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1. This is the family history of Shem, Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah. After the flood these three men had sons.
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1. Now these H428 are the generations H8435 of the sons H1121 of Noah H5146 , Shem H8035 , Ham H2526 , and Japheth H3315 : and unto them were sons H1121 born H3205 after H310 the flood H3999 .
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2. The sons of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
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2. The sons H1121 of Japheth H3315 ; Gomer H1586 , and Magog H4031 , and Madai H4074 , and Javan H3120 , and Tubal H8422 , and Meshech H4902 , and Tiras H8494 .
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3. The sons of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
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3. And the sons H1121 of Gomer H1586 ; Ashkenaz H813 , and Riphath H7384 , and Togarmah H8425 .
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4. The sons of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.
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4. And the sons H1121 of Javan H3120 ; Elishah H473 , and Tarshish H8659 , Kittim H3794 , and Dodanim H1721 .
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5. Those who lived in the lands around the Mediterranean Sea came from these sons of Japheth. All the families grew and became different nations, each nation with its own land and its own language.
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5. By these H4480 H428 were the isles H339 of the Gentiles H1471 divided H6504 in their lands H776 ; every one H376 after his tongue H3956 , after their families H4940 , in their nations H1471 .
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6. The sons of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
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6. And the sons H1121 of Ham H2526 ; Cush H3568 , and Mizraim H4714 , and Phut H6316 , and Canaan H3667 .
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7. The sons of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.
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7. And the sons H1121 of Cush H3568 ; Seba H5434 , and Havilah H2341 , and Sabtah H5454 , and Raamah H7484 , and Sabtecha H5455 : and the sons H1121 of Raamah H7484 ; Sheba H7614 , and Dedan H1719 .
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8. Cush also had a descendant named Nimrod, who became a very powerful man on earth.
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8. And Cush H3568 begot H3205 H853 Nimrod H5248 : he H1931 began H2490 to be H1961 a mighty one H1368 in the earth H776 .
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9. He was a great hunter before the Lord, which is why people say someone is "like Nimrod, a great hunter before the Lord."
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9. He H1931 was H1961 a mighty H1368 hunter H6718 before H6440 the LORD H3068 : wherefore H5921 H3651 it is said H559 , Even as Nimrod H5248 the mighty H1368 hunter H6718 before H6440 the LORD H3068 .
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10. At first Nimrod's kingdom covered Babylon, Erech, Akkad, and Calneh in the land of Babylonia.
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10. And the beginning H7225 of his kingdom H4467 was H1961 Babel H894 , and Erech H751 , and Accad H390 , and Calneh H3641 , in the land H776 of Shinar H8152 .
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11. From there he went to Assyria, where he built the cities of Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, and Calah.
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11. Out of H4480 that H1931 land H776 went forth H3318 Asshur H804 , and built H1129 H853 Nineveh H5210 , and the city H5892 Rehoboth H7344 , and Calah H3625 ,
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12. He also built Resen, the great city between Nineveh and Calah.
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12. And Resen H7449 between H996 Nineveh H5210 and Calah H3625 : the same H1931 is a great H1419 city H5892 .
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13. Mizraim was the father of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites,
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13. And Mizraim H4714 begot H3205 H853 Ludim H3866 , and Anamim H6047 , and Lehabim H3853 , and Naphtuhim H5320 ,
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14. Pathrusites, Casluhites, and the people of Crete. (The Philistines came from the Casluhites.)
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14. And Pathrusim H6625 , and Casluhim H3695 , (out of whom H4480 H8033 H834 came H3318 Philistim H6430 ,) and Caphtorim H3732 .
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15. Canaan was the father of Sidon, his first son, and of Heth.
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15. And Canaan H3667 begot H3205 H853 Sidon H6721 his firstborn H1060 , and Heth H2845 ,
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16. He was also the father of the Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites,
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16. And the Jebusite H2983 , and the Amorite H567 , and the Girgasite H1622 ,
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17. Hivites, Arkites, Sinites,
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17. And the Hivite H2340 , and the Arkite H6208 , and the Sinite H5513 ,
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18. Arvadites, Zemarites, and Hamathites. The families of the Canaanites scattered.
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18. And the Arvadite H721 , and the Zemarite H6786 , and the Hamathite H2577 : and afterward H310 were the families H4940 of the Canaanites H3669 spread abroad H6327 .
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19. Their land reached from Sidon to Gerar as far as Gaza, and then to Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.
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19. And the border H1366 of the Canaanites H3669 was H1961 from Sidon H4480 H6721 , as thou comest H935 to Gerar H1642 , unto H5704 Gaza H5804 ; as thou goest H935 , unto Sodom H5467 , and Gomorrah H6017 , and Admah H126 , and Zeboim H6636 , even unto H5704 Lasha H3962 .
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20. All these people were the sons of Ham, and all these families had their own languages, their own lands, and their own nations.
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20. These H428 are the sons H1121 of Ham H2526 , after their families H4940 , after their tongues H3956 , in their countries H776 , and in their nations H1471 .
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21. Shem, Japheth's older brother, also had sons. One of his descendants was the father of all the sons of Eber.
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21. Unto Shem H8035 also the father H1 of all H3605 the children H1121 of Eber H5677 , the brother H251 of Japheth H3315 the elder H1419 , even H1571 to him H1931 were children born H3205 .
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22. The sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
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22. The children H1121 of Shem H8035 ; Elam H5867 , and Asshur H804 , and Arphaxad H775 , and Lud H3865 , and Aram H758 .
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23. The sons of Aram were Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.
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23. And the children H1121 of Aram H758 ; Uz H5780 , and Hul H2343 , and Gether H1666 , and Mash H4851 .
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24. Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, who was the father of Eber.
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24. And Arphaxad H775 begot H3205 H853 Salah H7974 ; and Salah H7974 begot H3205 H853 Eber H5677 .
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25. Eber was the father of two sons -- one named Peleg, because the earth was divided during his life, and the other was named Joktan.
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25. And unto Eber H5677 were born H3205 two H8147 sons H1121 : the name H8034 of one H259 was Peleg H6389 ; for H3588 in his days H3117 was the earth H776 divided H6385 ; and his brother H251 's name H8034 was Joktan H3355 .
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26. Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
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26. And Joktan H3355 begot H3205 H853 Almodad H486 , and Sheleph H8026 , and Hazarmaveth H2700 , and Jerah H3392 ,
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27. Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
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27. And Hadoram H1913 , and Uzal H187 , and Diklah H1853 ,
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28. Obal, Abimael, Sheba,
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28. And Obal H5745 , and Abimael H39 , and Sheba H7614 ,
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29. Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these people were the sons of Joktan.
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29. And Ophir H211 , and Havilah H2341 , and Jobab H3103 : all H3605 these H428 were the sons H1121 of Joktan H3355 .
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30. They lived in the area between Mesha and Sephar in the hill country in the East.
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30. And their dwelling H4186 was H1961 from Mesha H4480 H4852 , as thou goest H935 unto Sephar H5611 a mount H2022 of the east H6924 .
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31. These are the people from the family of Shem, arranged by families, languages, countries, and nations.
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31. These H428 are the sons H1121 of Shem H8035 , after their families H4940 , after their tongues H3956 , in their lands H776 , after their nations H1471 .
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32. This is the list of the families from the sons of Noah, arranged according to their nations. From these families came all the nations who spread across the earth after the flood.
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32. These H428 are the families H4940 of the sons H1121 of Noah H5146 , after their generations H8435 , in their nations H1471 : and by these H4480 H428 were the nations H1471 divided H6504 in the earth H776 after H310 the flood H3999 .
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