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| 1These are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Sons were born to them after the flood. | 1These are the family records of Noah's sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. They also had sons after the flood. |
| 2The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. | 2Japheth's sons: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. |
| 3The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah. | 3Gomer's sons: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah. |
| 4The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. | 4And Javan's sons: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. |
| 5From these the coastland peoples spread in their lands, each with his own language, by their clans, in their nations. | 5From these descendants, the peoples of the coasts and islands spread out into their lands according to their clans in their nations, each with its own language. |
| 6The sons of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan. | 6Ham's sons: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. |
| 7The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan. | 7Cush's sons: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. And Raamah's sons: Sheba and Dedan. |
| 8Cush fathered Nimrod; he was the first on earth to be a mighty man. | 8Cush fathered Nimrod, who began to be powerful in the land. |
| 9He was a mighty hunter before the LORD. Therefore it is said, “Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before the LORD.” | 9He was a powerful hunter in the sight of the LORD. That is why it is said, "Like Nimrod, a powerful hunter in the sight of the LORD." |
| 10The beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. | 10His kingdom started with Babylon, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. |
| 11From that land he went into Assyria and built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah, and | 11From that land he went to Assyria and built Nineveh, Rehoboth-ir, Calah, |
| 12Resen between Nineveh and Calah; that is the great city. | 12and Resen, between Nineveh and the great city Calah. |
| 13Egypt fathered Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim, | 13Mizraim fathered the people of Lud, Anam, Lehab, Naphtuh, |
| 14Pathrusim, Casluhim (from whom the Philistines came), and Caphtorim. | 14Pathrus, Casluh (the Philistines came from them), and Caphtor. |
| 15Canaan fathered Sidon his firstborn and Heth, | 15Canaan fathered Sidon his firstborn and Heth, |
| 16and the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites, | 16as well as the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites, |
| 17the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites, | 17the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites, |
| 18the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Afterward the clans of the Canaanites dispersed. | 18the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Afterward the Canaanite clans scattered. |
| 19And the territory of the Canaanites extended from Sidon in the direction of Gerar as far as Gaza, and in the direction of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha. | 19The Canaanite border went from Sidon going toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and going toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim as far as Lasha. |
| 20These are the sons of Ham, by their clans, their languages, their lands, and their nations. | 20These are Ham's sons by their clans, according to their languages, in their lands and their nations. |
| 21To Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth, children were born. | 21And Shem, Japheth's older brother, also had sons. Shem was the father of all the sons of Eber. |
| 22The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram. | 22Shem's sons were Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram. |
| 23The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash. | 23Aram's sons: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash. |
| 24Arpachshad fathered Shelah; and Shelah fathered Eber. | 24Arpachshad fathered Shelah, and Shelah fathered Eber. |
| 25To 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. | 25Eber had two sons. One was named Peleg, for during his days the earth was divided; his brother was named Joktan. |
| 26Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, | 26And Joktan fathered 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 Joktan's sons. |
| 30The territory in which they lived extended from Mesha in the direction of Sephar to the hill country of the east. | 30Their settlements extended from Mesha to Sephar, the eastern hill country. |
| 31These are the sons of Shem, by their clans, their languages, their lands, and their nations. | 31These are Shem's sons by their clans, according to their languages, in their lands and their nations. |
| 32These are the clans 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. | 32These are the clans of Noah's sons, according to their family records, in their nations. The nations on earth spread out from these after the flood. |
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