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1 Here is the genealogy of the sons of Noach - Shem, Ham and Yefet; sons were born to them after the flood.
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Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: these are the sons which they had after the great flow of waters
2 The sons of Yefet were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Yavan, Tuval, Meshekh and Tiras.
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The sons of Japheth: Gomer and Magog and Madai and Javan and Tubal and Meshech and Tiras.
3 The sons of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Rifat and Togarmah.
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And the sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz and Riphath and Togarmah.
4 The sons of Yavan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim and Dodanim.
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And the sons of Javan: Elishah and Tarshish, the Kittim and the Dodanim.
5 From these the islands of the nations were divided into their lands, each according to its language, according to their families, in their nations.
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From these came the nations of the sea-lands, with their different families and languages.
6 The sons of Ham were Kush, Mitzrayim, Put and Kena'an.
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And the sons of Ham: Cush and Mizraim and Put and Canaan.
7 The sons of Kush were S'va, Havilah, Savta, Ra'mah and Savt'kha. The sons of Ra'mah were Sh'va and D'dan.
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And the sons of Cush: Seba and Havilah and Sabtah and Raamah and Sabteca; and the sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
8 Kush fathered Nimrod, who was the first powerful ruler on earth.
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And Cush was the father of Nimrod, who was the first of the great men of the earth.
9 He was a mighty hunter before ADONAI- this is why people say, "Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before ADONAI."
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He was a very great bowman, so that there is a saying, Like Nimrod, a very great bowman.
10 His kingdom began with Bavel, Erekh, Akkad and Kalneh, in the land of Shin'ar.
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And at the first, his kingdom was Babel and Erech and Accad and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
11 Ashur went out from that land and built Ninveh, the city Rechovot, Kelach,
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From that land he went out into Assyria, building Nineveh with its wide streets and Calah,
12 and Resen between Ninveh and Kelach - that one is the great city.
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And Resen between Nineveh and Calah, which is a very great town.
13 Mitzrayim fathered the Ludim, the 'Anamim, the L'havim, the Naftuchim,
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And Mizraim was the father of the Ludim and Anamim and Lehabim and Naphtuhim;
14 the Patrusim, the Kasluchim (from whom came the P'lishtim) and the Kaftorim.
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And Pathrusim and Casluhim and Caphtorim, from whom came the Philistines.
15 Kena'an fathered Tzidon his firstborn, Het,
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And Canaan was the father of Zidon, who was his oldest son, and Heth,
16 the Y'vusi, the Emori, the Girgashi,
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And the Jebusite and the Amorite and the Girgashite,
17 the Hivi, the 'Arki, the Sini,
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And the Hivite and the Arkite and the Sinite,
18 the Arvadi, the Tz'mari and the Hamati. Afterwards, the families of the Kena'ani were dispersed.
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And the Arvadite and the Zemarite and the Hamathite; after that the families of the Canaanites went far and wide in all directions;
19 The border of the Kena'ani was from Tzidon, as you go toward G'rar, to 'Azah; as you go toward S'dom, 'Amora, Admah and Tzvoyim, to Lesha.
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Their country stretching from Zidon to Gaza, in the direction of Gerar; and to Lasha, in the direction of Sodom and Gomorrah and Admah and Zeboiim.
20 These were the descendants of Ham, according to their families and languages, in their lands and in their nations.
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All these, with their different families, languages, lands, and nations, are the offspring of Ham.
21 Children were also born to Shem, ancestor of all the descendants of 'Ever and older brother of Yefet.
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And Shem, the older brother of Japheth, the father of the children of Eber, had other sons in addition.
22 The sons of Shem were'Elam, Ashur, Arpakhshad, Lud and Aram.
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These are the sons of Shem: Elam and Asshur and Arpachshad and Lud and Aram.
23 The sons of Aram were 'Utz, Hul, Geter and Mash.
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And the sons of Aram: Uz and Hul and Gether and Mash.
24 Arpakhshad fathered Shelach, and Shelach fathered 'Ever.
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And Arpachshad became the father of Shelah; and Shelah became the father of Eber.
25 To 'Ever were born two sons. One was given the name Peleg [division], because during his lifetime the earth was divided. His brother's name was Yoktan.
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And Eber had two sons: the name of the one was Peleg, because in his time the peoples of the earth became separate; and his brother's name was Joktan.
26 Yoktan fathered Almodad, Shelef, Hatzar-Mavet, Yerach,
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And Joktan was the father of Almodad and Sheleph and Hazarmaveth and Jerah
27 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
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And Hadoram and Uzal and Diklah
28 'Oval, Avima'el, Sheva,
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And Obal and Abimael and Sheba
29 Ofir, Havilah and Yovav - all these were the sons of Yoktan.
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And Ophir and Havilah and Jobab; all these were the sons of Joktan.
30 Their territory stretched from Mesha, as you go toward S'far, to the mountain in the east.
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And their country was from Mesha, in the direction of Sephar, the mountain of the east.
31 These were the descendants of Shem, according to their families and languages, in their lands and in their nations.
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These, with their families and their languages and their lands and their nations, are the offspring of Shem.
32 These were the families of the sons of Noach, according to their generations, in their nations. From these the nations of the earth were divided up after the flood.
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These are the families of the sons of Noah, in the order of their generations and their nations: from these came all the nations of the earth after the great flow of waters.
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