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1 These are the generations of the sonnes of Noe: of Sem Ham and Iapheth which begat them children after the floude.
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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 sonnes of Iapheth were: Gomyr Magog Madai Iauan Tuball Mesech and Thyras.
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The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshek and Tiras.
3 And the sonnes of Gomyr were: Ascenas Riphat and Togarina.
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The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath and Togarmah.
4 And the sonnes of Iauan were: Elisa Tharsis Cithun and Dodanim.
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The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites and the Rodanites.
5 Of these came the Iles of the gentylls in there contres every man in his speach kynred and nation.
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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 sonnes of Ham were: Chus Misraim Phut and Canaan.
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The sons of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put and Canaan.
7 The sonnes of Chus: were Seba Hevila Sabta Rayma and Sabtema. And the sonnes of Rayma 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 Chus also begot Nemrod which bega to be myghtye in the erth.
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Cush was the father of Nimrod, who became a mighty warrior on the earth.
9 He was a myghtie hunter in the syghte of the LORde: Where of came the proverbe: he is as Nemrod that myghtie hunter in the syghte of the LORde.
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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 And the begynnynge of hys kyngdome was Babell Erech Achad and Chalne in the lande of Synear:
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The first centers of his kingdom were Babylon, Uruk, Akkad and Kalneh, in Shinar.
11 Out of that lande came Assur and buylded Ninyue and the cyte rehoboth and Calah
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From that land he went to Assyria, where he built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, Calah
12 And Ressen betwene Ninyue ad Chalah. That is a grete cyte.
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and Resen, which is between Nineveh and Calah—which is the great city.
13 And Mizraim begat Iudun Enamim Leabim Naphtuhim
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Egypt was the father of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites,
14 Pathrusim and Castuhim: from whence came the Philystyns and the Capthiherynes.
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Pathrusites, Kasluhites (from whom the Philistines came) and Caphtorites.
15 Canaan also begat zidon his eldest sonne and Heth
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Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites,
16 Iebusi Emori Girgosi
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Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites,
17 Hiui Arki Sini
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Hivites, Arkites, Sinites,
18 Aruadi Zemari and hamari. And afterward sprange the kynreds of the Canaanytes
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Arvadites, Zemarites and Hamathites. Later the Canaanite clans scattered
19 And the costes of the Canaanytes were fro Sydon tyll thou come to Gerara and to Asa and tyll thou come to Sodoma Gomorra Adama Zeboim: eve vnto Lasa.
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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 chyldre of Ham in there kynreddes tonges landes and nations.
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These are the sons of Ham by their clans and languages, in their territories and nations.
21 And Sem the father of all ye childre of Eber and the eldest brother of Iapheth begat children also.
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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 And his sonnes were: Elam Assur Arphachsad Lud ad Aram.
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The sons of Shem: Elam, Ashur, Arphaxad, Lud and Aram.
23 And ye childree of Aram were: Vz Hul Gether and Mas
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The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether and Meshek.
24 And Arphachsad begat Sala and Sala begat Eber.
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Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah the father of Eber.
25 And Eber begat .ij. sonnes. The name of the one was Peleg for in his tyme the erth was devyded. And the name of his brother was Iaketanr
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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 Iaketan begat Almodad Saleph Hyzarmoneth Iarah
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Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
27 Hadoram Vsal Dikela
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Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
28 Obal Abimach Seba
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Obal, Abimael, Sheba,
29 Ophir Heuila and Iobab. All these are the sonnes of Iaketan.
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Ophir, Havilah and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.
30 And the dwellynge of them was from Mesa vntill thou come vnto Sephara a mountayne of the easte lande.
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The region where they lived stretched from Mesha toward Sephar, in the eastern hill country.
31 These are the sonnes o Sem in their kynreddes languages contrees and 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 kynreddes of the sonnes of Noe in their generations and nations. And of these came the people that were in the world after the floude.
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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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