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Genesis 10:2-32

2The sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Japhethיֶ֔פֶתYe.fetH3315wereGomerגֹּ֣מֶרGo.merH1586,Magogוּמָג֔וֹגu.ma.GogH4031,Madaiוּמָדַ֖יu.ma.DaiH4074,Javanוְיָוָ֣ןve.ya.VanH3120,Tubalוְתֻבָ֑לve.tu.ValH8422,Meshechוּמֶ֖שֶׁךְu.Me.shekhH4902,and Tirasוְתִירָֽס׃ve.ti.RasH8494.

3The sonsוּבְנֵ֖יu.ve.NeiH1121of Gomerגֹּ֑מֶרGo.merH1586wereAshkenazאַשְׁכֲּנַ֥ז'ash.ka.NazH813,Riphathוְרִיפַ֖תve.ri.FatH7384, andTogarmahוְתֹגַרְמָֽה׃ve.to.gar.MahH8425.

4The sonsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121of Javanיָוָ֖ןya.VanH3120wereElishahאֱלִישָׁ֣ה'e.li.ShahH473,Tarshishוְתַרְשִׁ֑ישׁve.tar.ShishH8659,Kittimכִּתִּ֖יםki.TimH3794, andDodanimוְדֹדָנִֽים׃ve.do.da.NimH1721.

5From theseמֵ֠אֵלֶּהMe.'e.lehH428the people ofthe 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 Hamחָ֑םChamH2526wereCushכּ֥וּשׁkushH3568,Mizraimוּמִצְרַ֖יִםu.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,Putוּפ֥וּטu.FutH6316,and Canaanוּכְנָֽעַן׃u.khe.Na.'anH3667.

7The sonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Cushכ֔וּשׁKhushH3568wereSebaסְבָא֙se.Va'H5434,Havilahוַֽחֲוִילָ֔הva.cha.vi.LahH2341,Sabtahוְסַבְתָּ֥הve.sav.TahH5454,Raamahוְרַעְמָ֖הve.ra'.MahH7484,and Sabtecaוְסַבְתְּכָ֑אve.sav.te.Kha'H5455;and the sonsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121of Raamahרַעְמָ֖הra'.MahH7484wereShebaשְׁבָ֥אshe.Va'H7614andDedanוּדְדָֽן׃u.de.DanH1719.

8Now Cushוְכ֖וּשׁve.KhushH3568fatheredיָלַ֣דya.LadH3205Nimrodנִמְרֹ֑דnim.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.”

10And the beginningרֵאשִׁ֤יתre.ShitH7225of his kingdomמַמְלַכְתּוֹ֙mam.lakh.ToH4467wasBabelבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894,Erechוְאֶ֖רֶךְve.'E.rekhH751,Accadוְאַכַּ֣דve.'a.KadH390,and Calnehוְכַלְנֵ֑הve.khal.NehH3641,in the landבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofShinarשִׁנְעָֽר׃shin.'ArH8152.

11From that landהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776he wentיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318to Assyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804,and builtוַיִּ֙בֶן֙vai.Yi.venH1129Ninevehנִ֣ינְוֵ֔הnin.VehH5210,Rehoboth-Irרְחֹבֹ֥תre.cho.VotH7344,Calahכָּֽלַח׃Ka.lachH3625,

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

13Mizraimוּמִצְרַ֡יִםu.mitz.Ra.yimH4714fatheredיָלַ֞דya.LadH3205Ludimלוּדִ֧יםlu.DimH3866,Anamimעֲנָמִ֛ים'a.na.MimH6047,Lehabimלְהָבִ֖יםle.ha.VimH3853,Naphtuhimנַפְתֻּחִֽים׃naf.tu.ChimH5320,

14Pathrusimפַּתְרֻסִ֞יםpat.ru.SimH6625,Casluhimכַּסְלֻחִ֗יםkas.lu.ChimH3695(from whomאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834cameיָצְא֥וּya.tze.'UH3318the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430),and Caphtorimכַּפְתֹּרִֽים׃ סkaf.to.RimH3732.

15Canaanוּכְנַ֗עַןu.khe.Na.'anH3667fatheredיָלַ֛דya.LadH3205Sidonצִידֹ֥ןtzi.DonH6721,his firstbornבְּכֹר֖וֹbe.kho.RoH1060, andHethחֵֽת׃ChetH2845,

16the Jebusiteהַיְבוּסִי֙hay.vu.SiH2983,the Amoriteהָ֣אֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567,the Girgashiteהַגִּרְגָּשִֽׁי׃ha.gir.ga.ShiH1622,

17the Hiviteהַֽחִוִּ֥יha.chi.ViH2340,the Arkiteהַֽעַרְקִ֖יha.'ar.KiH6208,the Siniteהַסִּינִֽי׃ha.si.NiH5513,

18the Arvaditeהָֽאַרְוָדִ֥יha.'ar.va.DiH721,the Zemariteהַצְּמָרִ֖יha.tze.ma.RiH6786,and 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.DonH6721goingבֹּאֲכָ֥הbo.'a.KhahH935toward Gerarגְרָ֖רָהge.Ra.rahH1642,as farעַד־'ad-H5704as Gazaעַזָּ֑ה'a.ZahH5804; andgoingבֹּאֲכָ֞הbo.'a.KhahH935towardSodomסְדֹ֧מָהse.Do.mahH5467and Gomorrahוַעֲמֹרָ֛הva.'a.mo.RahH6017,Admahוְאַדְמָ֥הve.'ad.MahH126,and 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, andby 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, andthe olderהַגָּדֽוֹל׃ha.ga.DolH1419brotherאֲחִ֖י'a.ChiH251of Japhethיֶ֥פֶתYe.fetH3315, childrenwere bornיֻלַּ֖דyu.LadH3205.

22The sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Shemשֵׁ֖םshemH8035wereElamעֵילָ֣ם'ei.LamH5867,Asshurוְאַשּׁ֑וּרve.'a.ShurH804,Arpachshadוְאַרְפַּכְשַׁ֖דve.'ar.pakh.ShadH775,Ludוְל֥וּדve.LudH3865,and Aramוַֽאֲרָֽם׃Va.'a.RamH758.

23The sonsוּבְנֵ֖יu.ve.NeiH1121of Aramאֲרָ֑ם'a.RamH758wereUzע֥וּץ'utzH5780,Hulוְח֖וּלve.ChulH2343,Getherוְגֶ֥תֶרve.Ge.terH1666,and Mashוָמַֽשׁ׃va.MashH4851.

24Arpachshadוְאַרְפַּכְשַׁ֖דve.'ar.pakh.ShadH775fatheredיָלַ֣דya.LadH3205Shelahשָׁ֑לַחSha.lachH7974;and Shelahוְשֶׁ֖לַחve.She.lachH7974fatheredיָלַ֥דya.LadH3205Eberעֵֽבֶר׃'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.TanH3355fatheredיָלַ֔דya.LadH3205Almodadאַלְמוֹדָ֖ד'al.mo.DadH486,Shelephשָׁ֑לֶףSha.lefH8026,Hazarmavethחֲצַרְמָ֖וֶתcha.tzar.Ma.vetH2700,Jerahיָֽרַח׃Ya.rachH3392,

27Hadoramהֲדוֹרָ֥םha.do.RamH1913,Uzalאוּזָ֖ל'u.ZalH187,Diklahדִּקְלָֽה׃dik.LahH1853,

28Obalעוֹבָ֥לo.ValH5745,Abimaelאֲבִֽימָאֵ֖ל'a.vi.ma.'ElH39,Shebaשְׁבָֽא׃she.Va'H7614,

29Ophirאוֹפִ֥ר'o.FirH211,Havilahחֲוִילָ֖הcha.vi.LahH2341,and Jobabיוֹבָ֑בyo.VavH3103;allכָּל־kol-H3605of theseאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428were the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Joktanיָקְטָֽן׃ya.ke.TanH3355.

30Now theirsettlementמוֹשָׁבָ֖םmo.sha.VamH4186extendedוַֽיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961from Meshaמִמֵּשָׁ֑אmi.me.Sha'H4852goingבֹּאֲכָ֥הbo.'a.KhahH935toward Sepharסְפָ֖רָהse.Fa.rahH5611,the hillהַ֥רharH2022countryH2022of the eastהַקֶּֽדֶם׃ha.Ke.demH6924.

31Theseאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428are the sonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Shemשֵׁ֔םShemH8035,according to their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940,according to their languagesלִלְשֹׁנֹתָ֑םlil.sho.no.TamH3956,by their landsבְּאַרְצֹתָ֖םbe.'ar.tzo.TamH776, andaccording to their nationsלְגוֹיֵהֶֽם׃le.go.ye.HemH1471.

32Theseאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428are the familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹ֧תmish.pe.ChotH4940of the sonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Noahנֹ֛חַNo.achH5146,according to their descendantsלְתוֹלְדֹתָ֖םle.tol.do.TamH8435,by their nationsבְּגוֹיֵהֶ֑םbe.go.ye.HemH1471; andout of theseוּמֵאֵ֜לֶּהu.me.'E.lehH428the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֛םha.go.YimH1471were separatedנִפְרְד֧וּnif.re.DuH6504on the earthבָּאָ֖רֶץba.'A.retzH776afterאַחַ֥ר'a.CharH310the floodהַמַּבּֽוּל׃ פha.ma.BulH3999.

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