(A)The sons of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. The sons of Cush were (B)Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, (C)Raamah, and Sabteca; and the sons of Raamah were (D)Sheba and (E)Dedan. Now Cush fathered Nimrod; he [a]became a mighty one on the earth. 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 [b](F)Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of (G)Shinar. 11 From that land he went (H)to Assyria, and built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah, 12 and Resen between Nineveh and Calah; that is the great city. 13 Mizraim fathered (I)Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim, 14 (J)Pathrusim, Casluhim (from whom came the Philistines), and Caphtorim.

15 Canaan fathered (K)Sidon, his firstborn, and (L)Heth, 16 (M)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 (N)The territory of the Canaanite [c]extended from Sidon [d]going toward Gerar, as far as Gaza; and [e]going toward (O)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.

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  1. Genesis 10:8 Lit began to be
  2. Genesis 10:10 Or Babylon
  3. Genesis 10:19 Lit was
  4. Genesis 10:19 Lit as you go
  5. Genesis 10:19 Lit as you go

Ham’s sons:(A) Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan. Cush’s sons: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. And Raamah’s sons: Sheba and Dedan.

Cush fathered Nimrod, who was the first powerful man on earth. 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,(B) Erech,[a] Accad,[b] and Calneh,[c] in the land of Shinar.[d](C) 11 From that land he went to Assyria(D) and built Nineveh, Rehoboth-ir, Calah, 12 and Resen, between Nineveh and the great city Calah.

13 Mizraim[e](E) fathered Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim, 14 Pathrusim, Casluhim (the Philistines came from them), and Caphtorim.(F)

15 Canaan fathered Sidon his firstborn, then Heth, 16 the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,(G) 17 the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites, 18 the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Afterward the Canaanite clans scattered. 19 The Canaanite border went from Sidon going toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and going toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim as far as Lasha.

20 These are Ham’s sons, by their clans, according to their languages, in their own lands and their nations.

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  1. Genesis 10:10 Or Uruk
  2. Genesis 10:10 Or Akkad
  3. Genesis 10:10 Or and all of them
  4. Genesis 10:10 Or in Babylonia
  5. Genesis 10:13 = Egypt