| New King James Version | King James Bible |
| 1Now this is the genealogy of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. And sons were born to them after the flood. | 1Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood. |
| 2The sons of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. | 2The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras. |
| 3The sons of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah. | 3And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah. |
| 4The sons of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. | 4And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. |
| 5From these the coastland peoples of the Gentiles were separated into their lands, everyone according to his language, according to their families, into their nations. | 5By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations. |
| 6The sons of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. | 6And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan. |
| 7The sons of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabtechah; and the sons of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan. | 7And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan. |
| 8Cush begot Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one on the earth. | 8And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth. |
| 9He was a mighty hunter before the LORD; therefore it is said, “Like Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD.” | 9He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD. |
| 10And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. | 10And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. |
| 11From that land he went to Assyria and built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, Calah, | 11Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah, |
| 12and Resen between Nineveh and Calah (that is the principal city). | 12And Resen between Nineveh and Calah: the same is a great city. |
| 13Mizraim begot Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim, | 13And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim, |
| 14Pathrusim, and Casluhim (from whom came the Philistines and Caphtorim). | 14And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (out of whom came Philistim,) and Caphtorim. |
| 15Canaan begot Sidon his firstborn, and Heth; | 15And Canaan begat Sidon his firstborn, and Heth, |
| 16the Jebusite, the Amorite, and the Girgashite; | 16And the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite, |
| 17the Hivite, the Arkite, and the Sinite; | 17And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite, |
| 18the Arvadite, the Zemarite, and the Hamathite. Afterward the families of the Canaanites were dispersed. | 18And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad. |
| 19And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon as you go toward Gerar, as far as Gaza; then as you go toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha. | 19And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest, unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto Lasha. |
| 20These were the sons of Ham, according to their families, according to their languages, in their lands and in their nations. | 20These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations. |
| 21And children were born also to Shem, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder. | 21Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born. |
| 22The sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. | 22The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram. |
| 23The sons of Aram were Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash. | 23And the children of Aram; Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash. |
| 24Arphaxad begot Salah, and Salah begot Eber. | 24And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber. |
| 25To Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan. | 25And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name was Joktan. |
| 26Joktan begot Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, | 26And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah, |
| 27Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, | 27And Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah, |
| 28Obal, Abimael, Sheba, | 28And Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba, |
| 29Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan. | 29And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan. |
| 30And their dwelling place was from Mesha as you go toward Sephar, the mountain of the east. | 30And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest unto Sephar a mount of the east. |
| 31These were the sons of Shem, according to their families, according to their languages, in their lands, according to their nations. | 31These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations. |
| 32These were the families of the sons of Noah, according to their generations, in their nations; and from these the nations were divided on the earth after the flood. | 32These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations: and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood. |
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