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1 And these are the generations of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth; and to them were sons born after the flood.
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1 This is the account of Shem, Ham and Japheth, Noah's sons, who themselves had sons after the flood.
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2 The sons of Japheth: Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
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2 The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech and Tiras.
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3 And the sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.
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3 The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath and Togarmah.
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4 And the sons of Javan: Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
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4 The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittim and the Rodanim.
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5 From these came the distribution of the isles of the nations, according to their lands, every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.
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5 (From these the maritime peoples spread out into their territories by their clans within their nations, each with its own language.)
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6 And the sons of Ham: Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.
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6 The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put and Canaan.
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7 And the sons of Cush: Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha. And the sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
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7 The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
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8 And Cush begot Nimrod: he began to be mighty on the earth.
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8 Cush was the father of Nimrod, who grew to be a mighty warrior on the earth.
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9 He was a mighty hunter before Jehovah; therefore it is said, As Nimrod, the mighty hunter before Jehovah!
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9 He was a mighty hunter before the LORD; that is why it is said, "Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD."
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10 And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
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10 The first centers of his kingdom were Babylon, Erech, Akkad and Calneh, in Shinar.
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11 From that land went out Asshur, and built Nineveh, and Rehoboth-Ir, and Calah,
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11 From that land he went to Assyria, where he built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, Calah
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12 and Resen, between Nineveh and Calah: this is the great city.
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12 and Resen, which is between Nineveh and Calah; that is the great city.
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13 -- And Mizraim begot the Ludim, and the Anamim, and the Lehabim, and the Naphtuhim,
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13 Mizraim was the father of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites,
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14 and the Pathrusim, and the Casluhim, out of whom came the Philistines, and the Caphtorim.
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14 Pathrusites, Casluhites (from whom the Philistines came) and Caphtorites.
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15 -- And Canaan begot Sidon, his firstborn, and Heth,
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15 Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites,
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16 and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite,
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16 Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites,
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17 and the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,
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17 Hivites, Arkites, Sinites,
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18 and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite. And afterwards the families of the Canaanites spread themselves abroad.
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18 Arvadites, Zemarites and Hamathites. Later the Canaanite clans scattered
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19 And the border of the Canaanite was from Sidon, as one goes to Gerar, up to Gazah; as one goes to Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, up to Lesha.
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19 and the borders of Canaan reached from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and then toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.
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20 These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, in their nations.
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20 These are the sons of Ham by their clans and languages, in their territories and nations.
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21 And to Shem -- to him also were [sons] born; he is the father of all the sons of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder.
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21 Sons were also born to Shem, whose older brother was Japheth; Shem was the ancestor of all the sons of Eber.
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22 The sons of Shem: Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.
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22 The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud and Aram.
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23 And the sons of Aram: Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.
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23 The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether and Meshech.
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24 -- And Arphaxad begot Shelah; and Shelah begot Eber.
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24 Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah the father of Eber.
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25 And to Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg, for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name was Joktan.
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25 Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his time the earth was divided; his brother was named Joktan.
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26 And Joktan begot Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,
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26 Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
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27 and Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah,
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27 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
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28 and Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba,
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28 Obal, Abimael, Sheba,
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29 and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were sons of Joktan.
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29 Ophir, Havilah and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.
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30 And their dwelling was from Mesha, as one goes to Sephar, the eastern mountain.
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30 The region where they lived stretched from Mesha toward Sephar, in the eastern hill country.
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31 These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.
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31 These are the sons of Shem by their clans and languages, in their territories and nations.
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32 These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations. And from these came the distribution of the nations on the earth after the flood.
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32 These are the clans of Noah's sons, according to their lines of descent, within their nations. From these the nations spread out over the earth after the flood.
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