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1 Now these are the records of the generations of Shem, Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah; and sons 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 sons of Japheth were Gomer and Magog and Madai and Javan and Tubal and Meshech and Tiras.
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The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshek and Tiras.
3 The sons of Gomer were Ashkenaz and Riphath and Togarmah.
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The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath and Togarmah.
4 The sons of Javan were Elishah and Tarshish, Kittim and Dodanim.
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The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites and the Rodanites.
5 From these the coastlands of the nations were separated into their lands, every one according to his language, according to their families, into 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 sons of Ham were Cush and Mizraim and Put and Canaan.
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The sons of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put and Canaan.
7 The sons of Cush were Seba and Havilah and Sabtah and Raamah and Sabteca; and 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 Now Cush became the father of Nimrod; he became a mighty one 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 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 and Erech and Accad and Calneh, 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 forth into Assyria, and built Nineveh and Rehoboth-Ir and Calah,
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From that land he went to Assyria, where he built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, Calah
12 and 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 Mizraim became the father of Ludim and Anamim and Lehabim and Naphtuhim
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Egypt was the father of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites,
14 and Pathrusim and Casluhim (from which came the Philistines ) and Caphtorim.
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Pathrusites, Kasluhites (from whom the Philistines came) and Caphtorites.
15 Canaan became the father of Sidon, his firstborn, and Heth
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Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites,
16 and the Jebusite and the Amorite and the Girgashite
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Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites,
17 and the Hivite and the Arkite and the Sinite
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Hivites, Arkites, Sinites,
18 and the Arvadite and the Zemarite and the Hamathite; and afterward the families of the Canaanite were spread abroad.
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Arvadites, Zemarites and Hamathites. Later the Canaanite clans scattered
19 The territory of the Canaanite extended from Sidon as you go toward Gerar, as far as Gaza; as you go toward Sodom and Gomorrah and Admah and Zeboiim, as far as 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 These are the sons of Ham, according to their families, according to their languages, by their lands, by their nations.
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These are the sons of Ham by their clans and languages, in their territories and nations.
21 Also to Shem, the father of all the children of Eber, and the older brother of Japheth, children were born.
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Sons were also born to Shem, whose older brother was Japheth; Shem was the ancestor of all the sons of Eber.
22 The sons of Shem were Elam and Asshur and Arpachshad and Lud and Aram.
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The sons of Shem: Elam, Ashur, Arphaxad, Lud and Aram.
23 The sons of Aram were Uz and Hul and Gether and Mash.
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The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether and Meshek.
24 Arpachshad became the father of Shelah; and Shelah became the father of Eber.
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Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah the father of Eber.
25 Two sons were born to Eber; the name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided; 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 Joktan became the father of Almodad and Sheleph and Hazarmaveth and Jerah
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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
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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 Now their settlement extended from Mesha as you go toward Sephar, the hill country of the east.
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The region where they lived stretched from Mesha toward Sephar, in the eastern hill country.
31 These are the sons of Shem, according to their families, according to their languages, by their lands, according to their nations.
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These are the sons of Shem by their clans and languages, in their territories and nations.
32 These are the families of the sons of Noah, according to their genealogies, by their nations; and out of these the nations were separated on the earth after the flood.
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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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