Genesis 10
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Genesis 10

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Descendants of Noah

1Now theseH428 are the records of the generationsH8435 of the sonsH1121 of NoahH5146: ShemH8035, HamH2526, and JaphethH3315; and sonsH1121 were bornH3205 to them afterH310 the floodH3999.

21The sonsH1121 of JaphethH3315 were 2GomerH1586, MagogH4031, 3MadaiH4074, 4JavanH3120, TubalH8422, 5MeshechH4902, and TirasH8494. 3The sonsH1121 of GomerH1586 were 6AshkenazH813, 7RiphathH7384, and 8TogarmahH8425. 4The sonsH1121 of JavanH3120 were ElishahH473, 9TarshishH8659, KittimH3794, and 10DodanimH1721. 5From theseH428 the people of the coastlandsH339 of the nationsH1471 11were separatedH6504 into their landsH776, everyH376 oneH376 according to his languageH3956, according to their familiesH4940, into their nationsH1471.

612The sonsH1121 of HamH2526 were CushH3568, MizraimH4714, PutH6316, and CanaanH3667. 7The sonsH1121 of CushH3568 were 13SebaH5434, HavilahH2341, SabtahH5454, 14RaamahH7484, and SabtecaH5455; and the sonsH1121 of RaamahH7484 were 15ShebaH7614 and 16DedanH1719. 8Now CushH3568 fatheredH3205 NimrodH5248; he 17becameH2490H1961 a mightyH1368 oneH1368 on the earthH776. 9He was a mightyH1368 hunterH6718 beforeH6440 the LordH3068; thereforeH5921H3651 it is saidH559, “Like NimrodH5248 a mightyH1368 hunterH6718 beforeH6440 the LordH3068.” 10And the beginningH7225 of his kingdomH4467 was 1819BabelH894, ErechH751, AccadH390, and CalnehH3641, in the landH776 of 20ShinarH8152. 11From that landH776 he wentH3318 21to AssyriaH804, and builtH1129 NinevehH5210, Rehoboth-IrH7344, CalahH3625, 12and ResenH7449 betweenH996 NinevehH5210 and CalahH3625; that is the greatH1419 cityH5892. 13MizraimH4714 fatheredH3205 22LudimH3866, AnamimH6047, LehabimH3853, NaphtuhimH5320, 1423PathrusimH6625, CasluhimH3695 (from whomH834 cameH3318 the PhilistinesH6430), and CaphtorimH3732.

15CanaanH3667 fatheredH3205 24SidonH6721, his firstbornH1060, and 25HethH2845, 1626the JebusiteH2983, the AmoriteH567, the GirgashiteH1622, 17the HiviteH2340, the ArkiteH6208, the SiniteH5513, 18the ArvaditeH721, the ZemariteH6786, and the HamathiteH2577; and afterwardH310 the familiesH4940 of the CanaaniteH3669 were spreadH6327 abroad. 1927The territoryH1366 of the CanaaniteH3669 28extendedH1961 from SidonH6721 29goingH935 toward GerarH1642, as farH5704 as GazaH5804; and 30goingH935 toward 31SodomH5467 and GomorrahH6017, AdmahH126, and ZeboiimH6636, as farH5704 as LashaH3962. 20TheseH428 are the sonsH1121 of HamH2526, according to their familiesH4940, according to their languagesH3956, by their landsH776, and by their nationsH1471.

21AlsoH1571 to ShemH8035, the fatherH1 of allH3605 the childrenH1121 of EberH5677, and the olderH1419 brotherH251 of JaphethH3315, children were bornH3205. 2232The sonsH1121 of ShemH8035 were 33ElamH5867, AsshurH804, 34ArpachshadH775, 35LudH3865, and AramH758. 23The sonsH1121 of AramH758 were 36UzH5780, HulH2343, GetherH1666, and MashH4851. 24ArpachshadH775 fatheredH3205 37ShelahH7974; and ShelahH7974 fatheredH3205 EberH5677. 2538TwoH8147 sonsH1121 were bornH3205 to EberH5677; the nameH8034 of the oneH259 was 39PelegH6389, for in his daysH3117 the earthH776 was dividedH6385; and his brother’sH251 nameH8034 was JoktanH3355. 26JoktanH3355 fatheredH3205 AlmodadH486, ShelephH8026, HazarmavethH2700, JerahH3392, 27HadoramH1913, UzalH187, DiklahH1853, 2840ObalH5745, AbimaelH39, ShebaH7614, 29OphirH211, HavilahH2341, and JobabH3103; allH3605 of theseH428 were the sonsH1121 of JoktanH3355. 30Now their 41settlementH4186 42extendedH1961 from MeshaH4852 43goingH935 toward SepharH5611, the hillH2022 countryH2022 of the eastH6924. 31TheseH428 are the sonsH1121 of ShemH8035, according to their familiesH4940, according to their languagesH3956, by their landsH776, and according to their nationsH1471.

32TheseH428 are the familiesH4940 of the sonsH1121 of NoahH5146, according to their descendantsH8435, by their nationsH1471; and 44out of theseH428 the nationsH1471 were separatedH6504 on the earthH776 afterH310 the floodH3999.

Notes

  1. 1. Genesis 10:2 1 Chr 1:5-7 ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 10:2 Ezek 38:2, 6 ↩
  3. 3. Genesis 10:2 2 Kin 17:6 ↩
  4. 4. Genesis 10:2 Is 66:19 ↩
  5. 5. Genesis 10:2 Ezek 38:2 ↩
  6. 6. Genesis 10:3 Jer 51:27 ↩
  7. 7. Genesis 10:3 In 1 Chr 1:6, Diphath ↩
  8. 8. Genesis 10:3 Ezek 27:14 ↩
  9. 9. Genesis 10:4 Ezek 27:12, 25 ↩
  10. 10. Genesis 10:4 In 1 Chr 1:7, Rodanim ↩
  11. 11. Genesis 10:5 Or separated themselves ↩
  12. 12. Genesis 10:6 1 Chr 1:8-10 ↩
  13. 13. Genesis 10:7 Is 43:3 ↩
  14. 14. Genesis 10:7 Ezek 27:22 ↩
  15. 15. Genesis 10:7 Ezek 27:22 ↩
  16. 16. Genesis 10:7 Ezek 27:15, 20 ↩
  17. 17. Genesis 10:8 Lit began to be ↩
  18. 18. Genesis 10:10 Or Babylon ↩
  19. 19. Genesis 10:10 Gen 11:9 ↩
  20. 20. Genesis 10:10 Gen 11:2; 14:1 ↩
  21. 21. Genesis 10:11 Mic 5:6 ↩
  22. 22. Genesis 10:13 Jer 46:9 ↩
  23. 23. Genesis 10:14 1 Chr 1:12 ↩
  24. 24. Genesis 10:15 1 Chr 1:13; Jer 47:4 ↩
  25. 25. Genesis 10:15 Gen 23:3 ↩
  26. 26. Genesis 10:16 Gen 15:19-21 ↩
  27. 27. Genesis 10:19 Num 34:2-12 ↩
  28. 28. Genesis 10:19 Lit was ↩
  29. 29. Genesis 10:19 Lit as you go ↩
  30. 30. Genesis 10:19 Lit as you go ↩
  31. 31. Genesis 10:19 Gen 14:2, 3 ↩
  32. 32. Genesis 10:22 1 Chr 1:17 ↩
  33. 33. Genesis 10:22 Gen 14:1, 9 ↩
  34. 34. Genesis 10:22 Gen 11:10 ↩
  35. 35. Genesis 10:22 Is 66:19 ↩
  36. 36. Genesis 10:23 Job 1:1; Jer 25:20 ↩
  37. 37. Genesis 10:24 Gen 11:12; Luke 3:35 ↩
  38. 38. Genesis 10:25 1 Chr 1:19 ↩
  39. 39. Genesis 10:25 I.e., division ↩
  40. 40. Genesis 10:28 In 1 Chr 1:22, Ebal ↩
  41. 41. Genesis 10:30 Lit dwelling ↩
  42. 42. Genesis 10:30 Lit was ↩
  43. 43. Genesis 10:30 Lit as you go ↩
  44. 44. Genesis 10:32 Gen 9:19 ↩

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