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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. | 1This is the account of Shem, Ham and Japheth, Noah's sons, who themselves had sons after the flood. |
| 2The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. | 2The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshek and Tiras. |
| 3The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah. | 3The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath and Togarmah. |
| 4The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. | 4The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites and the Rodanites. |
| 5From these the coastland peoples spread in their lands, each with his own language, by their clans, in 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: Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan. | 6The sons of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put and Canaan. |
| 7The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan. | 7The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah and Sabteka. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan. |
| 8Cush fathered Nimrod; he was the first on earth to be a mighty man. | 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 a 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." |
| 10The 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 into Assyria and built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah, and | 11From that land he went to Assyria, where he built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, Calah |
| 12Resen between Nineveh and Calah; that is the great city. | 12and Resen, which is between Nineveh and Calah--which is the great city. |
| 13Egypt fathered Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim, | 13Egypt was the father of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites, |
| 14Pathrusim, Casluhim (from whom the Philistines came), and Caphtorim. | 14Pathrusites, Kasluhites (from whom the Philistines came) and Caphtorites. |
| 15Canaan fathered Sidon his firstborn and Heth, | 15Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites, |
| 16and the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites, | 16Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites, |
| 17the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites, | 17Hivites, Arkites, Sinites, |
| 18the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Afterward the clans of the Canaanites dispersed. | 18Arvadites, Zemarites and Hamathites. Later 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. | 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 are the sons of Ham, by their clans, their languages, their lands, and their nations. | 20These are the sons of Ham by their clans and languages, in their territories and nations. |
| 21To Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth, children were born. | 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: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram. | 22The sons of Shem: Elam, Ashur, Arphaxad, Lud and Aram. |
| 23The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash. | 23The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether and Meshek. |
| 24Arpachshad fathered Shelah; and Shelah fathered Eber. | 24Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah the father of 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. | 25Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his time the earth was divided; his brother was named Joktan. |
| 26Joktan fathered 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. |
| 30The territory in which they lived extended from Mesha in the direction of Sephar to the hill country of the east. | 30The region where they lived stretched from Mesha toward Sephar, in the eastern hill country. |
| 31These are the sons of Shem, by their clans, their languages, their lands, and their nations. | 31These are the sons of Shem by their clans and languages, in their territories and 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 lines of descent, within their nations. From these the nations spread out over the earth after the flood. |
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