Genesis 10
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
1This is the account of Noah’s sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, who also had sons after the flood.
1Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth; and unto them were sons born after the flood.
2The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
2The sons of Japheth: Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
3The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
3And the sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.
4And the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.
4And the sons of Javan: Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
5From these, the maritime peoples separated into their territories, according to their languages, by clans within their nations.
5Of these were the isles of the nations divided in their lands, every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.
6The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
6And the sons of Ham: Cush, and Mizraim, and Put, and Canaan.
7The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. And the sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
7And the sons of Cush: Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabteca; and the sons of Raamah: Sheba, and Dedan.
8Cush was the father of Nimrod, who began to be a mighty one on the earth.
8And Cush begot Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one in the earth.
9He was a mighty hunter before the LORD; so it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD.”
9He was a mighty hunter before the LORD; wherefore it is said: 'Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before the LORD.'
10His kingdom began in Babylon, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
10And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
11From that land he went forth into Assyria, where he built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah,
11Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and Rehoboth-ir, and Calah,
12and Resen, which is between Nineveh and the great city of Calah.
12and Resen between Nineveh and Calah — the same is the great city.
13Mizraim was the father of the Ludites, the Anamites, the Lehabites, the Naphtuhites,
13And Mizraim begot Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,
14the Pathrusites, the Casluhites (from whom the Philistines came), and the Caphtorites.
14and Pathrusim, and Casluhim — whence went forth the Philistines — and Caphtorim.
15And Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites,
15And Canaan begot Zidon his firstborn, and Heth;
16the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,
16and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite;
17the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,
17and the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite;
18the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Later the Canaanite clans were scattered,
18and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite; and afterward were the families of the Canaanite spread abroad.
19and 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.
19And the border of the Canaanite was from Zidon, as thou goest toward Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest toward Sodom and Gomorrah and Admah and Zeboiim, unto Lasha.
20These are the sons of Ham according to their clans, languages, lands, and nations.
20These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, in their nations.
21And sons were also born to Shem, the older brother of Japheth; Shem was the forefather of all the sons of Eber.
21And unto Shem, the father of all the children of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth, to him also were children born.
22The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
22The sons of Shem: Elam, and Asshur, and Arpachshad, and Lud, and Aram.
23The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
23And the sons of Aram: Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.
24Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.
24And Arpachshad begot Shelah; and Shelah begot Eber.
25Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan.
25And unto Eber were born two sons; the name of the one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name was Joktan.
26And Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
26And Joktan begot Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah;
27Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
27and Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah;
28Obal, Abimael, Sheba,
28and Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba;
29Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.
29and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab; all these were the sons of Joktan.
30Their territory extended from Mesha to Sephar, in the eastern hill country.
30And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest toward Sephar, unto the mountain of the east.
31These are the sons of Shem, according to their clans, languages, lands, and nations.
31These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.
32All 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.
32These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations; and of these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.
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