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| 1Now this is the genealogy of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. And sons were born to them after the flood. | 1This is the account of Shem, Ham and Japheth, Noah's sons, who themselves had sons after the flood. |
| 2The sons of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. | 2The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshek and Tiras. |
| 3The sons of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah. | 3The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath and Togarmah. |
| 4The sons of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. | 4The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites and the Rodanites. |
| 5From these the coastland peoples of the Gentiles were separated into their lands, everyone according to his language, according to their families, into their nations. | 5(From these the maritime peoples spread out into their territories by their clans within their nations, each with its own language.) |
| 6The sons of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. | 6The sons of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put and Canaan. |
| 7The sons of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabtechah; and the sons of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan. | 7The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah and Sabteka. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan. |
| 8Cush begot Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one on the earth. | 8Cush was the father of Nimrod, who became a mighty warrior on the earth. |
| 9He was a mighty hunter before the LORD; therefore it is said, “Like Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD.” | 9He was a mighty hunter before the LORD; that is why it is said, "Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD." |
| 10And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. | 10The first centers of his kingdom were Babylon, Uruk, Akkad and Kalneh, in Shinar. |
| 11From that land he went to Assyria and built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, Calah, | 11From that land he went to Assyria, where he built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, Calah |
| 12and Resen between Nineveh and Calah (that is the principal city). | 12and Resen, which is between Nineveh and Calah--which is the great city. |
| 13Mizraim begot Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim, | 13Egypt was the father of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites, |
| 14Pathrusim, and Casluhim (from whom came the Philistines and Caphtorim). | 14Pathrusites, Kasluhites (from whom the Philistines came) and Caphtorites. |
| 15Canaan begot Sidon his firstborn, and Heth; | 15Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites, |
| 16the Jebusite, the Amorite, and the Girgashite; | 16Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites, |
| 17the Hivite, the Arkite, and the Sinite; | 17Hivites, Arkites, Sinites, |
| 18the Arvadite, the Zemarite, and the Hamathite. Afterward the families of the Canaanites were dispersed. | 18Arvadites, Zemarites and Hamathites. Later the Canaanite clans scattered |
| 19And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon as you go toward Gerar, as far as Gaza; then as you go toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha. | 19and the borders of Canaan reached from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and then toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboyim, as far as Lasha. |
| 20These were the sons of Ham, according to their families, according to their languages, in their lands and in their nations. | 20These are the sons of Ham by their clans and languages, in their territories and nations. |
| 21And children were born also to Shem, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder. | 21Sons were also born to Shem, whose older brother was Japheth; Shem was the ancestor of all the sons of Eber. |
| 22The sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. | 22The sons of Shem: Elam, Ashur, Arphaxad, Lud and Aram. |
| 23The sons of Aram were Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash. | 23The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether and Meshek. |
| 24Arphaxad begot Salah, and Salah begot Eber. | 24Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah the father of Eber. |
| 25To Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan. | 25Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his time the earth was divided; his brother was named Joktan. |
| 26Joktan begot Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, | 26Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, |
| 27Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, | 27Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, |
| 28Obal, Abimael, Sheba, | 28Obal, Abimael, Sheba, |
| 29Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan. | 29Ophir, Havilah and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan. |
| 30And their dwelling place was from Mesha as you go toward Sephar, the mountain of the east. | 30The region where they lived stretched from Mesha toward Sephar, in the eastern hill country. |
| 31These were the sons of Shem, according to their families, according to their languages, in their lands, according to their nations. | 31These are the sons of Shem by their clans and languages, in their territories and nations. |
| 32These were the families of the sons of Noah, according to their generations, in their nations; and from these the nations were divided on the earth after the flood. | 32These are the clans of Noah's sons, according to their lines of descent, within their nations. From these the nations spread out over the earth after the flood. |
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