Genesis, 10

1. These are the descendants of Noah's sons, Shem, Ham and Japheth, to whom sons were born after the flood:

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

2. Japheth's sons: Gomer, Magog, the Medes, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, Tiras.

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

3. Gomer's sons: Ashkenaz, Riphath, Togarmah.

3. The sons of Gomer: Ash'kenaz, Riphath, and Togar'mah.

4. Javan's sons: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittim, the Dananites.

4. The sons of Javan: Eli'shah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Do'danim.

5. From these came the dispersal to the islands of the nations. These were Japheth's sons, in their respective countries, each with its own language, by clan and nation.

5. From these the coastland peoples spread. These are the sons of Japheth in their lands, each with his own language, by their families, in their nations.

6. Ham's sons: Cush, Mizraim, Put, Canaan.

6. The sons of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan.

7. Cush's sons: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, Sabteca. Raamah's sons: Sheba, Dedan.

7. The sons of Cush: Seba, Hav'ilah, Sabtah, Ra'amah, and Sab'teca. The sons of Ra'amah: Sheba and Dedan.

8. Cush fathered Nimrod who was the first potentate on earth.

8. Cush became the father of Nimrod; he was the first on earth to be a mighty man.

9. He was a mighty hunter in the eyes of Yahweh, hence the saying, 'Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter in the eyes of Yahweh'.

9. He was a mighty hunter before the LORD; therefore it is said, "Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before the LORD."

10. The mainstays of his empire were Babel, Erech and Accad, all of them in the land of Shinar.

10. The beginning of his kingdom was Ba'bel, Erech, and Accad, all of them in the land of Shinar.

11. From this country came Asshur, and he built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah,

11. From that land he went into Assyria, and built Nin'eveh, Reho'both-Ir, Calah, and

12. and Resen between Nineveh and Calah (this being the capital).

12. Resen between Nin'eveh and Calah; that is the great city.

13. Mizraim fathered the people of Lud, of Anam, Lehab, Naphtuh,

13. Egypt became the father of Ludim, An'amim, Leha'bim, Naph-tu'him,

14. Pathros, Casluh and Caphtor, from which the Philistines came.

14. Pathru'sim, Caslu'him (whence came the Philistines), and Caph'torim.

15. Canaan fathered Sidon, his first-born, then Heth,

15. Canaan became the father of Sidon his first-born, and Heth,

16. and the Jebusites, the Amorites, Girgashites,

16. and the Jeb'usites, the Amorites, the Gir'gashites,

17. Hivites, Arkites, Sinites,

17. the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,

18. Arvadites, Zemarites and Hamathites. Later, the Canaanite clans spread out.

18. the Ar'vadites, the Zem'arites, and the Ha'mathites. Afterward the families of the Canaanites spread abroad.

19. The Canaanite frontier stretched from Sidon all the way to Gerar near Gaza, and all the way to Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim near Lesha.

19. And the territory of the Canaanites extended from Sidon, in the direction of Gerar, as far as Gaza, and in the direction of Sodom, Gomor'rah, Admah, and Zeboi'im, as far as Lasha.

20. These were Ham's sons, by clans and languages, by countries and nations.

20. These are the sons of Ham, by their families, their languages, their lands, and their nations.

21. Shem too fathered sons, being ancestor of all the sons of Eber and Japheth's elder brother.

21. To Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth, children were born.

22. Shem's sons: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, Aram.

22. The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpach'shad, Lud, and Aram.

23. Aram's sons: Uz, Hul, Gether and Mash.

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

24. Arpachshad fathered Shelah, and Shelah fathered Eber.

24. Arpach'shad became the father of Shelah; and Shelah became the father of Eber.

25. To Eber were born two sons: the first was called Peleg, because it was in his time that the earth was divided, and his brother was called Joktan.

25. To Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided, and his brother's name was Joktan.

26. Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,

26. Joktan became the father of Almo'dad, Sheleph, Hazarma'veth, Jerah,

27. Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,

27. Hador'am, Uzal, Diklah,

28. Obal, Abima-El, Sheba,

28. Obal, Abim'a-el, Sheba,

29. Ophir, Havilah, Jobab; all these were sons of Joktan.

29. Ophir, Hav'ilah, and Jobab; all these were the sons of Joktan.

30. They occupied a stretch of country from Mesha all the way to Sephar, the eastern mountain range.

30. The territory in which they lived extended from Mesha in the direction of Sephar to the hill country of the east.

31. These were Shem's sons, by clans and languages, by countries and nations.

31. These are the sons of Shem, by their families, their languages, their lands, and their nations.

32. Such were the clans of Noah's descendants, listed by descent and nation. From them, other nations branched out on earth after the flood.

32. These are the families of the sons of Noah, according to their genealogies, in their nations; and from these the nations spread abroad on the earth after the flood.