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6 The sons of Ham were Cush, Egypt, Put and Canaan.
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The sons of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put and Canaan.
7 The sons of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah were 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 was the father of Nimrod. Nimrod grew up to be a mighty hero on the earth.
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Cush was the father of Nimrod, who became a mighty warrior on the earth.
9 He was a mighty hunter in the LORD's eyes. That's why people sometimes compare others with Nimrod. They say, "They are like Nimrod, who is a mighty hunter in the LORD's eyes."
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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 At first Nimrod's kingdom was made up of Babylon, Erech, Akkad and Calneh. Those cities were in the land of Babylonia.
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The first centers of his kingdom were Babylon, Uruk, Akkad and Kalneh, in Shinar.
11 From that land he went to Assyria. There he built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir and Calah.
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From that land he went to Assyria, where he built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, Calah
12 He also built Resen. It is between Nineveh and Calah. Nineveh is the great city.
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and Resen, which is between Nineveh and Calah—which is the great city.
13 Egypt was the father of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites and Naphtuhites.
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Egypt was the father of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites,
14 He was also the father of the Pathrusites, Casluhites and Caphtorites. The Philistines came from the Casluhites.
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Pathrusites, Kasluhites (from whom the Philistines came) and Caphtorites.
15 Canaan was the father of Sidon. Sidon was his oldest son. Canaan was also the father of the Hittites,
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Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites,
16 Jebusites, Amorites and Girgashites.
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Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites,
17 And he was the father of the Hivites, Arkites, Sinites,
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Hivites, Arkites, Sinites,
18 Arvadites, Zemarites and Hamathites. Later the Canaanite tribes scattered.
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Arvadites, Zemarites and Hamathites. Later the Canaanite clans scattered
19 The borders of Canaan went from Sidon toward Gerar all the way to Gaza. Then they went toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim all the way to Lasha.
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and the borders of Canaan reached from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and then toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboyim, as far as Lasha.
20 Those are the sons of Ham. They are listed by their tribes and languages in their territories and nations.
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These are the sons of Ham by their clans and languages, in their territories and nations.
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