Revised Literal Translation

Genesis 10:5-20

5By these were the islesאִיֵּ֤י'i.YeiH339of the Gentilesהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471divided inנִפְרְד֞וּnif.re.DuH6504their landsבְּאַרְצֹתָ֔םbe.'ar.tzo.TamH776;every oneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376after his tongueלִלְשֹׁנ֑וֹlil.sho.NoH3956,after their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940,in their nationsבְּגוֹיֵהֶֽם׃be.go.ye.HemH1471.

6And the sonsוּבְנֵ֖יu.ve.NeiH1121of Hamחָ֑םChamH2526;Cushכּ֥וּשׁkushH3568,and Mizraimוּמִצְרַ֖יִםu.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,and Phutוּפ֥וּטu.FutH6316,and Canaanוּכְנָֽעַן׃u.khe.Na.'anH3667.

7And the sonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Cushכ֔וּשׁKhushH3568;Sebaסְבָא֙se.Va'H5434,and Havilahוַֽחֲוִילָ֔הva.cha.vi.LahH2341,and Sabtahוְסַבְתָּ֥הve.sav.TahH5454,and Raamahוְרַעְמָ֖הve.ra'.MahH7484,and Sabtechaוְסַבְתְּכָ֑אve.sav.te.Kha'H5455:and the sonsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121of Raamahרַעְמָ֖הra'.MahH7484;Shebaשְׁבָ֥אshe.Va'H7614,and Dedanוּדְדָֽן׃u.de.DanH1719.

8And Cushוְכ֖וּשׁve.KhushH3568begatיָלַ֣דya.LadH3205Nimrodנִמְרֹ֑דnim.RodH5248:he beganהֵחֵ֔לhe.ChelH2490to beלִֽהְי֥וֹתlih.YotH1961a mighty oneגִּבֹּ֖רgi.BorH1368in the earthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

9He was a mightyגִבֹּֽר־gi.bor-H1368hunterצַ֖יִדTza.yidH6718beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:whereforeכֵּן֙kenH3651it is saidיֵֽאָמַ֔רye.'a.MarH559,Even as Nimrodכְּנִמְרֹ֛דke.nim.RodH5248the mightyגִּבּ֥וֹרgi.BorH1368hunterצַ֖יִדTza.yidH6718beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

10And the beginningרֵאשִׁ֤יתre.ShitH7225of his kingdomמַמְלַכְתּוֹ֙mam.lakh.ToH4467was Babelבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894,and Erechוְאֶ֖רֶךְve.'E.rekhH751,and Accadוְאַכַּ֣דve.'a.KadH390,and Calnehוְכַלְנֵ֑הve.khal.NehH3641,in the landבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Shinarשִׁנְעָֽר׃shin.'ArH8152.

11Out of that landהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776went forthיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318Asshurאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804,and buildedוַיִּ֙בֶן֙vai.Yi.venH1129Ninevehנִ֣ינְוֵ֔הnin.VehH5210,and the cityH5892Rehobothרְחֹבֹ֥תre.cho.VotH7344,and Calahכָּֽלַח׃Ka.lachH3625,

12And Resenרֶ֔סֶןRe.senH7449between Ninevehנִֽינְוֵ֖הnin.VehH5210and Calahכָּ֑לַחKa.lachH3625: the same isa greatהַגְּדֹלָֽה׃ha.ge.do.LahH1419cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892.

13And Mizraimוּמִצְרַ֡יִםu.mitz.Ra.yimH4714begatיָלַ֞דya.LadH3205Ludimלוּדִ֧יםlu.DimH3866,and Anamimעֲנָמִ֛ים'a.na.MimH6047,and Lehabimלְהָבִ֖יםle.ha.VimH3853,and Naphtuhimנַפְתֻּחִֽים׃naf.tu.ChimH5320,

14And Pathrusimפַּתְרֻסִ֞יםpat.ru.SimH6625,and Casluhimכַּסְלֻחִ֗יםkas.lu.ChimH3695, (out of whom cameיָצְא֥וּya.tze.'UH3318Philistimפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430,)and Caphtorimכַּפְתֹּרִֽים׃ סkaf.to.RimH3732.

15And Canaanוּכְנַ֗עַןu.khe.Na.'anH3667begatיָלַ֛דya.LadH3205Sidonצִידֹ֥ןtzi.DonH6721his firstbornבְּכֹר֖וֹbe.kho.RoH1060,and Hethחֵֽת׃ChetH2845,

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

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

18And the Arvaditeהָֽאַרְוָדִ֥יha.'ar.va.DiH721,and the Zemariteהַצְּמָרִ֖יha.tze.ma.RiH6786,and the Hamathiteהַֽחֲמָתִ֑יha.cha.ma.TiH2577:and afterwardוְאַחַ֣רve.'a.CharH310were the familiesמִשְׁפְּח֖וֹתmish.pe.ChotH4940of the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִֽי׃Ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669spread abroadנָפֹ֔צוּna.Fo.tzuH6327.

19And the borderגְּב֤וּלge.VulH1366of the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669was from Sidonמִצִּידֹ֔ןmi.tzi.DonH6721,as thou comestבֹּאֲכָ֥הbo.'a.KhahH935to Gerarגְרָ֖רָהge.Ra.rahH1642,unto Gazaעַזָּ֑ה'a.ZahH5804;as thou goestבֹּאֲכָ֞הbo.'a.KhahH935,unto Sodomסְדֹ֧מָהse.Do.mahH5467,and Gomorrahוַעֲמֹרָ֛הva.'a.mo.RahH6017,and Admahוְאַדְמָ֥הve.'ad.MahH126,and Zeboimוּצְבֹיִ֖םu.tze.vo.YimH6636,even unto Lashaלָֽשַׁע׃La.sha'H3962.

20These arethe sonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Hamחָ֔םChamH2526,after their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940,after their tonguesלִלְשֹֽׁנֹתָ֑םlil.sho.no.TamH3956,in their countriesבְּאַרְצֹתָ֖םbe.'ar.tzo.TamH776, andin their nationsבְּגוֹיֵהֶֽם׃ סbe.go.ye.HemH1471.

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