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20 These were the sons of Ham, in their kindreds, and languages, and generations, and lands, and folks (and nations).
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These are the sons of Ham by their clans and languages, in their territories and nations.
21 Also of Shem were born the fathers of all the sons of Eber, and Japheth was the more, or elder, brother (of Shem) [and Shem was the elder brother of Japheth]. (And of Shem were born the fathers of all the sons of Eber, and Shem was the elder brother of Japheth.)
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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 Arphaxad, 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 And soothly Arphaxad begat Salah, of whom Eber was born.
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Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah the father of Eber.
25 And two sons were born to Eber, the name to the one son was Peleg, for the land was parted in his days (for the peoples of the world were divided in his time); and the name of his brother 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 that Joktan begat 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 And the habitation of them was made from Mesha, as men goeth till to Sephar, an hill of the east. (And they lived in the hill country of the east, from Mesha unto Sephar.)
30
The region where they lived stretched from Mesha toward Sephar, in the eastern hill country.
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