Genesis 10

1 And these [are] the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and sons are born to them after the flood.

And these are the generations of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth; and to them were sons born 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, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.

3 And sons of Gomer [are] Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.

And the sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.

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

And the sons of Javan: Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

5 By these the islands of the nations have been parted in their lands, each by his tongue, by their families, in their nations.

From these came the distribution of the isles of the nations, according to their lands, every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.

6 And sons of Ham [are] Cush, and Mitzraim, and Phut, and Canaan.

And the sons of Ham: Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, 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.

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

8 And Cush has begotten Nimrod;

And Cush begot Nimrod: he began to be mighty on the earth.

9 he has begun to be a hero in the land; he has been a hero in hunting before YHWH; therefore it is said, “As Nimrod the hero [in] hunting before YHWH.”

He was a mighty hunter before Jehovah; therefore it is said, As Nimrod, the mighty hunter before Jehovah!

10 And the first part of his kingdom is Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar;

And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.

11 from that land he has gone out to Asshur, and builds Nineveh, even the broad places of the city, and Calah,

From that land went out Asshur, and built Nineveh, and Rehoboth-Ir, and Calah,

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

and Resen, between Nineveh and Calah: this is the great city.

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

— And Mizraim begot the Ludim, and the Anamim, and the Lehabim, and the Naphtuhim,

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

and the Pathrusim, and the Casluhim, out of whom came the Philistines, and the Caphtorim.

15 And Canaan has begotten Sidon his firstborn, and Heth,

— And Canaan begot Sidon, his firstborn, and Heth,

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

and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite,

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

and the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,

18 and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite; and afterward the families of the Canaanite have been scattered.

and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite. And afterwards the families of the Canaanites spread themselves abroad.

19 And the border of the Canaanite is from Sidon, [in] your coming toward Gerar, to Gaza; [in] your coming toward Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, to Lasha.

And the border of the Canaanite was from Sidon, as one goes to Gerar, up to Gazah; as one goes to Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, up to Lesha.

20 These [are] 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 tongues, in their lands, in their nations.

21 As for Shem, father of all sons of Eber, the older brother of Japheth, he has also begotten.

And to Shem — to him also were [sons] born; he is the father of all the sons of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder.

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

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

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

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

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

— And Arphaxad begot Shelah; and Shelah begot Eber.

25 And two sons have been born to Eber; the name of the first [is] Peleg (for in his days the earth has been divided), and his brother’s name [is] Joktan.

And to Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg, for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name was Joktan.

26 And Joktan has begotten Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,

And Joktan begot 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 [are] sons of Joktan;

and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were sons of Joktan.

30 and their dwelling is from Mesha, [in] your coming toward Sephar, a mountain of the east.

And their dwelling was from Mesha, as one goes to Sephar, the eastern mountain.

31 These [are] 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 tongues, in their lands, after their nations.

32 These [are] families of the sons of Noah, by their generations, in their nations, and by these the nations have been parted in the earth after the flood.

These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations. And from these came the distribution of the nations on the earth after the flood.