King James Version KJV
Good News Translation GNT
1 Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood.
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These are the descendants of Noah's sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. These three 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, Meshech, and Tiras - were the ancestors of the peoples who bear their names.
3 And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.
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The descendants of Gomer were the people of Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
4 And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
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The descendants of Javan were the people of Elishah, Spain, Cyprus, and Rhodes;
5 By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.
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they were the ancestors of the people who live along the coast and on the islands. These are the descendants of Japheth, living in their different tribes and countries, each group speaking its own language.
6 And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.
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The sons of Ham - Cush, Egypt, Libya, and Canaan - were the ancestors of the peoples who bear their names.
7 And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.
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The descendants of Cush were the people of Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The descendants of Raamah were the people of Sheba and Dedan.
8 And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.
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Cush had a son named Nimrod, who became the world's first great conqueror.
9 He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD.
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By the Lord's help he was a great hunter, and that is why people say, "May the Lord make you as great a hunter as Nimrod!"
10 And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
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At first his kingdom included Babylon, Erech, and Accad, all three of them in Babylonia.
11 Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah,
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From that land he went to Assyria and built the cities of Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, Calah,
12 And Resen between Nineveh and Calah: the same is a great city.
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and Resen, which is between Nineveh and the great city of Calah.
13 And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,
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The descendants of Egypt were the people of Lydia, Anam, Lehab, Naphtuh,
14 And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (out of whom came Philistim,) and Caphtorim.
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Pathrus, Casluh, and of Crete, from whom the Philistines are descended.
15 And Canaan begat Sidon his firstborn, and Heth,
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Canaan's sons - Sidon, the oldest, and Heth - were the ancestors of the peoples who bear their names.
16 And the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite,
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Canaan was also the ancestor of the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,
17 And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,
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the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,
18 And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad.
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the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. The different tribes of the Canaanites spread out,
19 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.
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until the Canaanite borders reached from Sidon southward to Gerar near Gaza, and eastward to Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim near Lasha.
20 These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations.
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These are the descendants of Ham, living in their different tribes and countries, each group speaking its own language.
21 Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born.
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Shem, the older brother of Japheth, was the ancestor of all the Hebrews.
22 The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.
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Shem's sons - Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram - were the ancestors of the peoples who bear their names.
23 And the children of Aram; Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.
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The descendants of Aram were the people of Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshek.
24 And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber.
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Arpachshad was the father of Shelah, who was the father of Eber.
25 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.
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Eber had two sons: one was named Peleg, because during his time the people of the world were divided; and the other was named Joktan.
26 And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,
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The descendants of Joktan were the people 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 of them were descended from Joktan.
30 And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest unto Sephar a mount of the east.
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The land in which they lived extended from Mesha to 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 descendants of Shem, living in their different tribes and countries, each group speaking its own language.
32 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.
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All these peoples are the descendants of Noah, nation by nation, according to their different lines of descent. After the flood all the nations of the earth were descended from the sons of Noah.
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Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.