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Genesis 10

1AndthesearethegenerationsH8435ofthesonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofNoahנֹ֔חַNo.achH5146:Shemשֵׁ֖םshemH8035,Hamחָ֣םchamH2526,andJaphethוָיָ֑פֶתva.Ya.fetH3315;andtothemweresonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121bornH3205afterthefloodהַמַּבּֽוּל׃ha.ma.BulH3999.

2Thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofJaphethיֶ֔פֶתYe.fetH3315:Gomerגֹּ֣מֶרGo.merH1586,andMagogוּמָג֔וֹגu.ma.GogH4031,andMadaiוּמָדַ֖יu.ma.DaiH4074,andJavanוְיָוָ֣ןve.ya.VanH3120,andTubalוְתֻבָ֑לve.tu.ValH8422,andMeshechוּמֶ֖שֶׁךְu.Me.shekhH4902,andTirasוְתִירָֽס׃ve.ti.RasH8494.

3Andthesonsוּבְנֵ֖יu.ve.NeiH1121ofGomerגֹּ֑מֶרGo.merH1586:Ashkenazאַשְׁכֲּנַ֥ז'ash.ka.NazH813,andRiphath,andTogarmahוְתֹגַרְמָֽה׃ve.to.gar.MahH8425.

4Andthesonsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121ofJavanיָוָ֖ןya.VanH3120:Elishahאֱלִישָׁ֣ה'e.li.ShahH473,andTarshishוְתַרְשִׁ֑ישׁve.tar.ShishH8659,Kittimכִּתִּ֖יםki.TimH3794,andDodanim.

5Fromthesecamethedistributionoftheislesofthenationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471,accordingtotheirlandsבְּאַרְצֹתָ֔םbe.'ar.tzo.TamH776,everyoneH376afterhistongueH3956,aftertheirfamiliesH4940,intheirnationsבְּגוֹיֵהֶֽם׃be.go.ye.HemH1471.

6Andthesonsוּבְנֵ֖יu.ve.NeiH1121ofHamחָ֑םChamH2526:Cushכּ֥וּשׁkushH3568,andMizraim,andPhut,andCanaanוּכְנָֽעַן׃u.khe.Na.'anH3667.

7Andthesonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121ofCushכ֔וּשׁKhushH3568:Sebaסְבָא֙se.Va'H5434,andHavilahוַֽחֲוִילָ֔הva.cha.vi.LahH2341,andSabtah,andRaamahוְרַעְמָ֖הve.ra'.MahH7484,andSabtecha.Andthesonsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121ofRaamahרַעְמָ֖הra'.MahH7484:Shebaשְׁבָ֥אshe.Va'H7614andDedanוּדְדָֽן׃u.de.DanH1719.

8AndCushוְכ֖וּשׁve.KhushH3568begotNimrodנִמְרֹ֑דnim.RodH5248:hebeganH2490tobeלִֽהְי֥וֹתlih.YotH1961mightyגִּבֹּ֖רgi.BorH1368ontheearthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

9HewasH1961amightyגִבֹּֽר־gi.bor-H1368hunterbeforeJehovah;thereforeH3651itissaidH559,AsNimrodכְּנִמְרֹ֛דke.nim.RodH5248,themightyגִּבּ֥וֹרgi.BorH1368hunterbeforeJehovah!

10Andthebeginningofhiskingdomמַמְלַכְתּוֹ֙mam.lakh.ToH4467wasH1961Babel,andErech,andAccad,andCalnehוְכַלְנֵ֑הve.khal.NehH3641,inthelandבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofShinarשִׁנְעָֽר׃shin.'ArH8152.

11Fromthatlandהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776wentH3318outAsshurH804,andbuiltH1129Ninevehנִ֣ינְוֵ֔הnin.VehH5210,andRehoboth-Ir,andCalahכָּֽלַח׃Ka.lachH3625,

12andResen,betweenNinevehנִֽינְוֵ֖הnin.VehH5210andCalahכָּ֑לַחKa.lachH3625:thisisthegreatהַגְּדֹלָֽה׃ha.ge.do.LahH1419cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892.

13—AndMizraimbegottheLudim,andtheAnamim,andtheLehabim,andtheNaphtuhim,

14andthePathrusim,andtheCasluhim,outofwhomcameH3318thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430,andtheCaphtorim.

15—AndCanaanוּכְנַ֗עַןu.khe.Na.'anH3667begotSidonצִידֹ֥ןtzi.DonH6721,hisfirstbornבְּכֹר֖וֹbe.kho.RoH1060,andHethחֵֽת׃ChetH2845,

16andtheJebusiteהַיְבוּסִי֙hay.vu.SiH2983,andtheAmoriteהָ֣אֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567,andtheGirgashiteהַגִּרְגָּשִֽׁי׃ha.gir.ga.ShiH1622,

17andtheHiviteהַֽחִוִּ֥יha.chi.ViH2340,andtheArkiteהַֽעַרְקִ֖יha.'ar.KiH6208,andtheSiniteהַסִּינִֽי׃ha.si.NiH5513,

18andtheArvaditeהָֽאַרְוָדִ֥יha.'ar.va.DiH721,andtheZemariteהַצְּמָרִ֖יha.tze.ma.RiH6786,andtheHamathiteהַֽחֲמָתִ֑יha.cha.ma.TiH2577.AndafterwardsthefamiliesH4940oftheCanaanitesH3669spreadthemselvesabroad.

19Andtheborderגְּב֤וּלge.VulH1366oftheCanaaniteהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669wasH1961fromSidonמִצִּידֹ֔ןmi.tzi.DonH6721,asonegoesH935toGerarגְרָ֖רָהge.Ra.rahH1642,uptoGazah;asonegoesH935toSodomסְדֹ֧מָהse.Do.mahH5467,andGomorrahוַעֲמֹרָ֛הva.'a.mo.RahH6017,andAdmahוְאַדְמָ֥הve.'ad.MahH126,andZeboim,uptoLesha.

20Thesearethesonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofHamחָ֔םChamH2526,aftertheirfamiliesH4940,aftertheirtonguesH3956,intheirlandsבְּאַרְצֹתָ֖םbe.'ar.tzo.TamH776,intheirnationsבְּגוֹיֵהֶֽם׃ סbe.go.ye.HemH1471.

21AndtoShemוּלְשֵׁ֥םul.ShemH8035—tohimalsoגַּם־gam-H1571were[sonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121]bornH3205;heisthefatherאֲבִי֙'a.ViH1ofallthesonsH1121ofEberעֵ֔בֶר'E.verH5677,thebrotherאֲחִ֖י'a.ChiH251ofJaphethיֶ֥פֶתYe.fetH3315theelder.

22Thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofShemשֵׁ֖םshemH8035:Elamעֵילָ֣ם'ei.LamH5867,andAsshurוְאַשּׁ֑וּרve.'a.ShurH804,andArphaxadוְאַרְפַּכְשַׁ֖דve.'ar.pakh.ShadH775,andLudוְל֥וּדve.LudH3865,andAramוַֽאֲרָֽם׃Va.'a.RamH758.

23Andthesonsוּבְנֵ֖יu.ve.NeiH1121ofAramאֲרָ֑ם'a.RamH758:Uzע֥וּץ'utzH5780,andHulוְח֖וּלve.ChulH2343,andGetherוְגֶ֥תֶרve.Ge.terH1666,andMash.

24—AndArphaxadוְאַרְפַּכְשַׁ֖דve.'ar.pakh.ShadH775begotShelahשָׁ֑לַחSha.lachH7974;andShelahוְשֶׁ֖לַחve.She.lachH7974begotEberעֵֽבֶר׃'E.verH5677.

25AndtoEberוּלְעֵ֥בֶרul.'E.verH5677werebornH3205twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147sonsבָנִ֑יםva.NimH1121:thenameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034oftheoneהָֽאֶחָ֞דha.'e.ChadH259wasPelegפֶּ֗לֶגPe.legH6389,forinhisdaysבְיָמָיו֙ve.ya.MavH3117wastheearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776dividedH6385;andhisbrother'snameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034wasJoktanיָקְטָֽן׃ya.ke.TanH3355.

26AndJoktanוְיָקְטָ֣ןve.ya.ke.TanH3355begotAlmodadאַלְמוֹדָ֖ד'al.mo.DadH486,andShelephשָׁ֑לֶףSha.lefH8026,andHazarmavethחֲצַרְמָ֖וֶתcha.tzar.Ma.vetH2700,andJerahיָֽרַח׃Ya.rachH3392,

27andHadoramהֲדוֹרָ֥םha.do.RamH1913,andUzalאוּזָ֖ל'u.ZalH187,andDiklahדִּקְלָֽה׃dik.LahH1853,

28andObal,andAbimaelאֲבִֽימָאֵ֖ל'a.vi.ma.'ElH39,andShebaשְׁבָֽא׃she.Va'H7614,

29andOphirאוֹפִ֥ר'o.FirH211,andHavilahחֲוִילָ֖הcha.vi.LahH2341,andJobabיוֹבָ֑בyo.VavH3103:alltheseweresonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofJoktanיָקְטָֽן׃ya.ke.TanH3355.

30Andtheirdwellingמוֹשָׁבָ֖םmo.sha.VamH4186wasH1961fromMesha,asonegoesH935toSephar,theeasternmountainH2022.

31Thesearethesonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofShemשֵׁ֔םShemH8035,aftertheirfamiliesH4940,aftertheirtonguesH3956,intheirlandsבְּאַרְצֹתָ֖םbe.'ar.tzo.TamH776,aftertheirnationsלְגוֹיֵהֶֽם׃le.go.ye.HemH1471.

32ThesearethefamiliesH4940ofthesonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofNoahנֹ֛חַNo.achH5146,aftertheirgenerationsH8435,intheirnationsבְּגוֹיֵהֶ֑םbe.go.ye.HemH1471.Andfromthesecamethedistributionofthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֛םha.go.YimH1471ontheearthבָּאָ֖רֶץba.'A.retzH776afterthefloodהַמַּבּֽוּל׃ פha.ma.BulH3999.

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