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Genesis 10:6-13

6And the sonsוּבְנֵ֖יu.ve.NeiH1121of Hamחָ֑םChamH2526;Cushכּ֥וּשׁkushH3568,and Mizraimוּמִצְרַ֖יִםu.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,and Phutוּפ֥וּטu.FutH6316,and Canaanוּכְנָֽעַן׃u.khe.Na.'anH3667.

7And the sonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Cushכ֔וּשׁKhushH3568;Sebaסְבָא֙se.Va'H5434,and Havilahוַֽחֲוִילָ֔הva.cha.vi.LahH2341,and Sabtahוְסַבְתָּ֥הve.sav.TahH5454,and Raamahוְרַעְמָ֖הve.ra'.MahH7484,and Sabtechaוְסַבְתְּכָ֑אve.sav.te.Kha'H5455:and the sonsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121of Raamahרַעְמָ֖הra'.MahH7484;Shebaשְׁבָ֥אshe.Va'H7614,and Dedanוּדְדָֽן׃u.de.DanH1719.

8And Cushוְכ֖וּשׁve.KhushH3568begatיָלַ֣דya.LadH3205Nimrodנִמְרֹ֑דnim.RodH5248:he beganהֵחֵ֔לhe.ChelH2490to beלִֽהְי֥וֹתlih.YotH1961a mighty oneגִּבֹּ֖רgi.BorH1368in the earthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

9He was a mightyגִבֹּֽר־gi.bor-H1368hunterצַ֖יִדTza.yidH6718beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:whereforeכֵּן֙kenH3651it is saidיֵֽאָמַ֔רye.'a.MarH559,Even as Nimrodכְּנִמְרֹ֛דke.nim.RodH5248the mightyגִּבּ֥וֹרgi.BorH1368hunterצַ֖יִדTza.yidH6718beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

10And the beginningרֵאשִׁ֤יתre.ShitH7225of his kingdomמַמְלַכְתּוֹ֙mam.lakh.ToH4467was Babelבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894,and Erechוְאֶ֖רֶךְve.'E.rekhH751,and Accadוְאַכַּ֣דve.'a.KadH390,and Calnehוְכַלְנֵ֑הve.khal.NehH3641,in the landבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Shinarשִׁנְעָֽר׃shin.'ArH8152.

11Out of that landהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776went forthיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318Asshurאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804,and buildedוַיִּ֙בֶן֙vai.Yi.venH1129Ninevehנִ֣ינְוֵ֔הnin.VehH5210,and the cityH5892Rehobothרְחֹבֹ֥תre.cho.VotH7344,and Calahכָּֽלַח׃Ka.lachH3625,

12And Resenרֶ֔סֶןRe.senH7449between Ninevehנִֽינְוֵ֖הnin.VehH5210and Calahכָּ֑לַחKa.lachH3625: the same isa greatהַגְּדֹלָֽה׃ha.ge.do.LahH1419cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892.

13And Mizraimוּמִצְרַ֡יִםu.mitz.Ra.yimH4714begatיָלַ֞דya.LadH3205Ludimלוּדִ֧יםlu.DimH3866,and Anamimעֲנָמִ֛ים'a.na.MimH6047,and Lehabimלְהָבִ֖יםle.ha.VimH3853,and Naphtuhimנַפְתֻּחִֽים׃naf.tu.ChimH5320,

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