Genesis 10

1 Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: these are the sons which they had after the great flow of waters

These were the descendants of the sons of Noah, that is, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Sons were born to them after the flood.

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

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

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

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

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

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

5 From these came the nations of the sea-lands, with their different families and languages.

From these the coastland peoples separated and went into their lands, every one with its own language, according to their clans, by their nations.

6 And the sons of Ham: Cush and Mizraim and Put and Canaan.

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

7 And the sons of Cush: Seba and Havilah and Sabtah and Raamah and Sabteca; and the sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.

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

8 And Cush was the father of Nimrod, who was the first of the great men of the earth.

Cush became the father of Nimrod, who was the first conqueror on the earth.

9 He was a very great bowman, so that there is a saying, Like Nimrod, a very great bowman.

He was a mighty hunter before Yahweh. That is why it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before Yahweh.”

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

The first centers of his kingdom were Babel, Erech, Akkad, and Kalneh, in the land of Shinar.

11 From that land he went out into Assyria, building Nineveh with its wide streets and Calah,

Out of that land he went to Assyria and built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, Calah,

12 And Resen between Nineveh and Calah, which is a very great town.

and Resen, which was between Nineveh and Calah. It was a large city.

13 And Mizraim was the father of the Ludim and Anamim and Lehabim and Naphtuhim;

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

14 And Pathrusim and Casluhim and Caphtorim, from whom came the Philistines.

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

15 And Canaan was the father of Zidon, who was his oldest son, and Heth,

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

16 And the Jebusite and the Amorite and the Girgashite,

also of 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; after that the families of the Canaanites went far and wide in all directions;

the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Afterward the clans of the Canaanites spread out.

19 Their country stretching from Zidon to Gaza, in the direction of Gerar; and to Lasha, in the direction of Sodom and Gomorrah and Admah and Zeboiim.

The border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, in the direction of Gerar, as far as Gaza, and as one goes toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboyim, as far as Lasha.

20 All these, with their different families, languages, lands, and nations, are the offspring of Ham.

These were the sons of Ham, by their clans, by their languages, in their lands, and in their nations.

21 And Shem, the older brother of Japheth, the father of the children of Eber, had other sons in addition.

Sons also were born to Shem, the older brother of Japheth. Shem was also the ancestor of all the people of Eber.

22 These are the sons of Shem: Elam and Asshur and Arpachshad and Lud and Aram.

The sons of Shem were Elam, Ashur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.

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

The sons of Aram were Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.

24 And Arpachshad became the father of Shelah; and Shelah became the father of Eber.

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

25 And Eber had two sons: the name of the one was Peleg, because in his time the peoples of the earth became separate; and his brother's name was Joktan.

Eber had 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 was the father of 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 were the sons of Joktan.

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

30 And their country was from Mesha, in the direction of Sephar, the mountain of the east.

Their territory was from Mesha, all the way to Sephar, the mountain of the east.

31 These, with their families and their languages and their lands and their nations, are the offspring of Shem.

These were the sons of Shem, according to their clans and their languages, in their lands, according to their nations.

32 These are the families of the sons of Noah, in the order of their generations and their nations: from these came all the nations of the earth after the great flow of waters.

These were the clans of the sons of Noah, according to their genealogies, by their nations. From these the nations separated and went over the earth after the flood.