Genesis 10

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

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. Kittim, and Rodanim, —

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

5 From these, were dispersed [the inhabitants] of the coastlands of the nations, in their lands, each man by his tongue, by their families in their nations.

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 Phut 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 Sabtechah, —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 begat Nimrod.—he, became a hero in the earth;

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

9 he, became a hero of hunting before Yahweh, for this cause, it is said. Like Nimrod, a hero of hunting before Yahweh.

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

10 So the beginning of his kingdom came to be 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, went forth Asshur, —and he built Nineveh, and Rehoboth-ir, and Calah:

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

12 and Resen, between Niveveh and Calah, —the same is the great city.

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

13 And, Mizraim, begat Ludim and Anamim and Lehabim, and Naphtuchim;

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

14 and Pathrusim and Casluhim whence came forth Philistim and Caphtorim.

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

15 And Canaan begat Zidon his firstborn, 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, —and after-wards, were spread abroad the families of the Canaanite.

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

19 And it came to pass that the boundary of the Canaanite was from Zidon, as thou enterest in towards Gerar unto Gaza, —as thou enterest in towards Sodom and Gomorrah and Admah and Zeboim, as far as Lasha.

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

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

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

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

22 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 Now Arpachshad, begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber.

Arphaxad became the father of Shelah, and Shelah became 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 the name of his brother 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 Now, Joktan, begat 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 sons of Joktan.

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

30 And it came to pass that their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou enterest in towards Sephar, the mountain of the east.

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

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

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, by their generations in their nations, and from these, were dispersed the nations in the earth after the flood.

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.