| King James Bible | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born 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, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras. | 2Japheth's sons: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. |
| 3And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah. | 3Gomer's sons: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah. |
| 4And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. | 4And Javan's sons: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. |
| 5By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations. | 5The coastland peoples spread out into their lands. These are Japheth's sons by their clans, in their nations. Each group had its own language. |
| 6And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan. | 6Ham's sons: Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan. |
| 7And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan. | 7Cush's sons: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. And Raamah's sons: Sheba and Dedan. |
| 8And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth. | 8Cush fathered Nimrod, who was the first powerful man on earth. |
| 9He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the 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." |
| 10And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. | 10His kingdom started with Babylon, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. |
| 11Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah, | 11From that land he went to Assyria and built Nineveh, Rehoboth-ir, Calah, |
| 12And Resen between Nineveh and Calah: the same is a great city. | 12and Resen, between Nineveh and the great city Calah. |
| 13And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim, | 13Mizraim fathered Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim, |
| 14And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (out of whom came Philistim,) and Caphtorim. | 14Pathrusim, Casluhim (the Philistines came from them), and Caphtorim. |
| 15And Canaan begat Sidon his firstborn, and Heth, | 15Canaan fathered Sidon his firstborn, then Heth, |
| 16And the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite, | 16the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites, |
| 17And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite, | 17the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites, |
| 18And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad. | 18the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Afterward the Canaanite clans scattered. |
| 19And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest, unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto 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, after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations. | 20These are Ham's sons, by their clans, according to their languages, in their own lands and their nations. |
| 21Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born. | 21And Shem, Japheth's older brother, also had sons. Shem was the father of all the sons of Eber. |
| 22The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram. | 22Shem's sons were Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram. |
| 23And the children of Aram; Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash. | 23Aram's sons: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash. |
| 24And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber. | 24Arpachshad fathered Shelah, and Shelah fathered Eber. |
| 25And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth 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. |
| 26And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah, | 26And Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, |
| 27And Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah, | 27Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, |
| 28And Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba, | 28Obal, Abimael, Sheba, |
| 29And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan. | 29Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were Joktan's sons. |
| 30And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest unto Sephar a mount of the east. | 30Their settlements extended from Mesha to Sephar, the eastern hill country. |
| 31These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations. | 31These are Shem's sons by their clans, according to their languages, in their lands and their nations. |
| 32These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations: and by these were the nations divided in 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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