Genesis 10
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)Translation
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
World English Bible
1These are the generations of the sons of Noe: Sem, Cham, and Japheth: and unto them sons were born after the flood.
1Now this is the history of the generations of the sons of Noah and of Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Sons were born to them after the flood.
2The sons of Japheth: Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Thubal, and Mosoch, and Thiras.
2The sons of Japheth were: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
3And the sons of Gomer: Ascenez and Riphath and Thogorma.
3The sons of Gomer were: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
4And the sons of Javan: Elisa and Tharsis, Cetthim and Dodanim.
4The sons of Javan were: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
5By these were divided the islands of the Gentiles in their lands, every one according to his tongue and their families in their nations.
5Of these were the islands of the nations divided in their lands, everyone after his language, after their families, in their nations.
6And the sons of Cham: Chus, and Mesram, and Phuth, and Chanaan.
6The sons of Ham were: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
7And the sons of Chus: Saba, and Hevila, and Sabatha, and Regma, and Sabatacha. The sons of Regma: Saba and Dadan.
7The sons of Cush were: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah were: Sheba and Dedan.
8Now Chus begot Nemrod: he began to be mighty on the earth.
8Cush became the father of Nimrod. He began to be a mighty one on the earth.
9And he was a stout hunter before the Lord. Hence came a proverb: Even as Nemrod the stout hunter before the Lord.
9He was a mighty hunter before the LORD. Therefore it is said, “like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD”.
10And the beginning of his kingdom was Babylon, and Arach, and Achad, and Chalanne in the land of Sennaar.
10The beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
11Out of that land came forth Assur, and built Ninive, and the streets of the city, and Chale.
11Out of that land he went into Assyria, and built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, Calah,
12Resen also between Ninive and Chale: this is the great city.
12and Resen between Nineveh and the great city Calah.
13And Mesraim begot Ludim, and Anamim, and Laabim, Nepthuim,
13Mizraim became the father of Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim,
14And Phetrusim, and Chasluim; of whom came forth the Philistines, and the Capthorim.
14Pathrusim, Casluhim (which the Philistines descended from), and Caphtorim.
15And Chanaan begot Sidon, his firstborn, the Hethite,
15Canaan became the father of Sidon (his firstborn), Heth,
16And the Jebusite, and the Amorrhite, and the Gergesite,
16the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,
17The Hevite and the Aracite: the Sinite,
17the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,
18And the Aradian, the Samarite, and the Hamathite: and afterwards the families of the Chanaanites were spread abroad.
18the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Afterward the families of the Canaanites were spread abroad.
19And the limits of Chanaan were from Sidon as one comes to Gerara even to Gaza, until thou enter Sodom and Gomorrha, and Adama, and Seboim even to Lesa.
19The border of the Canaanites was from Sidon—as you go toward Gerar—to Gaza—as you go toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim—to Lasha.
20These are the children of Cham in their kindreds, and tongues, and generations, and lands, and nations.
20These are the sons of Ham, after their families, according to their languages, in their lands and their nations.
21Of Sem also, the father of all the children of Heber, the elder brother of Japheth, sons were born.
21Children were also born to Shem (the elder brother of Japheth), the father of all the children of Eber.
22The sons of Sem: Elam and Assur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.
22The sons of Shem were: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram.
23The sons of Aram: Us and Hull, and Gether, and Mess.
23The sons of Aram were: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
24But Arphaxad begot Sale, of whom was born Heber.
24Arpachshad became the father of Shelah. Shelah became the father of Eber.
25And to Heber were born two sons: the name of the one was Phaleg, because in his days the earth was divided: and his brother’s name Jectan.
25To Eber were born two sons. The name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided. His brother’s name was Joktan.
26Which Jectan begot Elmodad, and Saleph, and Asarmoth, Jare,
26Joktan became the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
27And Aduram, and Uzal, and Decla,
27Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
28And Ebal, and Abimael, Saba,
28Obal, Abimael, Sheba,
29And Ophir, and Hevila, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Jectan.
29Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
30And their dwelling was from Messa as we go on as far as Sephar, a mountain in the east.
30Their dwelling extended from Mesha, as you go toward Sephar, the mountain of the east.
31These are the children of Sem according to their kindreds and tongues, and countries in their nations.
31These are the sons of Shem, by their families, according to their languages, lands, and nations.
32These are the families of Noe, according to their peoples and nations. By these were the nations divided on the earth after the flood.
32These are the families of the sons of Noah, by their generations, according to their nations. The nations divided from these on the earth after the flood.
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