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| 1These are the records of Noah's sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth, to whom descendants were born after the flood. | 1These are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Sons were born to them after the flood. |
| 2Japheth's descendants included Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. | 2The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. |
| 3Gomer's descendants included Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah. | 3The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah. |
| 4Javan's descendants included Elisha, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim, | 4The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. |
| 5from whom the coastal peoples spread into their own lands and nations, each with their own language and family groups. | 5From these the coastland peoples spread in their lands, each with his own language, by their clans, in their nations. |
| 6Ham's descendants included Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan. | 6The sons of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan. |
| 7Cush's descendants included Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. Raamah's descendants included Sheba and Dedan. | 7The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan. |
| 8Cush fathered Nimrod, who became the first fearless leader throughout the land. | 8Cush fathered Nimrod; he was the first on earth to be a mighty man. |
| 9He became a fearless hunter in defiance of the LORD. That is why it is said, "Like Nimrod, a fearless hunter in defiance of the LORD." | 9He was a mighty hunter before the LORD. Therefore it is said, “Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before the LORD.” |
| 10His kingdom began in the region of Shinar with the cities of Babylon, Erech, Akkad, and Calneh. | 10The beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. |
| 11From there he went north to Assyria and built Nineveh, Rehoboth-ir, and Calah, | 11From that land he went into Assyria and built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah, and |
| 12along with Resen, which was located between Nineveh and the great city of Calah. | 12Resen between Nineveh and Calah; that is the great city. |
| 13Egypt fathered the Ludites, the Anamites, the Lehabites, the Naphtuhites, | 13Egypt fathered Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim, |
| 14the Pathrusites, the Casluhites (from which came the Philistines), and the Caphtorites. | 14Pathrusim, Casluhim (from whom the Philistines came), and Caphtorim. |
| 15Canaan fathered Sidon his firstborn, along with the Hittites, | 15Canaan fathered Sidon his firstborn and Heth, |
| 16the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites, | 16and 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. Later, the Canaanite families were widely scattered. | 18the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Afterward the clans of the Canaanites dispersed. |
| 19The Canaanite border extended south from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and east toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha. | 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. |
| 20These are Ham's descendants, listed by their families, each with their own lands, language, and family groups. | 20These are the sons of Ham, by their clans, their languages, their lands, and their nations. |
| 21Shem, Japheth's older brother, also had descendants. Shem was the father of the descendants of Eber. | 21To Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth, children were born. |
| 22Shem's sons included Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram. | 22The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram. |
| 23Aram's descendants included Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash. | 23The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash. |
| 24Arpachshad fathered Cainan, Cainan fathered Shelah, and Shelah fathered Eber. | 24Arpachshad fathered Shelah; and Shelah fathered Eber. |
| 25To Eber were born two sons. One was named Peleg, because the earth was divided during his lifetime. His brother was named Joktan. | 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. |
| 26Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, | 26Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, |
| 27Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, | 27Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, |
| 28Obal, Abimael, Sheba, | 28Obal, Abimael, Sheba, |
| 29Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were Joktan's descendants. | 29Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab; all these were the sons of Joktan. |
| 30Their settlements extended from Mesha towards Sephar, the eastern hill country. | 30The territory in which they lived extended from Mesha in the direction of Sephar to the hill country of the east. |
| 31These are Shem's descendants, listed by their families, each with their own lands, language, and family groups. | 31These are the sons of Shem, by their clans, their languages, their lands, and their nations. |
| 32These are the families of Noah's sons, according to their records, by their nations. From these people, the nations on the earth spread out after the flood. | 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. |
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