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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Footnotes

  1. 10:24 LXX reads fathered Cainan, and Cainan fathered; Gn 11:12–13; Lk 3:35–36
  2. 10:25 = Division

21 Also to Shem, the father of all the children of Eber, and the older brother of Japheth, children were born. 22 (A)The sons of Shem were (B)Elam, Asshur, (C)Arpachshad, (D)Lud, and Aram. 23 The sons of Aram were (E)Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash. 24 Arpachshad fathered (F)Shelah; and Shelah fathered Eber. 25 (G)Two sons were born to Eber; the name of the one was [a]Peleg, 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 [b]Obal, Abimael, Sheba, 29 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab; all of these were the sons of Joktan. 30 Now their [c]settlement [d]extended from Mesha [e]going toward Sephar, the hill country of the east. 31 These are the sons of Shem, according to their families, according to their languages, by their lands, and according to their nations.

32 These are the families of the sons of Noah, according to their descendants, by their nations; and (H)out of these the nations were separated on the earth after the flood.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 10:25 I.e., division
  2. Genesis 10:28 In 1 Chr 1:22, Ebal
  3. Genesis 10:30 Lit dwelling
  4. Genesis 10:30 Lit was
  5. Genesis 10:30 Lit as you go