Genesis 10
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Genesis 10:6-13

6The sonsH1121 of HamH2526:

CushH3568, MizraimH4714, PutH6316, and CanaanH3667.

7The sonsH1121 of CushH3568:

SebaH5434, HavilahH2341, SabtahH5454,1 RaamahH7484, and SabtecaH5455.

And the sonsH1121 of RaamahH7484:

ShebaH7614 and DedanH1719.

8CushH3568 was the father ofH3205 NimrodH5248, whoH1931 beganH2490 to beH1961 a mighty oneH13682 on the earthH776. 9HeH1931 wasH1961 a mightyH1368 hunterH6718 beforeH64403 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 ShinarH8152.4 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,

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Notes

  1. 1. Genesis 10:7 Sabtah is a variant of Sabta; see 1 Chronicles 1:9. ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 10:8 Or who established himself as a mighty warrior or who became the first fearless leader ↩
  3. 3. Genesis 10:9 Or in defiance of; twice in this verse ↩
  4. 4. Genesis 10:10 That is, Babylonia ↩

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