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Genesis 10

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Genesis 10 Bible text

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Now this is the history of the generations of the sons of Noah and of Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Sons were born to them after the flood.

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Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, namely, of Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood.

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The sons of Japheth were: 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.

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The sons of Gomer were: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.

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And the sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.

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The sons of Javan were: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

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And the sons of Javan: Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

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Of these were the islands of the nations divided in their lands, everyone after his language, after their families, in their nations.

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Of these were the isles of the nations divided in their lands, every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.

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The sons of Ham were: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.

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And the sons of Ham: Cush, and Mizraim, and Put, and Canaan.

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The sons of Cush were: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah were: 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.

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Cush became the father of Nimrod. He began to be a mighty one in the earth.

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And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.

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He was a mighty hunter before Yahweh. Therefore it is said, “like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before Yahweh”.

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He was a mighty hunter before Jehovah: wherefore it is said, Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before Jehovah.

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The beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.

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And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.

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Out of that land he went into Assyria, and built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, Calah,

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Out of that land he went forth into Assyria, and builded Nineveh, and Rehoboth-Ir, and Calah,

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and Resen between Nineveh and the great city Calah.

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and Resen between Nineveh and Calah (the same is the great city).

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Mizraim became the father of Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim,

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And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,

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Pathrusim, Casluhim (which the Philistines descended from), and Caphtorim.

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and Pathrusim, and Casluhim (whence went forth the Philistines), and Caphtorim.

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Canaan became the father of Sidon (his firstborn), Heth,

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And Canaan begat Sidon his first-born, and Heth,

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the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,

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and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite,

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the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,

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and the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,

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the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Afterward the families of the Canaanites were spread abroad.

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and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanite spread abroad.

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The border of the Canaanites was from Sidon—as you go toward Gerar—to Gaza—as you go toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim—to Lasha.

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And the border of the Canaanite was from Sidon, as thou goest toward Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest toward Sodom and Gomorrah and Admah and Zeboiim, unto Lasha.

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These are the sons of Ham, after their families, according to their languages, in their lands and their nations.

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These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, in their nations.

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Children were also born to Shem (the elder brother of Japheth), the father of all the children of Eber.

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And unto Shem, the father of all the children of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth, to him also were children born.

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The sons of Shem were: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram.

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The sons of Shem: Elam, and Asshur, and Arpachshad, and Lud, and Aram.

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The sons of Aram were: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.

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And the sons of Aram: Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.

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Arpachshad became the father of Shelah. Shelah became the father of Eber.

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And Arpachshad begat Shelah; and Shelah begat Eber.

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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. His brother’s name was Joktan.

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And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan.

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Joktan became the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,

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And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,

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Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,

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and Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah,

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Obal, Abimael, Sheba,

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and Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba,

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Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.

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and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan.

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Their dwelling extended from Mesha, as you go toward Sephar, the mountain of the east.

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And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest toward Sephar, the mountain of the east.

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These are the sons of Shem, by their families, according to their languages, lands, and nations.

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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 families of the sons of Noah, by their generations, according to their nations. The nations divided from these in the earth after the flood.

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These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations: and of these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.