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Genesis 10:21-25

21Unto Shemוּלְשֵׁ֥םul.ShemH8035also, the fatherאֲבִי֙'a.ViH1of all the childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Eberעֵ֔בֶר'E.verH5677,the brotherאֲחִ֖י'a.ChiH251of Japhethיֶ֥פֶתYe.fetH3315the elderהַגָּדֽוֹל׃ha.ga.DolH1419, even to him were childrenbornיֻלַּ֖דyu.LadH3205.

22The childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Shemשֵׁ֖םshemH8035;Elamעֵילָ֣ם'ei.LamH5867,and Asshurוְאַשּׁ֑וּרve.'a.ShurH804,and Arphaxadוְאַרְפַּכְשַׁ֖דve.'ar.pakh.ShadH775,and Ludוְל֥וּדve.LudH3865,and Aramוַֽאֲרָֽם׃Va.'a.RamH758.

23And the childrenוּבְנֵ֖יu.ve.NeiH1121of Aramאֲרָ֑ם'a.RamH758;Uzע֥וּץ'utzH5780,and Hulוְח֖וּלve.ChulH2343,and Getherוְגֶ֥תֶרve.Ge.terH1666,and Mashוָמַֽשׁ׃va.MashH4851.

24And Arphaxadוְאַרְפַּכְשַׁ֖דve.'ar.pakh.ShadH775begatיָלַ֣דya.LadH3205Salahשָׁ֑לַחSha.lachH7974;and Salahוְשֶׁ֖לַחve.She.lachH7974begatיָלַ֥דya.LadH3205Eberעֵֽבֶר׃'E.verH5677.

25And unto Eberוּלְעֵ֥בֶרul.'E.verH5677were bornיֻלַּ֖דyu.LadH3205twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147sonsבָנִ֑יםva.NimH1121:the nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034of oneהָֽאֶחָ֞דha.'e.ChadH259wasPelegפֶּ֗לֶגPe.legH6389;for in his daysבְיָמָיו֙ve.ya.MavH3117was the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776dividedנִפְלְגָ֣הnif.le.GahH6385;and his brother’sאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251nameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034wasJoktanיָקְטָֽן׃ya.ke.TanH3355.

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