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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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This is the family tree of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. After the flood, they themselves had sons. "God Turned Their Language into 'Babble'"
2 The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshek and Tiras.
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The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, Tiras.
3 The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath and Togarmah.
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The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, Togarmah.
4 The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites and the Rodanites.
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The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, Rodanim.
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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The seafaring peoples developed from these, each in its own place by family, each with its own language.
6 The sons of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put and Canaan.
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The sons of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put, Canaan.
7 The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah and Sabteka. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
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The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba, Dedan.
8 Cush was the father of Nimrod, who became a mighty warrior on the earth.
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Cush also had Nimrod. He was the first great warrior on 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 great hunter before God. There was a saying, "Like Nimrod, a great hunter before God."
10 The first centers of his kingdom were Babylon, Uruk, Akkad and Kalneh, in Shinar.
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His kingdom got its start with Babel; then Erech, Akkad, and Calneh in the country of Shinar.
11 From that land he went to Assyria, where he built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, Calah
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From there he went up to Asshur and built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, Calah,
12 and Resen, which is between Nineveh and Calah—which is the great city.
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and Resen between Nineveh and the great city Calah.
13 Egypt was the father of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites,
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Egypt was ancestor to the Ludim, the Anamim, the Lehabim, the Naphtuhim,
14 Pathrusites, Kasluhites (from whom the Philistines came) and Caphtorites.
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the Pathrusim, the Casluhim (the origin of the Philistines), and the Kaphtorim.
15 Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites,
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Canaan had Sidon his firstborn, Heth,
16 Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites,
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the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,
17 Hivites, Arkites, Sinites,
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the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,
18 Arvadites, Zemarites and Hamathites. Later the Canaanite clans scattered
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the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Later the Canaanites spread out,
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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going from Sidon toward Gerar, as far south as Gaza, and then east all the way over to Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboiim, and on to Lasha.
20 These are the sons of Ham by their clans and languages, in their territories and nations.
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These are the descendants of Ham by family, language, country, and nation.
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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Shem, the older brother of Japheth, also had sons. Shem was ancestor to all the children of Eber.
22 The sons of Shem: Elam, Ashur, Arphaxad, Lud and Aram.
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The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
23 The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether and Meshek.
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The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, Meshech.
24 Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah the father of Eber.
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Arphaxad had Shelah and Shelah had 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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Eber had two sons, Peleg (so named because in his days the human race divided) and Joktan.
26 Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
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Joktan had 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 sons of Joktan.
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Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab - all sons of Joktan.
30 The region where they lived stretched from Mesha toward Sephar, in the eastern hill country.
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Their land goes from Mesha toward Sephar as far as the mountain ranges in the east.
31 These are the sons of Shem by their clans and languages, in their territories and nations.
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These are the descendants of Shem by family, language, country, and nation.
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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This is the family tree of the sons of Noah as they developed into nations. From them nations developed all across the Earth after the flood.
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