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1 These are the family records of Noah's sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. They also had sons after the deluge.
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These are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Sons were born to them after the flood.
2 Japheth's sons: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
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The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
3 Gomer's sons: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
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The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
4 And Javan's sons: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
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The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
5 The coastland peoples spread out into their lands. These are [Japheth's sons] by their clans, in their nations. Each [group] had its own language.
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From these the coastland peoples spread in their lands, each with his own language, by their clans, in their nations.
6 Ham's sons: Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan.
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The sons of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan.
7 Cush's sons: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. And Raamah's sons: Sheba and Dedan.
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The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
8 Cush fathered Nimrod, who was the first powerful man on earth.
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Cush fathered Nimrod; he was the first on earth to be a mighty man.
9 He was a powerful hunter in the sight of the Lord. That is why it is said, "Like Nimrod, a powerful hunter in the sight of the Lord."
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He was a mighty hunter before the Lord. Therefore it is said, “Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before the Lord. ”
10 His kingdom started with Babylon, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
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The beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
11 From that land he went to Assyria and built Nineveh, Rehoboth-ir, Calah,
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From that land he went into Assyria and built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah, and
12 and Resen, between Nineveh and the great city Calah.
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Resen between Nineveh and Calah; that is the great city.
13 Egypt fathered Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim,
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Egypt fathered Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim,
14 Pathrusim, Casluhim (the Philistines came from them), and Caphtorim.
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Pathrusim, Casluhim (from whom the Philistines came), and Caphtorim.
15 Canaan fathered Sidon his firstborn, and the Hittites,
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Canaan fathered Sidon his firstborn and Heth,
16 the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,
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and the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,
17 the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,
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the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,
18 the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Afterwards the Canaanite clans scattered.
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the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Afterward the clans of the Canaanites dispersed.
19 The Canaanite border went from Sidon going toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and going toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.
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And the territory of the Canaanites extended from Sidon in the direction of Gerar as far as Gaza, and in the direction of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.
20 These are Ham's sons, by their clans, according to their languages, in their own lands and their nations.
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These are the sons of Ham, by their clans, their languages, their lands, and their nations.
21 And Shem, Japheth's older brother, also had children. Shem was the father of all the children of Eber.
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To Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth, children were born.
22 Shem's sons were Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram.
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The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram.
23 Aram's sons: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
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The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
24 Arpachshad fathered Shelah, and Shelah fathered Eber.
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Arpachshad fathered Shelah; and Shelah fathered Eber.
25 Eber had two sons. One was named Peleg, for during his days the earth was divided; his brother was named Joktan.
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To Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided, and his brother’s name was Joktan.
26 And Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
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Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
27 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
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Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
28 Obal, Abimael, Sheba,
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Obal, Abimael, Sheba,
29 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were Joktan's sons.
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Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab; all these were the sons of Joktan.
30 Their settlements extended from Mesha to Sephar, the eastern hill country.
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The territory in which they lived extended from Mesha in the direction of Sephar to the hill country of the east.
31 These are Shem's sons by their clans, according to their languages, in their lands and their nations.
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These are the sons of Shem, by their clans, their languages, their lands, and their nations.
32 These are the clans of Noah's sons, according to their family records, in their nations. The nations on earth spread out from these after the flood.
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These are the clans of the sons of Noah, according to their genealogies, in their nations, and from these the nations spread abroad on the earth after the flood.
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