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Genesis 10:21-32

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.

26And Joktanוְיָקְטָ֣ןve.ya.ke.TanH3355begatיָלַ֔דya.LadH3205Almodadאַלְמוֹדָ֖ד'al.mo.DadH486,and Shelephשָׁ֑לֶףSha.lefH8026,and Hazarmavethחֲצַרְמָ֖וֶתcha.tzar.Ma.vetH2700,and Jerahיָֽרַח׃Ya.rachH3392,

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

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

29And Ophirאוֹפִ֥ר'o.FirH211,and Havilahחֲוִילָ֖הcha.vi.LahH2341,and Jobabיוֹבָ֑בyo.VavH3103: all these werethe sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Joktanיָקְטָֽן׃ya.ke.TanH3355.

30And their dwellingמוֹשָׁבָ֖םmo.sha.VamH4186was from Meshaמִמֵּשָׁ֑אmi.me.Sha'H4852,as thou goestבֹּאֲכָ֥הbo.'a.KhahH935unto Sepharסְפָ֖רָהse.Fa.rahH5611a mountהַ֥רharH2022of the eastהַקֶּֽדֶם׃ha.Ke.demH6924.

31These arethe sonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Shemשֵׁ֔םShemH8035,after their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940,after their tonguesלִלְשֹׁנֹתָ֑םlil.sho.no.TamH3956,in their landsבְּאַרְצֹתָ֖םbe.'ar.tzo.TamH776,after their nationsלְגוֹיֵהֶֽם׃le.go.ye.HemH1471.

32These arethe familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹ֧תmish.pe.ChotH4940of the sonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Noahנֹ֛חַNo.achH5146,after their generationsלְתוֹלְדֹתָ֖םle.tol.do.TamH8435,in their nationsבְּגוֹיֵהֶ֑םbe.go.ye.HemH1471:and by these were the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֛םha.go.YimH1471dividedנִפְרְד֧וּnif.re.DuH6504in the earthבָּאָ֖רֶץba.'A.retzH776afterאַחַ֥ר'a.CharH310the floodהַמַּבּֽוּל׃ פha.ma.BulH3999.

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