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1 Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, [namely], of Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born 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: 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 And the sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.
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The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath and Togarmah.
4 And the sons of Javan: Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
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The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites and the Rodanites.
5 Of these were the isles of the nations divided in their lands, every one after his tongue, after 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 And the sons of Ham: Cush, and Mizraim, and Put, and Canaan.
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The sons of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put and Canaan.
7 And the sons of Cush: Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabteca; and the sons of Raamah: 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 And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in 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 Jehovah: wherefore it is said, Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before Jehovah.
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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 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 Out of that land he went forth into Assyria, and builded 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 (the same is the great city).
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and Resen, which is between Nineveh and Calah—which is the great city.
13 And Mizraim begat 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 (whence went forth the Philistines), and Caphtorim.
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Pathrusites, Kasluhites (from whom the Philistines came) and Caphtorites.
15 And Canaan begat Sidon his first-born, 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 were the families of the Canaanite spread abroad.
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Arvadites, Zemarites and Hamathites. Later the Canaanite clans scattered
19 And the border of the Canaanite was from Sidon, as thou goest toward Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest toward Sodom and Gomorrah and Admah and Zeboiim, unto 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, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, in their nations.
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These are the sons of Ham by their clans and languages, in their territories and nations.
21 And unto Shem, the father of all the children of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth, to him also were children 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: Elam, and Asshur, and Arpachshad, and Lud, and Aram.
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The sons of Shem: Elam, Ashur, Arphaxad, Lud and Aram.
23 And the sons of Aram: Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.
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The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether and Meshek.
24 And Arpachshad begat Shelah; and Shelah begat Eber.
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Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah the father of Eber.
25 And unto Eber were born two sons: The name of the one was Peleg. For in his days was the earth 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 And 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 their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest toward Sephar, the mountain 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, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after 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, after their generations, in their nations: and of these were the nations divided in 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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