Genesis 10:1-14 (Holman Christian Standard Bible)

Genesis 10

The Table of Nations

 ¹ These are the family records ^(A) of Noah's sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. They also had sons after the deluge.

    ² Japheth's sons: ^(B) Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. ³ Gomer's sons: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah. ⁴ And Javan's sons: Elishah, Tarshish, ^(C) Kittim, and Dodanim. ^{[a] 5} The coastland peoples spread out into their lands. These are [Japheth's sons] by their clans, in their nations. Each [group] had its own language.

    ⁶ Ham's sons: ^(D) Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan. ⁷ Cush's sons: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. And Raamah's sons: Sheba and Dedan.

    ⁸ Cush fathered Nimrod, who was the first powerful man on earth. ⁹ He 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." ¹⁰ His kingdom started with Babylon, ^(E) Erech, ^[b] Accad, ^[c] and Calneh, ^[d] in the land of Shinar. ^{(F) [e] 11} From that land he went to Assyria ^(G) and built Nineveh, Rehoboth-ir, Calah, ¹² and Resen, between Nineveh and the great city Calah.

    ¹³ Egypt ^(H) fathered Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim, ¹⁴ Pathrusim, Casluhim (the Philistines came from them), and Caphtorim. ^(I)