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Genesis 10:5-20

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.

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