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1 This is the account of Shem, Ham and Japheth, Noah’s sons, who themselves had sons after the flood.
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Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: these are the sons which they had after the great flow of waters
2 The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshek 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: Ashkenaz, Riphath and Togarmah.
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And the sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz and Riphath and Togarmah.
4 The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites and the Rodanites.
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And the sons of Javan: Elishah and Tarshish, the Kittim and the Dodanim.
5 (From these the maritime peoples spread out into their territories by their clans within their nations, each with its own language.)
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From these came the nations of the sea-lands, with their different families and languages.
6 The sons of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put and Canaan.
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And the sons of Ham: Cush and Mizraim and Put and Canaan.
7 The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah and Sabteka. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
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And the sons of Cush: Seba and Havilah and Sabtah and Raamah and Sabteca; and the sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
8 Cush was the father of Nimrod, who became a mighty warrior on the earth.
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And Cush was the father of Nimrod, who was the first of the great men of the earth.
9 He was a mighty hunter before the LORD; that is why it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD.”
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He was a very great bowman, so that there is a saying, Like Nimrod, a very great bowman.
10 The first centers of his kingdom were Babylon, Uruk, Akkad and Kalneh, in Shinar.
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And at the first, his kingdom was Babel and Erech and Accad and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
11 From that land he went to Assyria, where he built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, Calah
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From that land he went out into Assyria, building Nineveh with its wide streets and Calah,
12 and Resen, which is between Nineveh and Calah—which is the great city.
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And Resen between Nineveh and Calah, which is a very great town.
13 Egypt was the father of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites,
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And Mizraim was the father of the Ludim and Anamim and Lehabim and Naphtuhim;
14 Pathrusites, Kasluhites (from whom the Philistines came) and Caphtorites.
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And Pathrusim and Casluhim and Caphtorim, from whom came the Philistines.
15 Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites,
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And Canaan was the father of Zidon, who was his oldest son, and Heth,
16 Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites,
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And the Jebusite and the Amorite and the Girgashite,
17 Hivites, Arkites, Sinites,
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And the Hivite and the Arkite and the Sinite,
18 Arvadites, Zemarites and Hamathites. Later the Canaanite clans scattered
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And the Arvadite and the Zemarite and the Hamathite; after that the families of the Canaanites went far and wide in all directions;
19 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.
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Their country stretching from Zidon to Gaza, in the direction of Gerar; and to Lasha, in the direction of Sodom and Gomorrah and Admah and Zeboiim.
20 These are the sons of Ham by their clans and languages, in their territories and nations.
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All these, with their different families, languages, lands, and nations, are the offspring of Ham.
21 Sons were also born to Shem, whose older brother was Japheth; Shem was the ancestor of all the sons of Eber.
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And Shem, the older brother of Japheth, the father of the children of Eber, had other sons in addition.
22 The sons of Shem: Elam, Ashur, Arphaxad, Lud and Aram.
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These are the sons of Shem: Elam and Asshur and Arpachshad and Lud and Aram.
23 The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether and Meshek.
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And the sons of Aram: Uz and Hul and Gether and Mash.
24 Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah the father of Eber.
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And Arpachshad became the father of Shelah; and Shelah became the father of Eber.
25 Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his time the earth was divided; his brother was named Joktan.
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And Eber had two sons: the name of the one was Peleg, because in his time the peoples of the earth became separate; and his brother's name was Joktan.
26 Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
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And Joktan was the father of Almodad and Sheleph and Hazarmaveth and Jerah
27 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
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And Hadoram and Uzal and Diklah
28 Obal, Abimael, Sheba,
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And Obal and Abimael and Sheba
29 Ophir, Havilah and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.
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And Ophir and Havilah and Jobab; all these were the sons of Joktan.
30 The region where they lived stretched from Mesha toward Sephar, in the eastern hill country.
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And their country was from Mesha, in the direction of Sephar, the mountain of the east.
31 These are the sons of Shem by their clans and languages, in their territories and nations.
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These, with their families and their languages and their lands and their nations, are the offspring of Shem.
32 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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These are the families of the sons of Noah, in the order of their generations and their nations: from these came all the nations of the earth after the great flow of waters.
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