Genesis 10

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

The following are the genealogies of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. They had sons 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: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

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

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

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

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

5 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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. And afterwards the families of the Canaanites spread themselves abroad.

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

19 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.

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.

20 These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, in their nations.

These were the sons of Ham according to their tribes, languages, lands, and nation.

21 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.

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

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

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

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

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

24 — And Arphaxad begot Shelah; and Shelah begot Eber.

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

25 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.

Eber had two sons. One was named Peleg, because in his time the earth was divided; the name of his brother was Joktan.

26 And Joktan begot Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,

Joktan was 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 sons of Joktan.

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

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

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

31 These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.

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

32 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.

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.