Genesis 10

1 The following are the genealogies of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. They had sons born to them after the flood.

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 The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

The sons of Japheth [Enlargement, Spreading wide] were: Gomer, Magog [From roof-top], Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

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

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

4 The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

The sons of Javan were: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

5 The descendants of these ancestors spread throughout the coastal areas, each group having their own language, with their families developing into different nations.

Of these were the islands of the nations divided in their lands, everyone after his language, after their families, in their nations.

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

The sons of Ham [Hot, Intensity, Passion] were: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan [Humbled].

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

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

8 Cush was also the father of Nimrod, who set himself up as the first tyrant on earth.

Cush became the father of Nimrod [Let us rebel]. He began to be a mighty one in the earth.

9 He was a powerful fighter who defied the Lord; which is why there's the expression, “Like Nimrod, a powerful fighter who defied the Lord.”

He was a mighty hunter before Adonai. Therefore it is said, “like Nimrod [Let us rebel], a mighty hunter before Adonai”.

10 His kingdom began in the cities of Babel, Erech, Akkad, and Calneh, all located in the land of Shinar.

The beginning of his kingdom was Babel [Confusion], Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.

11 From there he moved into Assyria and built the cities of Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah,

Out of that land he went into Assyria [Level plain], and built Nineveh [Offspring’s Habitation], Rehoboth Ir, Calah,

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

and Resen between Nineveh [Offspring’s Habitation] and the great city Calah.

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

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

14 the Pathrusites, the Casluhites, and the Caphtorites (ancestors of the Philistines).

Pathrusim, Casluhim (which the Philistines [To roll in dust (As an insult)] descended from), and Caphtorim.

15 Canaan was the father of Sidon, his firstborn, and of the Hittites,

Canaan [Humbled] became the father of Sidon (his firstborn), Heth [Trembling fear],

16 the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,

the Jebusites [Descendants of Thresher], the Amorites [Descendants of Talkers], the Girgashites [Descendants of Who arrives from pilgrimage],

17 the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,

the Hivites [Wicked], the Arkites, the Sinites,

18 the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Later the Canaanite tribes spread out

the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Afterward the families of the Canaanites [Descendants of Humbled] were spread abroad.

19 and the territory of the Canaanites stretched from Sidon towards Gerar and all the way to Gaza, then towards Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, all the way to 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 were the sons of Ham according to their tribes, languages, lands, and nation.

These are the sons of Ham [Hot, Intensity, Passion], after their families, according to their languages, in their lands and their nations.

21 Shem, whose older brother was Japheth, also had sons. Shem was the forefather of all the sons of Eber.

Children were also born to Shem [Name], the father of all the children of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth [Enlargement, Spreading wide].

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

The sons of Shem [Name] were: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram [Elevated].

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

The sons of Aram [Elevated] were: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.

24 Arphaxad was the father of Shelah. Shelah was the father of Eber.

Arpachshad became the father of Shelah. Shelah became the father of Eber.

25 Eber had two sons. One was named Peleg, because in his time the earth was divided; 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 Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,

Joktan became the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,

27 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,

Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,

28 Obal, Abimael, Sheba,

Obal, Abimael, Sheba,

29 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. These were all sons of Joktan.

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

30 They lived in the land lying between Mesha to Sephar, in the hill country to the east.

Their dwelling extended from Mesha, as you go toward Sephar, the mountain of the east.

31 These were the sons of Shem, according to their tribes, languages, lands, and nations.

These are the sons of Shem [Name], by their families, according to their languages, lands, and nations.

32 These were all the tribes descended from Noah's sons, according to their genealogies and national groups. From these ancestors the different nations of the earth spread around the world after the flood.

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.