Genesis 9:18-10:25

New American Standard Bible

¹⁸ Now the sons of Noah who came out of the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth; and ^(A)Ham was the father of Canaan. ¹⁹ These three were the sons of Noah, and ^(B)from these the whole earth was ^[a]populated.

²⁰ Then Noah began ^[b]farming and planted a vineyard. ²¹ He drank some of the wine and ^(C)became drunk, and uncovered himself inside his tent. ²² Ham, the father of Canaan, ^(D)saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brothers outside. ²³ But Shem and Japheth took a garment and laid it on both their shoulders and walked backward and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were ^[c]turned away, so that they did not see their father’s nakedness. ²⁴ When Noah awoke from his wine, he knew what his youngest son had done to him. ²⁵ So he said,

²⁶ He also said,

²⁸ Noah lived 350 years after the flood. ²⁹ So all the days of Noah were 950 years, and he died.

Descendants of Noah

10 Now these are the records of the generations of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth; and sons were born to them after the flood.

^2 (I)The sons of Japheth were ^(J)Gomer, Magog, ^(K)Madai, ^(L)Javan, Tubal, ^(M)Meshech, and Tiras. ³ The sons of Gomer were ^(N)Ashkenaz, ^[g]Riphath, and ^(O)Togarmah. ⁴ The sons of Javan were Elishah, ^(P)Tarshish, Kittim, and ^[h]Dodanim. ⁵ From these the people of the coastlands of the nations ^[i]were separated into their lands, every one according to his language, according to their families, into their nations.

^6 (Q)The sons of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. ⁷ The sons of Cush were ^(R)Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, ^(S)Raamah, and Sabteca; and the sons of Raamah were ^(T)Sheba and ^(U)Dedan. ⁸ Now Cush fathered Nimrod; he ^[j]became a mighty one on the earth. ⁹ He was a mighty hunter before the Lord; therefore it is said, “Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before the Lord.” ¹⁰ And the beginning of his kingdom was ^[k](V)Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of ^(W)Shinar. ¹¹ From that land he went ^(X)to Assyria, and built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah, ¹² and Resen between Nineveh and Calah; that is the great city. ¹³ Mizraim fathered ^(Y)Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim, ^14 (Z)Pathrusim, Casluhim (from whom came the Philistines), and Caphtorim.

¹⁵ Canaan fathered ^(AA)Sidon, his firstborn, and ^(AB)Heth, ^16 (AC)the Jebusite, the Amorite, the Girgashite, ¹⁷ the Hivite, the Arkite, the Sinite, ¹⁸ the Arvadite, the Zemarite, and the Hamathite; and afterward the families of the Canaanite were spread abroad. ^19 (AD)The territory of the Canaanite ^[l]extended from Sidon ^[m]going toward Gerar, as far as Gaza; and ^[n]going toward ^(AE)Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha. ²⁰ These are the sons of Ham, according to their families, according to their languages, by their lands, and by their nations.

²¹ Also to Shem, the father of all the children of Eber, and the older brother of Japheth, children were born. ^22 (AF)The sons of Shem were ^(AG)Elam, Asshur, ^(AH)Arpachshad, ^(AI)Lud, and Aram. ²³ The sons of Aram were ^(AJ)Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash. ²⁴ Arpachshad fathered ^(AK)Shelah; and Shelah fathered Eber. ^25 (AL)Two sons were born to Eber; the name of the one was ^[o]Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan.