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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; children were born to them 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 descendants of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
3 And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.
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The descendants of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
4 And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
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The descendants of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.
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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From these the coastland peoples spread. These are the descendants of Japheth in their lands, with their own language, by their families, in their nations.
6 And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.
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The descendants of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan.
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: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The descendants 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 became the father of Nimrod; he was the first on earth to become a mighty warrior.
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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He was a mighty hunter before the Lord; therefore 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 beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, and Accad, all of them in the land of Shinar.
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 into Assyria, and built Nineveh, Rehoboth-ir, Calah, and
12 And Resen between Nineveh and Calah: the same is a great city.
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Resen between Nineveh and Calah; that is the great city.
13 And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,
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Egypt became the father of Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim,
14 And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (out of whom came Philistim,) and Caphtorim.
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Pathrusim, Casluhim, and Caphtorim, from which the Philistines come.
15 And Canaan begat Sidon his firstborn, and Heth,
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Canaan became the father of Sidon his firstborn, and Heth,
16 And the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite,
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and 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. Afterward the families of the Canaanites spread abroad.
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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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 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, by their families, their languages, their lands, and their nations.
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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To Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth, children were born.
22 The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.
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The descendants of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram.
23 And the children of Aram; Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.
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The descendants of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
24 And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber.
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Arpachshad became the father of Shelah; and Shelah became 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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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 begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,
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Joktan became 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 the descendants of Joktan.
30 And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest unto Sephar a mount of the east.
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The territory in which they lived extended from Mesha in the direction of Sephar, the hill country of the east.
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, by their families, their languages, their lands, and their nations.
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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These are the families of Noah's sons, according to their genealogies, in their nations; and from these the nations spread abroad on the earth after the flood.
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