shem, Elam and Asshur, —and Arpachshad and Lud and Aram.
The sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
23 And, the sons of Aram: Uz and Hul, and Gether and Mash.
The sons of Aram were Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
24 Now Arpachshad, begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber.
Arphaxad became the father of Shelah. 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.
Eber became the father of two sons. One of them was named Peleg, [which means ‘division’], because during the time he lived, people on [MTY] the earth became divided and scattered everywhere. Peleg’s younger brother was Joktan.
26 Now, Joktan, begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah;
Joktan became the ancestor 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 those people were descended from Joktan.
30 And it came to pass that their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou enterest in towards Sephar, the mountain of the east.
The areas in which they lived extended from Mesha westward to Sephar, which is in the (hill country/area that has a lot of hills).
31 These are the sons of Shem, by their families by their tongues, in their lands by their nations.
They are descendants of Shem. They became groups that had their own clans, their own languages, and their own land.
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 those groups descended from the sons of Noah. Each group had its own (genealogy/record of people’s ancestors) and each became a separate ethnic group. Those ethnic groups formed after the flood and spread all around the earth.
