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Genesis 10:2-30

2The sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Japhethיֶ֔פֶתYe.fetH3315wereGomerגֹּ֣מֶרGo.merH1586and Magogוּמָג֔וֹגu.ma.GogH4031andMadaiוּמָדַ֖יu.ma.DaiH4074andJavanוְיָוָ֣ןve.ya.VanH3120and Tubalוְתֻבָ֑לve.tu.ValH8422andMeshechוּמֶ֖שֶׁךְu.Me.shekhH4902and Tirasוְתִירָֽס׃ve.ti.RasH8494.

3The sonsוּבְנֵ֖יu.ve.NeiH1121of Gomerגֹּ֑מֶרGo.merH1586wereAshkenazאַשְׁכֲּנַ֥ז'ash.ka.NazH813andRiphathוְרִיפַ֖תve.ri.FatH7384andTogarmahוְתֹגַרְמָֽה׃ve.to.gar.MahH8425.

4The sonsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121of Javanיָוָ֖ןya.VanH3120wereElishahאֱלִישָׁ֣ה'e.li.ShahH473andTarshishוְתַרְשִׁ֑ישׁve.tar.ShishH8659,Kittimכִּתִּ֖יםki.TimH3794andDodanimוְדֹדָנִֽים׃ve.do.da.NimH1721.

5From theseמֵ֠אֵלֶּהMe.'e.lehH428the coastlandsאִיֵּ֤י'i.YeiH339of the nationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471were separatedנִפְרְד֞וּnif.re.DuH6504into their landsבְּאַרְצֹתָ֔םbe.'ar.tzo.TamH776,everyH376oneH376according to his languageלִלְשֹׁנ֑וֹlil.sho.NoH3956,according to their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940,into their nationsבְּגוֹיֵהֶֽם׃be.go.ye.HemH1471.

6The sonsוּבְנֵ֖יu.ve.NeiH1121of Hamחָ֑םChamH2526wereCushכּ֥וּשׁkushH3568and Mizraimוּמִצְרַ֖יִםu.mitz.Ra.yimH4714and Putוּפ֥וּטu.FutH6316and Canaanוּכְנָֽעַן׃u.khe.Na.'anH3667.

7The sonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Cushכ֔וּשׁKhushH3568wereSebaסְבָא֙se.Va'H5434and Havilahוַֽחֲוִילָ֔הva.cha.vi.LahH2341and Sabtahוְסַבְתָּ֥הve.sav.TahH5454andRaamahוְרַעְמָ֖הve.ra'.MahH7484and Sabtecaוְסַבְתְּכָ֑אve.sav.te.Kha'H5455;and the sonsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121of Raamahרַעְמָ֖הra'.MahH7484wereShebaשְׁבָ֥אshe.Va'H7614andDedanוּדְדָֽן׃u.de.DanH1719.

8Now Cushוְכ֖וּשׁve.KhushH3568becameH3205the fatherיָלַ֣דya.LadH3205of Nimrodנִמְרֹ֑דnim.RodH5248; hebecameהֵחֵ֔ל לִֽהְי֥וֹתhe.Chel lih.YotH2490 H1961a mightyגִּבֹּ֖רgi.BorH1368oneH1368on the earthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

9He was a mightyגִבֹּֽר־gi.bor-H1368hunterצַ֖יִדTza.yidH6718beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;thereforeעַל־ כֵּן֙'al- kenH5921 H3651it is saidיֵֽאָמַ֔רye.'a.MarH559, “Like Nimrodכְּנִמְרֹ֛דke.nim.RodH5248a mightyגִּבּ֥וֹרgi.BorH1368hunterצַ֖יִדTza.yidH6718beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.”

10The beginningרֵאשִׁ֤יתre.ShitH7225of his kingdomמַמְלַכְתּוֹ֙mam.lakh.ToH4467wasBabelבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894and Erechוְאֶ֖רֶךְve.'E.rekhH751and Accadוְאַכַּ֣דve.'a.KadH390and Calnehוְכַלְנֵ֑הve.khal.NehH3641,in the landבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofShinarשִׁנְעָֽר׃shin.'ArH8152.

11From that landהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776he wentH3318forthיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318into Assyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804,and builtוַיִּ֙בֶן֙vai.Yi.venH1129Ninevehנִ֣ינְוֵ֔הnin.VehH5210and Rehoboth-Irרְחֹבֹ֥תre.cho.VotH7344and Calahכָּֽלַח׃Ka.lachH3625,

12and Resenרֶ֔סֶןRe.senH7449betweenH996Ninevehנִֽינְוֵ֖הnin.VehH5210and Calahכָּ֑לַחKa.lachH3625;that is the greatהַגְּדֹלָֽה׃ha.ge.do.LahH1419cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892.

13Mizraimוּמִצְרַ֡יִםu.mitz.Ra.yimH4714becameH3205the fatherיָלַ֞דya.LadH3205ofLudimלוּדִ֧יםlu.DimH3866and Anamimעֲנָמִ֛ים'a.na.MimH6047and Lehabimלְהָבִ֖יםle.ha.VimH3853and Naphtuhimנַפְתֻּחִֽים׃naf.tu.ChimH5320

14andPathrusimפַּתְרֻסִ֞יםpat.ru.SimH6625and Casluhimכַּסְלֻחִ֗יםkas.lu.ChimH3695(from whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834cameיָצְא֥וּya.tze.'UH3318the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430)and Caphtorimכַּפְתֹּרִֽים׃ סkaf.to.RimH3732.

15Canaanוּכְנַ֗עַןu.khe.Na.'anH3667becameH3205the fatherיָלַ֛דya.LadH3205ofSidonצִידֹ֥ןtzi.DonH6721,his firstbornבְּכֹר֖וֹbe.kho.RoH1060, andHethחֵֽת׃ChetH2845

16andthe Jebusiteהַיְבוּסִי֙hay.vu.SiH2983and the Amoriteהָ֣אֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567and the Girgashiteהַגִּרְגָּשִֽׁי׃ha.gir.ga.ShiH1622

17and the Hiviteהַֽחִוִּ֥יha.chi.ViH2340and the Arkiteהַֽעַרְקִ֖יha.'ar.KiH6208and the Siniteהַסִּינִֽי׃ha.si.NiH5513

18and the Arvaditeהָֽאַרְוָדִ֥יha.'ar.va.DiH721and the Zemariteהַצְּמָרִ֖יha.tze.ma.RiH6786and the Hamathiteהַֽחֲמָתִ֑יha.cha.ma.TiH2577;and afterwardוְאַחַ֣רve.'a.CharH310the familiesמִשְׁפְּח֖וֹתmish.pe.ChotH4940of the Canaaniteהַֽכְּנַעֲנִֽי׃Ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669were spreadנָפֹ֔צוּna.Fo.tzuH6327abroad.

19The territoryגְּב֤וּלge.VulH1366of the Canaaniteהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669extendedוַֽיְהִ֞יvay.HiH1961from Sidonמִצִּידֹ֔ןmi.tzi.DonH6721as you goבֹּאֲכָ֥הbo.'a.KhahH935toward Gerarגְרָ֖רָהge.Ra.rahH1642,as farעַד־'ad-H5704as Gazaעַזָּ֑ה'a.ZahH5804;as you goבֹּאֲכָ֞הbo.'a.KhahH935towardSodomסְדֹ֧מָהse.Do.mahH5467and Gomorrahוַעֲמֹרָ֛הva.'a.mo.RahH6017and Admahוְאַדְמָ֥הve.'ad.MahH126and Zeboiimוּצְבֹיִ֖םu.tze.vo.YimH6636,as farעַד־'ad-H5704as Lashaלָֽשַׁע׃La.sha'H3962.

20Theseאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428are the sonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Hamחָ֔םChamH2526,according to their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940,according to their languagesלִלְשֹֽׁנֹתָ֑םlil.sho.no.TamH3956,by their landsבְּאַרְצֹתָ֖םbe.'ar.tzo.TamH776,by their nationsבְּגוֹיֵהֶֽם׃ סbe.go.ye.HemH1471.

21Alsoגַּם־gam-H1571to Shemוּלְשֵׁ֥םul.ShemH8035,the fatherאֲבִי֙'a.ViH1of allכָּל־kol-H3605the childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Eberעֵ֔בֶר'E.verH5677, and theolderהַגָּדֽוֹל׃ha.ga.DolH1419brotherאֲחִ֖י'a.ChiH251of Japhethיֶ֥פֶתYe.fetH3315,children were bornיֻלַּ֖דyu.LadH3205.

22The sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Shemשֵׁ֖םshemH8035wereElamעֵילָ֣ם'ei.LamH5867and Asshurוְאַשּׁ֑וּרve.'a.ShurH804andArpachshadוְאַרְפַּכְשַׁ֖דve.'ar.pakh.ShadH775andLudוְל֥וּדve.LudH3865and Aramוַֽאֲרָֽם׃Va.'a.RamH758.

23The sonsוּבְנֵ֖יu.ve.NeiH1121of Aramאֲרָ֑ם'a.RamH758wereUzע֥וּץ'utzH5780and Hulוְח֖וּלve.ChulH2343and Getherוְגֶ֥תֶרve.Ge.terH1666and Mashוָמַֽשׁ׃va.MashH4851.

24Arpachshadוְאַרְפַּכְשַׁ֖דve.'ar.pakh.ShadH775becameH3205the fatherיָלַ֣דya.LadH3205ofShelahשָׁ֑לַחSha.lachH7974;and Shelahוְשֶׁ֖לַחve.She.lachH7974becameH3205the fatherיָלַ֥דya.LadH3205of Eberעֵֽבֶר׃'E.verH5677.

25Twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147sonsבָנִ֑יםva.NimH1121were bornיֻלַּ֖דyu.LadH3205to Eberוּלְעֵ֥בֶרul.'E.verH5677;the nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034of the oneהָֽאֶחָ֞דha.'e.ChadH259wasPelegפֶּ֗לֶגPe.legH6389,for in his daysבְיָמָיו֙ve.ya.MavH3117the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776was dividedנִפְלְגָ֣הnif.le.GahH6385;and his brother’sאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251nameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034wasJoktanיָקְטָֽן׃ya.ke.TanH3355.

26Joktanוְיָקְטָ֣ןve.ya.ke.TanH3355becameH3205the fatherיָלַ֔דya.LadH3205of Almodadאַלְמוֹדָ֖ד'al.mo.DadH486and Shelephשָׁ֑לֶףSha.lefH8026and Hazarmavethחֲצַרְמָ֖וֶתcha.tzar.Ma.vetH2700and Jerahיָֽרַח׃Ya.rachH3392

27and Hadoramהֲדוֹרָ֥םha.do.RamH1913and Uzalאוּזָ֖ל'u.ZalH187and Diklahדִּקְלָֽה׃dik.LahH1853

28andObalעוֹבָ֥לo.ValH5745and Abimaelאֲבִֽימָאֵ֖ל'a.vi.ma.'ElH39and Shebaשְׁבָֽא׃she.Va'H7614

29and Ophirאוֹפִ֥ר'o.FirH211and Havilahחֲוִילָ֖הcha.vi.LahH2341and Jobabיוֹבָ֑בyo.VavH3103;allכָּל־kol-H3605theseאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428were the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Joktanיָקְטָֽן׃ya.ke.TanH3355.

30Now theirsettlementמוֹשָׁבָ֖םmo.sha.VamH4186extendedוַֽיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961from Meshaמִמֵּשָׁ֑אmi.me.Sha'H4852as you goבֹּאֲכָ֥הbo.'a.KhahH935toward Sepharסְפָ֖רָהse.Fa.rahH5611,the hillהַ֥רharH2022countryH2022of the eastהַקֶּֽדֶם׃ha.Ke.demH6924.

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