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1 These are the descendants of Noah's sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth; children were born to them 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 descendants of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, 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 descendants of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
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And the sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz and Riphath and Togarmah.
4 The descendants of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.
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And the sons of Javan: Elishah and Tarshish, the Kittim and the Dodanim.
5 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.
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From these came the nations of the sea-lands, with their different families and languages.
6 The descendants 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 descendants of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The descendants 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 became the father of Nimrod; he was the first on earth to become a mighty warrior.
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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; therefore 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 beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, and Accad, all of them in the land of 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 into Assyria, and built Nineveh, Rehoboth-ir, Calah, and
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From that land he went out into Assyria, building Nineveh with its wide streets and Calah,
12 Resen between Nineveh and Calah; that is the great city.
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And Resen between Nineveh and Calah, which is a very great town.
13 Egypt became the father of Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim,
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And Mizraim was the father of the Ludim and Anamim and Lehabim and Naphtuhim;
14 Pathrusim, Casluhim, and Caphtorim, from which the Philistines come.
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And Pathrusim and Casluhim and Caphtorim, from whom came the Philistines.
15 Canaan became the father of Sidon his firstborn, and Heth,
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And Canaan was the father of Zidon, who was his oldest son, and Heth,
16 and the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,
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And the Jebusite and the Amorite and the Girgashite,
17 the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,
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And the Hivite and the Arkite and the Sinite,
18 the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Afterward the families of the Canaanites spread abroad.
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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 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.
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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 descendants of Ham, by their families, their languages, their lands, and their nations.
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All these, with their different families, languages, lands, and nations, are the offspring of Ham.
21 To Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth, children were born.
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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 descendants of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram.
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These are the sons of Shem: Elam and Asshur and Arpachshad and Lud and Aram.
23 The descendants of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
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And the sons of Aram: Uz and Hul and Gether and Mash.
24 Arpachshad became the father of Shelah; and Shelah became the father of Eber.
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And Arpachshad became the father of Shelah; and Shelah became the father of Eber.
25 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.
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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 became 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 the descendants of Joktan.
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And Ophir and Havilah and Jobab; all these were the sons of Joktan.
30 The territory in which they lived extended from Mesha in the direction of Sephar, the hill country of the east.
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And their country was from Mesha, in the direction of Sephar, the mountain of the east.
31 These are the descendants of Shem, by their families, their languages, their lands, and their 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 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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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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