Genesis 10

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BSB

1 This is the account of Noah’s sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, who also had sons after the flood.

KJV

1 Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood.

BSB

2 The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

KJV

2 The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.

BSB

3 The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.

KJV

3 And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.

BSB

4 And the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.

KJV

4 And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

BSB

5 From these, the maritime peoples separated into their territories, according to their languages, by clans within their nations.

KJV

5 By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.

BSB

6 The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.

KJV

6 And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.

BSB

7 The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. And the sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.

KJV

7 And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.

BSB

8 Cush was the father of Nimrod, who began to be a mighty one on the earth.

KJV

8 And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.

BSB

9 He was a mighty hunter before the LORD; so it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD.”

KJV

9 He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD.

BSB

10 His kingdom began in Babylon, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.

KJV

10 And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.

BSB

11 From that land he went forth into Assyria, where he built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah,

KJV

11 Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah,

BSB

12 and Resen, which is between Nineveh and the great city of Calah.

KJV

12 And Resen between Nineveh and Calah: the same is a great city.

BSB

13 Mizraim was the father of the Ludites, the Anamites, the Lehabites, the Naphtuhites,

KJV

13 And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,

BSB

14 the Pathrusites, the Casluhites (from whom the Philistines came), and the Caphtorites.

KJV

14 And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (out of whom came Philistim,) and Caphtorim.

BSB

15 And Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites,

KJV

15 And Canaan begat Sidon his firstborn, and Heth,

BSB

16 the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,

KJV

16 And the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite,

BSB

17 the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,

KJV

17 And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,

BSB

18 the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Later the Canaanite clans were scattered,

KJV

18 And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad.

BSB

19 and the borders of Canaan extended from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and then toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.

KJV

19 And 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.

BSB

20 These are the sons of Ham according to their clans, languages, lands, and nations.

KJV

20 These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations.

BSB

21 And sons were also born to Shem, the older brother of Japheth; Shem was the forefather of all the sons of Eber.

KJV

21 Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born.

BSB

22 The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.

KJV

22 The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.

BSB

23 The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.

KJV

23 And the children of Aram; Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.

BSB

24 Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.

KJV

24 And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber.

BSB

25 Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan.

KJV

25 And 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.

BSB

26 And Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,

KJV

26 And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,

BSB

27 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,

KJV

27 And Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah,

BSB

28 Obal, Abimael, Sheba,

KJV

28 And Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba,

BSB

29 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.

KJV

29 And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan.

BSB

30 Their territory extended from Mesha to Sephar, in the eastern hill country.

KJV

30 And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest unto Sephar a mount of the east.

BSB

31 These are the sons of Shem, according to their clans, languages, lands, and nations.

KJV

31 These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.

BSB

32 All these are the clans of Noah’s sons, according to their generations and nations. From these the nations of the earth spread out after the flood.

KJV

32 These 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.

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