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 these are the generations of the sons of Noah and of Shem, Ham, and Japheth. 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: 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.

The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.

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 coastlands of the nations separated into their territories, every one according to its language, according to their families, in 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. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.

8 And Cush hath begotten Nimrod;

Cush became the father of Nimrod. He 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 God. Therefore it is said, "Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before God."

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 Akkad, 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 forth into Assyria, 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 the great city of Calah.

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

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

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

And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, which the Philistines descended from, and Caphtorim.

15 And Canaan hath begotten Sidon his first-born, and Heth,

And Canaan became the father of Sidon, his firstborn, and Heth,

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

and the Jebusites, and the Amorites, and the Girgashites,

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

and the Hivites, and the Arkites, and the Sinites,

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

and the Arvadites, and the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Afterward the families of the Canaanites 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.

And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as you go toward Gerar, to Gaza; as you go toward Sodom, and Gomorrah, and 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, after their families, after their languages, in their lands, in their nations.

21 As to Shem, father of all sons of Eber, brother of Japheth the elder, he hath also begotten:

To Shem, the father of all the children of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth, to him also were children born.

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

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

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

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

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

And Arpachshad became the father of Kenan. And Kenan became the father of Shelah. And 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,

And Joktan became the father of 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 the sons of Joktan.

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

Their dwelling was 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, after their families, after their languages, in their lands, after their 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, after their generations, in their nations, and from these the nations branched out on the earth after the flood.