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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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Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born 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, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
3 The sons of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Rifat and Togarmah.
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And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.
4 The sons of Yavan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim and Dodanim.
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And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
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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By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.
6 The sons of Ham were Kush, Mitzrayim, Put and Kena'an.
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And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, 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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And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.
8 Kush fathered Nimrod, who was the first powerful ruler on earth.
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And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in 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: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the 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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And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
11 Ashur went out from that land and built Ninveh, the city Rechovot, Kelach,
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Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah,
12 and Resen between Ninveh and Kelach - that one is the great city.
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And Resen between Nineveh and Calah: the same is a great city.
13 Mitzrayim fathered the Ludim, the 'Anamim, the L'havim, the Naftuchim,
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And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,
14 the Patrusim, the Kasluchim (from whom came the P'lishtim) and the Kaftorim.
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And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (out of whom came Philistim,) and Caphtorim.
15 Kena'an fathered Tzidon his firstborn, Het,
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And Canaan begat Sidon his firstborn, and Heth,
16 the Y'vusi, the Emori, the Girgashi,
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And the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite,
17 the Hivi, the 'Arki, the Sini,
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And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,
18 the Arvadi, the Tz'mari and the Hamati. Afterwards, the families of the Kena'ani were dispersed.
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And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad.
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 border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest, unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto 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, after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations.
21 Children were also born to Shem, ancestor of all the descendants of 'Ever and older brother of Yefet.
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Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born.
22 The sons of Shem were'Elam, Ashur, Arpakhshad, Lud and Aram.
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The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.
23 The sons of Aram were 'Utz, Hul, Geter and Mash.
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And the children of Aram; Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.
24 Arpakhshad fathered Shelach, and Shelach fathered 'Ever.
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And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat 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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And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name was Joktan.
26 Yoktan fathered Almodad, Shelef, Hatzar-Mavet, Yerach,
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And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,
27 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
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And Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah,
28 'Oval, Avima'el, Sheva,
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And Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba,
29 Ofir, Havilah and Yovav - all these were the sons of Yoktan.
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And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the 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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And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest unto Sephar a mount of the east.
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, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their 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 families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations: and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.
Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
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