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1 Chronicles 1:4-27

4Noahנֹ֥חַNo.achH5146,Shemשֵׁ֖םshemH8035,Hamחָ֥םchamH2526,and Japhethוָיָֽפֶת׃ סva.Ya.fetH3315.

5The sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Japhethיֶ֔פֶתYe.fetH3315;Gomerגֹּ֣מֶרGo.merH1586,and Magogוּמָג֔וֹגu.ma.GogH4031,and Madaiוּמָדַ֖יu.ma.DaiH4074,and Javanוְיָוָ֣ןve.ya.VanH3120,and Tubalוְתֻבָ֑לve.tu.ValH8422,and Meshechוּמֶ֖שֶׁךְu.Me.shekhH4902,and Tirasוְתִירָֽס׃ סve.ti.RasH8494.

6And the sonsוּבְנֵ֖יu.ve.NeiH1121of Gomerגֹּ֑מֶרGo.merH1586;Ashchenazאַשְׁכֲּנַ֥ז'ash.ka.NazH813,and Riphathוְדִיפַ֖תve.di.FatH7384,and Togarmahוְתוֹגַרְמָֽה׃ve.to.gar.MahH8425.

7And the sonsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121of Javanיָוָ֖ןya.VanH3120;Elishahאֱלִישָׁ֣ה'e.li.ShahH473,and Tarshishוְתַרְשִׁ֑ישָׁהve.tar.Shi.shahH8659,Kittimכִּתִּ֖יםki.TimH3794,and Dodanimוְרוֹדָנִֽים׃ סve.ro.da.NimH1721.

8The sonsבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121of Hamחָ֑םChamH2526;Cushכּ֥וּשׁkushH3568,and Mizraimוּמִצְרַ֖יִםu.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,Putפּ֥וּטputH6316,and Canaanוּכְנָֽעַן׃u.khe.Na.'anH3667.

9And the sonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Cushכ֔וּשׁKhushH3568;Sebaסְבָא֙se.Va'H5434,and Havilahוַחֲוִילָ֔הva.cha.vi.LahH2341,and Sabtaוְסַבְתָּ֥אve.sav.Ta'H5454,and Raamahוְרַעְמָ֖אve.ra'.Ma'H7484,and Sabtechaוְסַבְתְּכָ֑אve.sav.te.Kha'H5455.And the sonsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121of Raamahרַעְמָ֖אra'.Ma'H7484;Shebaשְׁבָ֥אshe.Va'H7614,and Dedanוּדְדָֽן׃ סu.de.DanH1719.

10And Cushוְכ֖וּשׁve.KhushH3568begatיָלַ֣דya.LadH3205Nimrodנִמְר֑וֹדnim.RodH5248:he beganהֵחֵ֔לhe.ChelH2490to be mightyגִּבּ֖וֹרgi.BorH1368upon the earthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ סba.'A.retzH776.

11And Mizraimוּמִצְרַ֡יִםu.mitz.Ra.yimH4714begatיָלַ֞דya.LadH3205Ludimלוּדִ֧יםlu.di.yimH3866,and Anamimעֲנָמִ֛ים'a.na.MimH6047,and Lehabimלְהָבִ֖יםle.ha.VimH3853,and Naphtuhimנַפְתֻּחִֽים׃naf.tu.ChimH5320,

12And Pathrusimפַּתְרֻסִ֞יםpat.ru.SimH6625,and Casluhimכַּסְלֻחִ֗יםkas.lu.ChimH3695, (of whom cameיָצְא֥וּya.tze.'UH3318the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430,)and Caphthorimכַּפְתֹּרִֽים׃ סkaf.to.RimH3732.

13And Canaanוּכְנַ֗עַןu.khe.Na.'anH3667begatיָלַ֛דya.LadH3205Sidonצִיד֥וֹןtzi.DonH6721his firstbornבְּכֹר֖וֹbe.kho.RoH1060,and Hethחֵֽת׃ChetH2845,

14The Jebusiteהַיְבוּסִי֙hay.vu.SiH2983also, and the Amoriteהָ֣אֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567,and the Girgashiteהַגִּרְגָּשִֽׁי׃ha.gir.ga.ShiH1622,

15And the Hiviteהַחִוִּ֥יha.chi.ViH2340,and the Arkiteהַֽעַרְקִ֖יha.'ar.KiH6208,and the Siniteהַסִּינִֽי׃ha.si.NiH5513,

16And the Arvaditeהָאַרְוָדִ֥יha.'ar.va.DiH721,and the Zemariteהַצְּמָרִ֖יha.tze.ma.RiH6786,and the Hamathiteהַֽחֲמָתִֽי׃ סHa.cha.ma.TiH2577.

17The sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Shemשֵׁ֔םShemH8035;Elamעֵילָ֣ם'ei.LamH5867,and Asshurוְאַשּׁ֔וּרve.'a.ShurH804,and Arphaxadוְאַרְפַּכְשַׁ֖דve.'ar.pakh.ShadH775,and Ludוְל֣וּדve.LudH3865,and Aramוַאֲרָ֑םva.'a.RamH758,and Uzוְע֥וּץve.'UtzH5780,and Hulוְח֖וּלve.ChulH2343,and Getherוְגֶ֥תֶרve.Ge.terH1666,and Meshechוָמֶֽשֶׁךְ׃ סva.Me.shekhH4902.

18And Arphaxadוְאַרְפַּכְשַׁ֖דve.'ar.pakh.ShadH775begatיָלַ֣דya.LadH3205Shelahשָׁ֑לַחSha.lachH7974,and Shelahוְשֶׁ֖לַחve.She.lachH7974begatיָלַ֥דya.LadH3205Eberעֵֽבֶר׃'E.verH5677.

19And unto Eberוּלְעֵ֥בֶרu.le.'E.verH5677were bornיֻלַּ֖דyu.LadH3205twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147sonsבָנִ֑יםva.NimH1121:the nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034of the oneהָאֶחָ֞דha.'e.ChadH259wasPelegפֶּ֗לֶגPe.legH6389;because in his daysבְיָמָיו֙ve.ya.MavH3117the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776was dividedנִפְלְגָ֣הnif.le.GahH6385:and his brother’sאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251nameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034wasJoktanיָקְטָֽן׃ya.ke.TanH3355.

20And Joktanוְיָקְטָ֣ןve.ya.ke.TanH3355begatיָלַ֔דya.LadH3205Almodadאַלְמוֹדָ֖ד'al.mo.DadH486,and Shelephשָׁ֑לֶףSha.lefH8026,and Hazarmavethחֲצַרְמָ֖וֶתcha.tzar.Ma.vetH2700,and Jerahיָֽרַח׃Ya.rachH3392,

21Hadoramהֲדוֹרָ֥םha.do.RamH1913also, and Uzalאוּזָ֖ל'u.ZalH187,and Diklahדִּקְלָֽה׃dik.LahH1853,

22And Ebalעֵיבָ֥ל'ei.ValH5858,and Abimaelאֲבִימָאֵ֖ל'a.vi.ma.'ElH39,and Shebaשְׁבָֽא׃she.Va'H7614,

23And Ophirאוֹפִ֥יר'o.FirH211,and Havilahחֲוִילָ֖הcha.vi.LahH2341,and Jobabיוֹבָ֑בyo.VavH3103. All these werethe sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Joktanיָקְטָֽן׃ סya.ke.TanH3355.

24Shemשֵׁ֥ם׀shemH8035,Arphaxadאַרְפַּכְשַׁ֖ד'ar.pakh.ShadH775,Shelahשָֽׁלַח׃Sha.lachH7974,

25Eberעֵ֥בֶר'E.verH5677,Pelegפֶּ֖לֶגPe.legH6389,Reuרְעֽוּ׃re.'UH7466,

26Serugשְׂר֥וּגse.RugH8286,Nahorנָח֖וֹרna.ChorH5152,Terahתָּֽרַח׃Ta.rachH8646,

27Abramאַבְרָ֖ם'av.RamH87; the same isAbrahamאַבְרָהָֽם׃ ס'av.ra.HamH85.

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