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

Now this is the history of the generations of the sons of Noah and of 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.

Of these were the islands of the nations divided in their lands, everyone after his language, after their families, in 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 Sabteca. 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. He began to be a mighty one in 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 the LORD. Therefore it is said, “like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD”.

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

The beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, 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 into Assyria, and built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, Calah,

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

and Resen between Nineveh and the great city Calah.

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

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

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

Pathrusim, Casluhim (which the Philistines descended from), and Caphtorim.

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

Canaan became the father of Sidon (his firstborn), Heth,

16 And the Jebusite and the Amorite and the Girgashite,

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 families of the Canaanites were spread abroad.

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—as you go toward Gerar—to Gaza—as you go toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim—to Lasha.

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

These are the sons of Ham, after their families, according to their languages, in their lands and their nations.

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

Children were also born to Shem (the elder brother of Japheth), the father of all the children of Eber.

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

The sons of Shem were: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, 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 Mash.

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

Arpachshad became the father of Shelah. 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.

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 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 dwelling extended from Mesha, as you go toward 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 are the sons of Shem, by their families, according to their languages, lands, and 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 are the families of the sons of Noah, by their generations, according to their nations. The nations divided from these in the earth after the flood.