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20 All these, with their different families, languages, lands, and nations, are the offspring of Ham.
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These are the sons of Ham by their clans and languages, in their territories and nations.
21 And Shem, the older brother of Japheth, the father of the children of Eber, had other sons in addition.
21
Sons were also born to Shem, whose older brother was Japheth; Shem was the ancestor of all the sons of Eber.
22 These are the sons of Shem: Elam and Asshur and Arpachshad and Lud and Aram.
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The sons of Shem: Elam, Ashur, Arphaxad, Lud and Aram.
23 And the sons of Aram: Uz and Hul and Gether and Mash.
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The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether and Meshek.
24 And Arpachshad became the father of Shelah; and Shelah became the father of Eber.
24
Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah the father of Eber.
25 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.
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Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his time the earth was divided; his brother was named Joktan.
26 And Joktan was the father of Almodad and Sheleph and Hazarmaveth and Jerah
26
Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
27 And Hadoram and Uzal and Diklah
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Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
28 And Obal and Abimael and Sheba
28
Obal, Abimael, Sheba,
29 And Ophir and Havilah and Jobab; all these were the sons of Joktan.
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Ophir, Havilah and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.
30 And their country was from Mesha, in the direction of Sephar, the mountain of the east.
30
The region where they lived stretched from Mesha toward Sephar, in the eastern hill country.
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