Genesis 10

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10 This is the account^(A) of Shem, Ham and Japheth,^(B) Noah’s sons,^(C) who themselves had sons after the flood.

The Japhethites^(D)

²The sons^[a] of Japheth:

Gomer,^(E) Magog,^(F) Madai, Javan,^(G) Tubal,^(H) Meshek^(I) and Tiras.

³The sons of Gomer:

Ashkenaz,^(J) Riphath and Togarmah.^(K)

⁴The sons of Javan:

Elishah,^(L) Tarshish,^(M) the Kittites^(N) and the Rodanites.^[b] ⁵(From these the maritime peoples spread out into their territories by their clans within their nations, each with its own language.)^(O)

The Hamites^(P)

⁶The sons of Ham:

Cush,^(Q) Egypt, Put^(R) and Canaan.^(S)

⁷The sons of Cush:

Seba,^(T) Havilah,^(U) Sabtah, Raamah^(V) and Sabteka.

The sons of Raamah:

Sheba^(W) and Dedan.^(X)

⁸Cush was the father^[c] of Nimrod,^(Y) who became a mighty warrior on the earth. ⁹He was a mighty^(Z) hunter^(AA) before the Lord; that is why it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the Lord.” ¹⁰The first centers of his kingdom were Babylon,^(AB) Uruk,^(AC) Akkad and Kalneh,^(AD) in^[d] Shinar.^[e]^(AE) ¹¹From that land he went to Assyria,^(AF) where he built Nineveh,^(AG) Rehoboth Ir,^[f] Calah ¹²and Resen, which is between Nineveh and Calah—which is the great city.

¹³Egypt was the father of

the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites, ¹⁴Pathrusites, Kasluhites (from whom the Philistines^(AH) came) and Caphtorites.^(AI)

¹⁵Canaan^(AJ) was the father of

Sidon^(AK) his firstborn,^[g]^(AL) and of the Hittites,^(AM) ¹⁶Jebusites,^(AN) Amorites,^(AO) Girgashites,^(AP) ¹⁷Hivites,^(AQ) Arkites, Sinites, ¹⁸Arvadites,^(AR) Zemarites and Hamathites.^(AS)

Later the Canaanite^(AT) clans scattered ¹⁹and the borders of Canaan^(AU) reached from Sidon^(AV) toward Gerar^(AW) as far as Gaza,^(AX) and then toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboyim,^(AY) as far as Lasha.

²⁰These are the sons of Ham by their clans and languages, in their territories and nations.

The Semites^(AZ)

²¹Sons were also born to Shem, whose older brother was^[h] Japheth; Shem was the ancestor of all the sons of Eber.^(BA)

²²The sons of Shem:

Elam,^(BB) Ashur,^(BC) Arphaxad,^(BD) Lud and Aram.^(BE)

²³The sons of Aram:

Uz,^(BF) Hul, Gether and Meshek.^[i]

²⁴Arphaxad was the father of^[j] Shelah,

and Shelah the father of Eber.^(BG)

²⁵Two sons were born to Eber:

One was named Peleg,^[k] because in his time the earth was divided; his brother was named Joktan.

²⁶Joktan was the father of

Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, ²⁷Hadoram, Uzal,^(BH) Diklah, ²⁸Obal, Abimael, Sheba,^(BI) ²⁹Ophir,^(BJ) Havilah and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.

³⁰The region where they lived stretched from Mesha toward Sephar, in the eastern hill country.

³¹These are the sons of Shem by their clans and languages, in their territories and nations.

³²These are the clans of Noah’s sons,^(BK) according to their lines of descent, within their nations. From these the nations spread out over the earth^(BL) after the flood.

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Footnotes

Genesis 10:2 Sons may mean descendants or successors or nations; also in verses 3, 4, 6, 7, 20-23, 29 and 31.
Genesis 10:4 Some manuscripts of the Masoretic Text and Samaritan Pentateuch (see also Septuagint and 1 Chron. 1:7); most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text Dodanites
Genesis 10:8 Father may mean ancestor or predecessor or founder; also in verses 13, 15, 24 and 26.
Genesis 10:10 Or Uruk and Akkad—all of them in
Genesis 10:10 That is, Babylonia
Genesis 10:11 Or Nineveh with its city squares
Genesis 10:15 Or of the Sidonians, the foremost
Genesis 10:21 Or Shem, the older brother of
Genesis 10:23 See Septuagint and 1 Chron. 1:17; Hebrew Mash.
Genesis 10:24 Hebrew; Septuagint father of Cainan, and Cainan was the father of
Genesis 10:25 Peleg means division.