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1 Here is the genealogy of the sons of Noach - Shem, Ham and Yefet; 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 Yefet were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Yavan, Tuval, Meshekh 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, Rifat and Togarmah.
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The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath and Togarmah.
4 The sons of Yavan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim and Dodanim.
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The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites and the Rodanites.
5 From these the islands of the nations were divided into their lands, each according to its language, according to their families, in 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 Kush, Mitzrayim, Put and Kena'an.
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The sons of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put and Canaan.
7 The sons of Kush were S'va, Havilah, Savta, Ra'mah and Savt'kha. The sons of Ra'mah were Sh'va and D'dan.
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The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah and Sabteka. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
8 Kush fathered Nimrod, who was the first powerful ruler on 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 ADONAI- this is why people say, "Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before ADONAI."
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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 His kingdom began with Bavel, Erekh, Akkad and Kalneh, in the land of Shin'ar.
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The first centers of his kingdom were Babylon, Uruk, Akkad and Kalneh, in Shinar.
11 Ashur went out from that land and built Ninveh, the city Rechovot, Kelach,
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From that land he went to Assyria, where he built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, Calah
12 and Resen between Ninveh and Kelach - that one is the great city.
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and Resen, which is between Nineveh and Calah—which is the great city.
13 Mitzrayim fathered the Ludim, the 'Anamim, the L'havim, the Naftuchim,
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Egypt was the father of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites,
14 the Patrusim, the Kasluchim (from whom came the P'lishtim) and the Kaftorim.
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Pathrusites, Kasluhites (from whom the Philistines came) and Caphtorites.
15 Kena'an fathered Tzidon his firstborn, Het,
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Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites,
16 the Y'vusi, the Emori, the Girgashi,
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Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites,
17 the Hivi, the 'Arki, the Sini,
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Hivites, Arkites, Sinites,
18 the Arvadi, the Tz'mari and the Hamati. Afterwards, the families of the Kena'ani were dispersed.
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Arvadites, Zemarites and Hamathites. Later the Canaanite clans scattered
19 The border of the Kena'ani was from Tzidon, as you go toward G'rar, to 'Azah; as you go toward S'dom, 'Amora, Admah and Tzvoyim, to Lesha.
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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 were the descendants of Ham, according to their families and languages, in their lands and in their nations.
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These are the sons of Ham by their clans and languages, in their territories and nations.
21 Children were also born to Shem, ancestor of all the descendants of 'Ever and older brother of Yefet.
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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, Ashur, Arpakhshad, Lud and Aram.
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The sons of Shem: Elam, Ashur, Arphaxad, Lud and Aram.
23 The sons of Aram were 'Utz, Hul, Geter and Mash.
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The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether and Meshek.
24 Arpakhshad fathered Shelach, and Shelach fathered 'Ever.
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Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah the father of Eber.
25 To 'Ever were born two sons. One was given the name Peleg [division], because during his lifetime the earth was divided. His brother's name was Yoktan.
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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 Yoktan fathered Almodad, Shelef, Hatzar-Mavet, Yerach,
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Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
27 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
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Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
28 'Oval, Avima'el, Sheva,
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Obal, Abimael, Sheba,
29 Ofir, Havilah and Yovav - all these were the sons of Yoktan.
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Ophir, Havilah and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.
30 Their territory stretched from Mesha, as you go toward S'far, to the mountain in the east.
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The region where they lived stretched from Mesha toward Sephar, in the eastern hill country.
31 These were the descendants of Shem, according to their families and languages, in their lands and in their nations.
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These are the sons of Shem by their clans and languages, in their territories and nations.
32 These were the families of the sons of Noach, according to their generations, in their nations. From these the nations of the earth were divided up 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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