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Genesis 10:6-20
Modern English Version
Genesis 10:6-20
Modern English Version
The Hamites(A)
6 The sons of Ham were
Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan.
7 The sons of Cush were
Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteka;
and the sons of Raamah were
Sheba and Dedan.
8 Cush was the father of Nimrod. He became a mighty one on the earth. 9 He was a mighty hunter before the Lord. Therefore it is said, “Even like Nimrod the mighty hunter before the Lord.” 10 The beginning of his kingdom was Babel,[a] Uruk, Akkad, and Kalneh in the land of Shinar. 11 From that land he went to Assyria and built Nineveh, the city Rehoboth Ir, and Calah, 12 and Resen between Nineveh and Calah (that is the principal city).
13 Egypt was the father of
the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites, 14 Pathrusites, Kasluhites (from whom came the Philistines), and Caphtorites.
15 Canaan was the father of
Sidon his firstborn and Heth, 16 and the Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites, 17 Hivites, Arkites, Sinites, 18 Arvadites, Zemarites, and the Hamathites.
Later the families of the Canaanites spread abroad. 19 The border of the Canaanites was from Sidon toward Gerar to Gaza, and then to Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboyim, as far as Lasha.
20 These are the sons of Ham, according to their families, according to their languages, in their lands and in their nations.
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- Genesis 10:10 Or Babylon.
Genesis 10:6-20
New International Version
Genesis 10:6-20
New International Version
The Hamites(A)
6 The sons of Ham:
Cush,(B) Egypt, Put(C) and Canaan.(D)
7 The sons of Cush:
Seba,(E) Havilah,(F) Sabtah, Raamah(G) and Sabteka.
The sons of Raamah:
8 Cush was the father[a] of Nimrod,(J) who became a mighty warrior on the earth. 9 He was a mighty(K) hunter(L) before the Lord; that is why it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the Lord.” 10 The first centers of his kingdom were Babylon,(M) Uruk,(N) Akkad and Kalneh,(O) in[b] Shinar.[c](P) 11 From that land he went to Assyria,(Q) where he built Nineveh,(R) Rehoboth Ir,[d] Calah 12 and Resen, which is between Nineveh and Calah—which is the great city.
13 Egypt was the father of
the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites, 14 Pathrusites, Kasluhites (from whom the Philistines(S) came) and Caphtorites.(T)
15 Canaan(U) was the father of
Sidon(V) his firstborn,[e](W) and of the Hittites,(X) 16 Jebusites,(Y) Amorites,(Z) Girgashites,(AA) 17 Hivites,(AB) Arkites, Sinites, 18 Arvadites,(AC) Zemarites and Hamathites.(AD)
Later the Canaanite(AE) clans scattered 19 and the borders of Canaan(AF) reached from Sidon(AG) toward Gerar(AH) as far as Gaza,(AI) and then toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboyim,(AJ) as far as Lasha.
20 These are the sons of Ham by their clans and languages, in their territories and nations.
Footnotes
- Genesis 10:8 Father may mean ancestor or predecessor or founder; also in verses 13, 15, 24 and 26.
- Genesis 10:10 Or Uruk and Akkad—all of them in
- Genesis 10:10 That is, Babylonia
- Genesis 10:11 Or Nineveh with its city squares
- Genesis 10:15 Or of the Sidonians, the foremost
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