Genesis 10

(1 Chronicles 1:4–27)

1ThisH428 is the accountH8435 of Noah’sH5146 sonsH1121 ShemH8035, HamH2526, and JaphethH3315H3205, who also had sonsH1121 afterH310 the floodH3999.

The Japhethites

2The sonsH1121 of JaphethH3315:

GomerH1586, MagogH4031, MadaiH4074, JavanH3120, TubalH8422, MeshechH4902, and TirasH8494.

3The sonsH1121 of GomerH1586:

AshkenazH813, RiphathH7384, and TogarmahH8425.

4And the sonsH1121 of JavanH3120:

ElishahH473, TarshishH8659, the KittitesH3794, and the RodanitesH1721.1 5From theseH428, the maritimeH339 peoplesH1471 separatedH6504 into their territoriesH776, according to their languagesH376H3956, by clansH4940 within their nationsH1471.

The Hamites

6The sonsH1121 of HamH2526:

CushH3568, MizraimH4714, PutH6316, and CanaanH3667.

7The sonsH1121 of CushH3568:

SebaH5434, HavilahH2341, SabtahH5454,2 RaamahH7484, and SabtecaH5455.

And the sonsH1121 of RaamahH7484:

ShebaH7614 and DedanH1719.

8CushH3568 was the father ofH3205 NimrodH5248, whoH1931 beganH2490 to beH1961 a mighty oneH13683 on the earthH776. 9HeH1931 wasH1961 a mightyH1368 hunterH6718 beforeH64404 the LORDH3068; soH5921H3651 it is saidH559, “Like NimrodH5248, a mightyH1368 hunterH6718 beforeH6440 the LORDH3068.” 10His kingdomH4467 beganH7225 in BabylonH894, ErechH751, AccadH390, and CalnehH3641, in the landH776 of ShinarH8152.5 11FromH4480 thatH1931 landH776 he went forthH3318 into AssyriaH804, where he builtH1129 NinevehH5210, Rehoboth-IrH7344H5893, CalahH3625, 12and ResenH7449, which is betweenH996 NinevehH5210H996 and the greatH1419 cityH5892 of CalahH3625H1931.

13MizraimH4714 was the father ofH3205 the LuditesH3866, the AnamitesH6047, the LehabitesH3853, the NaphtuhitesH5320, 14the PathrusitesH6625, the CasluhitesH3695 (fromH8033 whomH834 the PhilistinesH6430 cameH3318), andH853 the CaphtoritesH3732.6

15And CanaanH3667 was the father ofH3205 SidonH6721 his firstbornH1060,7 and ofH853 the HittitesH2845, 16the JebusitesH2983, the AmoritesH567, the GirgashitesH1622, 17the HivitesH2340, the ArkitesH6208, the SinitesH5513, 18the ArvaditesH721, the ZemaritesH6786, and the HamathitesH2577.

LaterH310 the CanaaniteH3669 clansH4940 were scatteredH6327, 19and the bordersH1366 of CanaanH3669 extended fromH1961 SidonH6721 toward GerarH1642 asH5704 far as GazaH5804, and thenH935 toward SodomH5467, GomorrahH6017, AdmahH126, and ZeboiimH6636, asH5704 far as LashaH3962.

20TheseH428 are the sonsH1121 of HamH2526 according to their clansH4940, languagesH3956, landsH776, and nationsH1471.

The Semites

21And sons were also bornH3205H1571 to ShemH8035, the olderH1419 brotherH251 of JaphethH3315;8 Shem was the forefatherH1 of allH3605 the sonsH1121 of EberH5677.

22The sonsH1121 of ShemH8035:

ElamH5867, AsshurH804, ArphaxadH775, LudH3865, and AramH758.

23The sonsH1121 of AramH758:

UzH5780, HulH2343, GetherH1666, and MashH4851.9

24ArphaxadH775 was the father ofH3205 ShelahH7974,10 and ShelahH7974 was the father ofH3205 EberH5677.

25TwoH8147 sonsH1121 were bornH3205 to EberH5677: OneH259 was namedH8034 PelegH6389,11 becauseH3588 in his daysH3117 the earthH776 was dividedH6385, and his brotherH251 was namedH8034 JoktanH3355.

26And JoktanH3355 was the father ofH3205 AlmodadH486, ShelephH8026, HazarmavethH2700, JerahH3392, 27HadoramH1913, UzalH187, DiklahH1853, 28ObalH5745, AbimaelH39, ShebaH7614, 29OphirH211, HavilahH2341, and JobabH3103. AllH3605 theseH428 were sonsH1121 of JoktanH3355. 30Their territoryH4186 extended fromH935 MeshaH4852 to SepharH5611, in the easternH6924 hill countryH2022.

31TheseH428 are the sonsH1121 of ShemH8035, according to their clansH4940, languagesH3956, landsH776, and nationsH1471.

32All theseH428 are the clansH4940 of Noah’sH5146 sonsH1121, according to their generationsH8435 and nationsH1471. From theseH428 the nationsH1471 of the earthH776 spread outH6504 afterH310 the floodH3999.