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.
Now this is the history of the generations of the sons of Noah [Rest] and of Shem [Name], Ham [Hot, Intensity, Passion], and Japheth [Enlargement, Spreading wide]. Sons were born to them 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 [Enlargement, Spreading wide] were: Gomer, Magog [From roof-top], Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
3 And sons of Gomer [are] Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.
The sons of Gomer were: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
4 And sons of Javan [are] Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
The sons of Javan were: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
5 By these have the isles of the nations been parted in their lands, each by his tongue, by their families, in their nations.
Of these were the islands of the nations divided in their lands, everyone after his language, after their families, in their nations.
6 And sons of Ham [are] Cush, and Mitzraim, and Phut, and Canaan.
The sons of Ham [Hot, Intensity, Passion] were: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan [Humbled].
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 were: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah were: Sheba and Dedan.
8 And Cush hath begotten Nimrod;
Cush became the father of Nimrod [Let us rebel]. He began to be a mighty one in 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 Adonai. Therefore it is said, “like Nimrod [Let us rebel], a mighty hunter before Adonai”.
10 And the first part of his kingdom is Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar;
The beginning of his kingdom was Babel [Confusion], 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,
Out of that land he went into Assyria [Level plain], and built Nineveh [Offspring’s Habitation], Rehoboth Ir, Calah,
12 and Resen, between Nineveh and Calah; it [is] the great city.
and Resen between Nineveh [Offspring’s Habitation] and the great city Calah.
13 And Mitzraim hath begotten the Ludim, and the Anamim, and the Lehabim, and the Naphtuhim,
Mizraim became the father of Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim,
14 and the Pathrusim, and the Casluhim, (whence have come out Philistim, ) and the Caphtorim.
Pathrusim, Casluhim (from whom the Philistines [To roll in dust (As an insult)] descended from), and Caphtorim.
15 And Canaan hath begotten Sidon his first-born, and Heth,
Canaan [Humbled] became the father of Sidon (his firstborn), Heth [Trembling fear],
16 and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite,
the Jebusites [Descendants of Thresher], the Amorites [Descendants of Talkers], the Girgashites [Descendants of Who arrives from pilgrimage],
17 and the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,
the Hivites [Wicked], 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. Afterward the families of the Canaanites [Descendants of Humbled] were spread abroad.
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.
The border of the Canaanites [Descendants of Humbled] was from Sidon— as you go toward Gerar— to Gaza— as you go toward Sodom [Burning], Gomorrah [Rebellious people, Tyrants], Admah, and Zeboiim— to 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 [Hot, Intensity, Passion], after their families, according to their languages, in their lands and their nations.
21 As to Shem, father of all sons of Eber, brother of Japheth the elder, he hath also begotten:
Children were also born to Shem [Name], the father of all the children of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth [Enlargement, Spreading wide].
22 Sons of Shem [are] Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.
The sons of Shem [Name] were: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram [Elevated].
23 And sons of Aram [are] Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.
The sons of Aram [Elevated] were: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
24 And Arphaxad hath begotten Salah, and Salah hath begotten Eber.
Arpachshad became the father of Shelah. Shelah became 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.
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 And Joktan hath begotten Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,
Joktan became 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 the sons of Joktan.
30 and their dwelling is from Mesha, [in] thy coming towards Sephar, a mount of the east.
Their dwelling extended from Mesha, as you go toward Sephar, the mountain of the east.
31 These [are] sons of Shem, by their families, by their tongues, in their lands, by their nations.
These are the sons of Shem [Name], by their families, according to their 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.
These are the families of the sons of Noah [Rest], by their generations, according to their nations. The nations divided from these in the earth after the flood.
