The Table of Nations (1 Chronicles 1:4–27)
1 DBY And these are the generations of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth; and to them were sons born after the flood. BSB BSB: This is the account of Noah’s sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, who also had sons after the flood.
The Japhethites 2 DBY The sons of Japheth: Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras. BSB BSB: The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
3 DBY And the sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah. BSB BSB: The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
4 DBY And the sons of Javan: Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. BSB BSB: And the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.
5 DBY From these came the distribution of the isles of the nations, according to their lands, every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations. BSB BSB: From these, the maritime peoples separated into their territories, according to their languages, by clans within their nations.
The Hamites 6 DBY And the sons of Ham: Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan. BSB BSB: The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
7 DBY And the sons of Cush: Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha. And the sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan. BSB BSB: The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. And the sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
8 DBY And Cush begot Nimrod: he began to be mighty on the earth. BSB BSB: Cush was the father of Nimrod, who began to be a mighty one on the earth.
9 DBY He was a mighty hunter before Jehovah; therefore it is said, As Nimrod, the mighty hunter before Jehovah! BSB BSB: He was a mighty hunter before the LORD; so it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD.”
10 DBY And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. BSB BSB: His kingdom began in Babylon, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
11 DBY From that land went out Asshur, and built Nineveh, and Rehoboth-Ir, and Calah, BSB BSB: From that land he went forth into Assyria, where he built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah,
12 DBY and Resen, between Nineveh and Calah: this is the great city. BSB BSB: and Resen, which is between Nineveh and the great city of Calah.
13 DBY — And Mizraim begot the Ludim, and the Anamim, and the Lehabim, and the Naphtuhim, BSB BSB: Mizraim was the father of the Ludites, the Anamites, the Lehabites, the Naphtuhites,
14 DBY and the Pathrusim, and the Casluhim, out of whom came the Philistines, and the Caphtorim. BSB BSB: the Pathrusites, the Casluhites (from whom the Philistines came), and the Caphtorites.
15 DBY — And Canaan begot Sidon, his firstborn, and Heth, BSB BSB: And Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites,
16 DBY and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite, BSB BSB: the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,
17 DBY and the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite, BSB BSB: the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,
18 DBY and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite. And afterwards the families of the Canaanites spread themselves abroad. BSB BSB: the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Later the Canaanite clans were scattered,
19 DBY And the border of the Canaanite was from Sidon, as one goes to Gerar, up to Gazah; as one goes to Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, up to Lesha. BSB BSB: and the borders of Canaan extended from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and then toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.
20 DBY These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, in their nations. BSB BSB: These are the sons of Ham according to their clans, languages, lands, and nations.
The Semites 21 DBY And to Shem — to him also were sons born; he is the father of all the sons of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder. BSB BSB: And sons were also born to Shem, the older brother of Japheth; Shem was the forefather of all the sons of Eber.
22 DBY The sons of Shem: Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram. BSB BSB: The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
23 DBY And the sons of Aram: Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash. BSB BSB: The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
24 DBY — And Arphaxad begot Shelah; and Shelah begot Eber. BSB BSB: Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.
25 DBY And to Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg, for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name was Joktan. BSB BSB: Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan.
26 DBY And Joktan begot Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah, BSB BSB: And Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
27 DBY and Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah, BSB BSB: Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
28 DBY and Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba, BSB BSB: Obal, Abimael, Sheba,
29 DBY and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were sons of Joktan. BSB BSB: Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.
30 DBY And their dwelling was from Mesha, as one goes to Sephar, the eastern mountain. BSB BSB: Their territory extended from Mesha to Sephar, in the eastern hill country.
31 DBY These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations. BSB BSB: These are the sons of Shem, according to their clans, languages, lands, and nations.
32 DBY These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations. And from these came the distribution of the nations on the earth after the flood. BSB BSB: All these are the clans of Noah’s sons, according to their generations and nations. From these the nations of the earth spread out after the flood.