10:1 This is the succession
of the descendants of Noah:
Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
They also brought forth descendants
after the flood.
10:2 The descendants of Japheth included
Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan
Tubal, Meshech and Tiras.
10:3 The descendants of Gomer
were Ashkenaz and Riphath
and Togarmah.
10:4 The descendants of Javan
were Elishah and Tarshish
Kittim and Dodanim.
10:5 These led to the territories
separated into their lands
each according to their tongue
according to their tribes
and their people.
10:6 The descendants of Ham
were Cush and Mizraim
Put and
10:7 The descendants of
were Seba and Havilah
Sabtah and Raamah
and Sabtechah
The descendants of Raamah
were
10:8
who became a mighty warrior
in the land.
10:9 He mightily hunted for Yahweh
and it was said about him
that he was a mighty and valiant hunter for Yahweh.
10:10 He built his tribe in
Erech,
in the region of
10:11 From that land he went to
and built
Rehobothir and
10:12 then Resen
between
which became the central city.
10:13 Mizraim brought forth Ludim
Anamim and Lehabim
and Naphtuhim,
10:14 Pathrusim and Casluhim
and Caphtorim
from whom became the Philistines.
10:15 Canaan first brought forth
then the Hittite
10:16 the Jebusite and the Amorite
and the Girgashite.
10:17 the Hivite and the Arkite
and the Sinite.
10:18 the Arvadite and the Zemarite
and the Hamathite.
After that Canaanites spread out.
10:19 Then the territory of the Canaanites
stretched from
as far as
then to
Admah and Zeboiim
as far as Lasha.
10:20 These were the descendants of Ham,
according to their clans
according to their languages
in their territories
and in their tribes.
10:21 Shen also had other descendants
as the leader of all the people of Eber
the brother of Japheth the elder.
10:22 The descendants of Shem
included
Arphaxad and Lud
and
10:23 The descendants of
Uz and Hul
Gether and Mash.
10:24 Arphaxad brought forth Salah
and Salah brought forth Eber.
10:25 Eber brought forth two descendants:
one was named Peleg
for during his time
the land was divided.
His brother's name was Joktan.
10:26 Joktan brought forth Almodad
Sheleph and Hazarmaveth
and Jerah
10:27 Hadoram and Uzal
and Diklah
10:28 Obal and Abimael
and
10:29 Ophir and Havilah
and Jobab.
All these were the descendants of Joktan.
10:30 The region where they lived
went from Mesha to Sephar
the hilly region of the east.
10:31 These were the descendants of Shem
according to their tribes
each according to their tongue
in their lands
according to their people.
10:32 These were the tribes
of the descendants of Noah
according to the cultures
and their clans
and from these tribes
the people were spread out
in the land after the flood.
