Genesis 10

1 And these [are] births of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth; and born to them are sons after the deluge.

This is the account of Noah’s sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, who also had sons after the flood.

2 'Sons of Japheth [are] 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 sons of Gomer [are] Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.

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

4 And sons of Javan [are] Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

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

5 By these have the isles of the nations been parted in their lands, each 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 sons of Ham [are] Cush, and Mitzraim, and Phut, and Canaan.

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

7 And sons of Cush [are] Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtechah; and sons of Raamah [are] Sheba and Dedan.

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

8 And Cush hath begotten Nimrod;

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

9 he hath begun to be a hero in the land; he hath been a hero in hunting before Jehovah; therefore it is said, 'As Nimrod the hero [in] hunting before Jehovah.'

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

10 And the first part of his kingdom is 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 he hath gone out to Asshur, and buildeth Nineveh, even the broad places of the city, and Calah,

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

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

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

13 And Mitzraim hath begotten the Ludim, and the Anamim, and the Lehabim, and the Naphtuhim,

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

14 and the Pathrusim, and the Casluhim, (whence have come out Philistim, ) and the Caphtorim.

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

15 And Canaan hath begotten Sidon his first-born, 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 afterwards have the families of the Canaanite been scattered.

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

19 And the border of the Canaanite is from Sidon, [in] thy coming towards Gerar, unto Gaza; [in] thy coming towards Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, unto 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] 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 As to Shem, father of all sons of Eber, brother of Japheth the elder, he hath also begotten:

And sons were also born to Shem, the older brother of Japheth; Shem was the forefather of all the sons of Eber.

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

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

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

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

24 And Arphaxad hath begotten Salah, and Salah hath begotten Eber.

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

25 And to Eber have two sons been born; the name of the one [is] Peleg (for in his days hath the earth been divided, ) and his brother's name [is] 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 And Joktan hath begotten 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 [are] sons of Joktan;

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

30 and their dwelling is from Mesha, [in] thy coming towards Sephar, a mount of the east.

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

31 These [are] 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] families of the sons of Noah, by their births, in their nations, and by these have the nations been parted in the earth after the deluge.

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.