| Holman Christian Standard Bible | English Standard Version |
| 1These are the family records of Noah's sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. They also had sons after the flood. | 1These are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Sons were born to them after the flood. |
| 2Japheth's sons: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. | 2The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. |
| 3Gomer's sons: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah. | 3The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah. |
| 4And Javan's sons: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. | 4The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. |
| 5The coastland peoples spread out into their lands. These are Japheth's sons by their clans, in their nations. Each group had its own language. | 5From these the coastland peoples spread in their lands, each with his own language, by their clans, in their nations. |
| 6Ham's sons: Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan. | 6The sons of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan. |
| 7Cush's sons: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. And Raamah's sons: Sheba and Dedan. | 7The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan. |
| 8Cush fathered Nimrod, who was the first powerful man on earth. | 8Cush fathered Nimrod; he was the first on earth to be a mighty man. |
| 9He was a powerful hunter in the sight of the LORD. That is why it is said, "Like Nimrod, a powerful hunter in the sight of the LORD." | 9He was a mighty hunter before the LORD. Therefore it is said, “Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before the LORD.” |
| 10His kingdom started with Babylon, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. | 10The beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. |
| 11From that land he went to Assyria and built Nineveh, Rehoboth-ir, Calah, | 11From that land he went into Assyria and built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah, and |
| 12and Resen, between Nineveh and the great city Calah. | 12Resen between Nineveh and Calah; that is the great city. |
| 13Mizraim fathered Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim, | 13Egypt fathered Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim, |
| 14Pathrusim, Casluhim (the Philistines came from them), and Caphtorim. | 14Pathrusim, Casluhim (from whom the Philistines came), and Caphtorim. |
| 15Canaan fathered Sidon his firstborn, then Heth, | 15Canaan fathered Sidon his firstborn and Heth, |
| 16the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites, | 16and the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites, |
| 17the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites, | 17the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites, |
| 18the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Afterward the Canaanite clans scattered. | 18the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Afterward the clans of the Canaanites dispersed. |
| 19The Canaanite border went from Sidon going toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and going toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim as far as Lasha. | 19And 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. |
| 20These are Ham's sons, by their clans, according to their languages, in their own lands and their nations. | 20These are the sons of Ham, by their clans, their languages, their lands, and their nations. |
| 21And Shem, Japheth's older brother, also had sons. Shem was the father of all the sons of Eber. | 21To Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth, children were born. |
| 22Shem's sons were Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram. | 22The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram. |
| 23Aram's sons: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash. | 23The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash. |
| 24Arpachshad fathered Shelah, and Shelah fathered Eber. | 24Arpachshad fathered Shelah; and Shelah fathered Eber. |
| 25Eber had two sons. One was named Peleg, for during his days the earth was divided; his brother was named Joktan. | 25To 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. |
| 26And Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, | 26Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, |
| 27Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, | 27Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, |
| 28Obal, Abimael, Sheba, | 28Obal, Abimael, Sheba, |
| 29Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were Joktan's sons. | 29Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab; all these were the sons of Joktan. |
| 30Their settlements extended from Mesha to Sephar, the eastern hill country. | 30The territory in which they lived extended from Mesha in the direction of Sephar to the hill country of the east. |
| 31These are Shem's sons by their clans, according to their languages, in their lands and their nations. | 31These are the sons of Shem, by their clans, their languages, their lands, and their nations. |
| 32These are the clans of Noah's sons, according to their family records, in their nations. The nations on earth spread out from these after the flood. | 32These are the clans of the sons of Noah, according to their genealogies, in their nations, and from these the nations spread abroad on the earth after the flood. |
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