Genesis 10 in plain modern English. New Ground English Translation.
This is the of the descendants of Noah's sons -- Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Sons were born to them after the
The sons of Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
The sons of Gomer: Riphath, and Togarmah.
The sons of Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittim, and the Dodanim.
From these, the spread out into their own territories, each with their own language, by their clans, within their nations.
The sons of Cush, Put, and Canaan.
The sons of Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
Cush also fathered who became the first on earth.
He was a in Yahweh's sight. That's why people say, "Like Nimrod, a in Yahweh's sight."
The foundation of his kingdom was Erech, Akkad, and Calneh, in the land of
From that land he went out to where he built Rehoboth-Ir, Calah,
and Resen, between Nineveh and Calah -- that is the great city.
fathered the Ludim, the Anamim, the Lehabim, the Naphtuhim,
the Pathrusim, the Casluhim (from whom the came), and the Caphtorim.
fathered his firstborn, and
as well as the the the Girgashites,
the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,
the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Later, the Canaanite clans spread out.
The Canaanite border ran from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza, then toward Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.
These are the descendants of Ham, by their clans and languages, in their territories and nations.
Sons were also born to the older brother of Japheth. was the ancestor of all the descendants of
The sons of Shem: Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and
The sons of Aram: Hul, Gether, and Mash.
Arpachshad fathered Shelah, and Shelah fathered Eber.
Two sons were born to Eber. The first was named because during his lifetime the earth was divided. His brother's name was Joktan.
Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Jerah,
Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
Obal, Abimael,
Havilah, and Jobab. All of these were sons of Joktan.
Their territory stretched from Mesha toward Sephar, in the eastern hill country.
These are the descendants of Shem, by their clans and languages, in their territories and nations.
These are the clans of Noah's sons, listed by their descent and within their From these, the spread out across the earth after the flood.