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1 These are the descendants of Noah's sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth; children were born to them after the flood.
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This is the account of Shem, Ham and Japheth, Noah’s sons, who themselves had sons after the flood.
2 The descendants of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
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The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshek and Tiras.
3 The descendants of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
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The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath and Togarmah.
4 The descendants of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.
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The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites and the Rodanites.
5 From these the coastland peoples spread. These are the descendants of Japheth in their lands, with their own language, by their families, in their nations.
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(From these the maritime peoples spread out into their territories by their clans within their nations, each with its own language.)
6 The descendants of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan.
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The sons of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put and Canaan.
7 The descendants of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The descendants of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
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The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah and Sabteka. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
8 Cush became the father of Nimrod; he was the first on earth to become a mighty warrior.
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Cush was the father of Nimrod, who became a mighty warrior on the earth.
9 He was a mighty hunter before the Lord; therefore it is said, "Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before the Lord."
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He was a mighty hunter before the LORD; that is why it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD.”
10 The beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, and Accad, all of them in the land of Shinar.
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The first centers of his kingdom were Babylon, Uruk, Akkad and Kalneh, in Shinar.
11 From that land he went into Assyria, and built Nineveh, Rehoboth-ir, Calah, and
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From that land he went to Assyria, where he built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, Calah
12 Resen between Nineveh and Calah; that is the great city.
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and Resen, which is between Nineveh and Calah—which is the great city.
13 Egypt became the father of Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim,
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Egypt was the father of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites,
14 Pathrusim, Casluhim, and Caphtorim, from which the Philistines come.
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Pathrusites, Kasluhites (from whom the Philistines came) and Caphtorites.
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