Genesis 10:21-32
Christian Standard Bible
21 And Shem, Japheth’s older brother, also had sons. Shem was the father of all the sons of Eber.(A) 22 Shem’s sons(B) were Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram.
23 Aram’s sons: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
24 Arpachshad fathered[a] Shelah,(C) and Shelah fathered Eber. 25 Eber had two sons. One was named Peleg,[b] for during his days the earth was divided;(D) his brother was named Joktan. 26 And Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, 27 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, 28 Obal, Abimael, Sheba, 29 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were Joktan’s sons. 30 Their settlements extended from Mesha to Sephar, the eastern hill country.
31 These are Shem’s sons by their clans, according to their languages, in their lands and their nations.
32 These 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.(E)
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Genesis 10:21-32
English Standard Version
21 To Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth, children were born. 22 The (A)sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram. 23 The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash. 24 Arpachshad fathered (B)Shelah; and Shelah fathered Eber. 25 (C)To Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg,[a] for in his days the earth was divided, and his brother's name was Joktan. 26 Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, 27 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, 28 Obal, Abimael, Sheba, 29 (D)Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab; all these were the sons of Joktan. 30 The territory in which they lived extended from Mesha in the direction of Sephar to the hill country of the east. 31 These are the sons of Shem, by their clans, their languages, their lands, and their nations.
32 These are the clans of the sons of Noah, according to their genealogies, in their nations, (E)and from these the nations spread abroad on the earth after the flood.
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- Genesis 10:25 Peleg means division
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