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Genesis 10:5-20

5From theseמֵ֠אֵלֶּהMe.'e.lehH428,the maritimeאִיֵּ֤י'i.YeiH339peoplesהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471separatedנִפְרְד֞וּnif.re.DuH6504into their territoriesבְּאַרְצֹתָ֔םbe.'ar.tzo.TamH776,according to their languagesאִ֖ישׁ לִלְשֹׁנ֑וֹ'ish lil.sho.NoH376 H3956,by clansלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940within their nationsבְּגוֹיֵהֶֽם׃be.go.ye.HemH1471.

6The sonsוּבְנֵ֖יu.ve.NeiH1121of Hamחָ֑םChamH2526:Cushכּ֥וּשׁkushH3568,Mizraimוּמִצְרַ֖יִםu.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,Putוּפ֥וּטu.FutH6316,and Canaanוּכְנָֽעַן׃u.khe.Na.'anH3667.

7The sonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Cushכ֔וּשׁKhushH3568:Sebaסְבָא֙se.Va'H5434,Havilahוַֽחֲוִילָ֔הva.cha.vi.LahH2341,Sabtahוְסַבְתָּ֥הve.sav.TahH5454,Raamahוְרַעְמָ֖הve.ra'.MahH7484,and Sabtecaוְסַבְתְּכָ֑אve.sav.te.Kha'H5455.And the sonsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121of Raamahרַעְמָ֖הra'.MahH7484:Shebaשְׁבָ֥אshe.Va'H7614and Dedanוּדְדָֽן׃u.de.DanH1719.

8Cushוְכ֖וּשׁve.KhushH3568was the father ofיָלַ֣דya.LadH3205אֶת־'et-H853Nimrodנִמְרֹ֑דnim.RodH5248,whoה֣וּאhu'H1931beganהֵחֵ֔לhe.ChelH2490to beלִֽהְי֥וֹתlih.YotH1961a mighty oneגִּבֹּ֖רgi.BorH1368on the earthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

9Heהֽוּא־hu'-H1931wasהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961a mightyגִבֹּֽר־gi.bor-H1368hunterצַ֖יִדTza.yidH6718beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;soעַל־ כֵּן֙'al- kenH5921 H3651it is saidיֵֽאָמַ֔רye.'a.MarH559, “Like Nimrodכְּנִמְרֹ֛דke.nim.RodH5248,a mightyגִּבּ֥וֹרgi.BorH1368hunterצַ֖יִדTza.yidH6718beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.”

10וַתְּהִ֨יva.te.HiH1961His kingdomמַמְלַכְתּוֹ֙mam.lakh.ToH4467beganרֵאשִׁ֤יתre.ShitH7225in Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894,Erechוְאֶ֖רֶךְve.'E.rekhH751,Accadוְאַכַּ֣דve.'a.KadH390,and Calnehוְכַלְנֵ֑הve.khal.NehH3641,in the landבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Shinarשִׁנְעָֽר׃shin.'ArH8152.

11Fromמִן־min-H4480thatהַהִ֖ואha.Hiv'H1931landהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776he went forthיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318into Assyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804,where he builtוַיִּ֙בֶן֙vai.Yi.venH1129אֶת־'et-H853Ninevehנִ֣ינְוֵ֔הnin.VehH5210וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Rehoboth-Irרְחֹבֹ֥ת עִ֖ירre.cho.Vot 'irH7344 H5893וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Calahכָּֽלַח׃Ka.lachH3625,

12וְֽאֶת־ve.'EtH853and Resenרֶ֔סֶןRe.senH7449,which is betweenבֵּ֥יןbeinH996Ninevehנִֽינְוֵ֖ה וּבֵ֣יןnin.Veh u.VeinH5210 H996and the greatהַגְּדֹלָֽה׃ha.ge.do.LahH1419cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892of Calahכָּ֑לַח הִ֖ואKa.lach hi'H3625 H1931.

13Mizraimוּמִצְרַ֡יִםu.mitz.Ra.yimH4714was the father ofיָלַ֞דya.LadH3205אֶת־'et-H853the Luditesלוּדִ֧יםlu.DimH3866וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,the Anamitesעֲנָמִ֛ים'a.na.MimH6047וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,the Lehabitesלְהָבִ֖יםle.ha.VimH3853וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,the Naphtuhitesנַפְתֻּחִֽים׃naf.tu.ChimH5320,

14וְֽאֶת־ve.'EtH853the Pathrusitesפַּתְרֻסִ֞יםpat.ru.SimH6625וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,the Casluhitesכַּסְלֻחִ֗יםkas.lu.ChimH3695(fromמִשָּׁ֛םmi.ShamH8033whomאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430cameיָצְא֥וּya.tze.'UH3318),andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the Caphtoritesכַּפְתֹּרִֽים׃ סkaf.to.RimH3732.

15And Canaanוּכְנַ֗עַןu.khe.Na.'anH3667was the father ofיָלַ֛דya.LadH3205אֶת־'et-H853Sidonצִידֹ֥ןtzi.DonH6721his firstbornבְּכֹר֖וֹbe.kho.RoH1060,and ofוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the Hittitesחֵֽת׃ChetH2845,

16וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the Jebusitesהַיְבוּסִי֙hay.vu.SiH2983וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,the Amoritesהָ֣אֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567וְאֵ֖תve.'EtH853,the Girgashitesהַגִּרְגָּשִֽׁי׃ha.gir.ga.ShiH1622,

17וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the Hivitesהַֽחִוִּ֥יha.chi.ViH2340וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,the Arkitesהַֽעַרְקִ֖יha.'ar.KiH6208וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,the Sinitesהַסִּינִֽי׃ha.si.NiH5513,

18וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the Arvaditesהָֽאַרְוָדִ֥יha.'ar.va.DiH721וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,the Zemaritesהַצְּמָרִ֖יha.tze.ma.RiH6786וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,and the Hamathitesהַֽחֲמָתִ֑יha.cha.ma.TiH2577.Laterוְאַחַ֣רve.'a.CharH310the Canaaniteהַֽכְּנַעֲנִֽי׃Ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669clansמִשְׁפְּח֖וֹתmish.pe.ChotH4940were scatteredנָפֹ֔צוּna.Fo.tzuH6327,

19and the bordersגְּב֤וּלge.VulH1366of Canaanהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669extended fromוַֽיְהִ֞יvay.HiH1961Sidonמִצִּידֹ֔ןmi.tzi.DonH6721בֹּאֲכָ֥הbo.'a.KhahH935toward Gerarגְרָ֖רָהge.Ra.rahH1642asעַד־'ad-H5704far as Gazaעַזָּ֑ה'a.ZahH5804,and thenבֹּאֲכָ֞הbo.'a.KhahH935toward Sodomסְדֹ֧מָהse.Do.mahH5467,Gomorrahוַעֲמֹרָ֛הva.'a.mo.RahH6017,Admahוְאַדְמָ֥הve.'ad.MahH126,and Zeboiimוּצְבֹיִ֖םu.tze.vo.YimH6636,asעַד־'ad-H5704far as Lashaלָֽשַׁע׃La.sha'H3962.

20Theseאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428arethe sonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Hamחָ֔םChamH2526according to their clansלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940,languagesלִלְשֹֽׁנֹתָ֑םlil.sho.no.TamH3956,landsבְּאַרְצֹתָ֖םbe.'ar.tzo.TamH776,and nationsבְּגוֹיֵהֶֽם׃ סbe.go.ye.HemH1471.

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