Septuagint Bible w/ Apocrypha LXX
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1 Now these the generations of the sons of Noe, Sem, Cham, Japheth; and sons were born to them 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, Gamer, and Magog, and Madoi, and Jovan, and Elisa, and Thobel, and Mosoch, and Thiras.
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The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshek and Tiras.
3 And the sons of Gamer, Aschanaz, and Riphath, and Thorgama.
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The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath and Togarmah.
4 And the sons of Jovan, Elisa, and Tharseis, Cetians, Rhodians.
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The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites and the Rodanites.
5 From these were the islands of the Gentiles divided in their land, each according to his tongue, in their tribes and 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 Cham, Chus, and Mesrain, Phud, and Chanaan.
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The sons of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put and Canaan.
7 And the sons of Chus, Saba, and Evila, and Sabatha, and Rhegma, and Sabathaca. And the sons of Rhegma, Saba, and Dadan.
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The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah and Sabteka. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
8 And Chus begot Nebrod: he began to be a giant upon the earth.
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Cush was the father of Nimrod, who became a mighty warrior on the earth.
9 He was a giant hunter before the Lord God; therefore they say, As Nebrod the giant hunter before the Lord.
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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 Babylon, and Orech, and Archad, and Chalanne, in the land of Senaar.
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The first centers of his kingdom were Babylon, Uruk, Akkad and Kalneh, in Shinar.
11 Out of that land came Assur, and built Ninevi, and the city Rhooboth, and Chalach,
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From that land he went to Assyria, where he built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, Calah
12 and Dase between Ninevi and Chalach: this is the great city.
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and Resen, which is between Nineveh and Calah—which is the great city.
13 And Mesrain begot the Ludiim, and the Nephthalim, and the Enemetiim, and the Labiim,
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Egypt was the father of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites,
14 and the Patrosoniim, and the Chasmoniim (whence came forth Phylistiim) and the Gaphthoriim.
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Pathrusites, Kasluhites (from whom the Philistines came) and Caphtorites.
15 And Chanaan begot Sidon his first-born, and the Chettite,
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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 Evite, and the Arukite, and the Asennite,
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Hivites, Arkites, Sinites,
18 and the Aradian, and the Samarean, and the Amathite; and after this the tribes of the Chananites were dispersed.
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Arvadites, Zemarites and Hamathites. Later the Canaanite clans scattered
19 And the boundaries of the Chananites were from Sidon till one comes to Gerara and Gaza, till one comes to Sodom and Gomorrha, Adama and Seboim, as far as Dasa.
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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 There the sons of Cham in their tribes according to their tongues, in their countries, and 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 to Sem himself also were children born, the father of all the sons of Heber, the brother of Japheth the elder.
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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 Sons of Sem, Elam, and Assur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Cainan.
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The sons of Shem: Elam, Ashur, Arphaxad, Lud and Aram.
23 And sons of Aram, Uz, and Ul, and Gater, and Mosoch.
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The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether and Meshek.
24 And Arphaxad begot Cainan, and Cainan begot Sala. And Sala begot Heber.
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Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah the father of Eber.
25 And to Heber were born two sons, the name of the one, Phaleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and the name of his brother Jektan.
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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 Jektan begot Elmodad, and Saleth, and Sarmoth, and Jarach,
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Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
27 and Odorrha, and Aibel, and Decla,
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Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
28 Eval, and Abimael, and Saba,
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Obal, Abimael, Sheba,
29 and Uphir, and Evila, and Jobab, all these were the sons of Jektan.
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Ophir, Havilah and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.
30 And their dwelling was from Masse, till one comes to Saphera, a 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 were the sons of Sem in their tribes, according to their tongues, in their countries, and in 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 tribes of the sons of Noe, according to their generations, according to their nations: of them were the islands of the Gentiles scattered over 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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