The Table of Nations (1 Chronicles 1:4–27)
1 UST This is the record of{ the names of} Noah’ s sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and the descendants they had after the flood{ was over}. BSB BSB: This is the account of Noah’s sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, who also had sons after the flood.
The Japhethites 2 UST Japheth’ s sons{ were} Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. BSB BSB: The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
3 UST Gomer’ s sons{ were} Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah. BSB BSB: The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
4 UST Javan’ s sons{ were} Elishah and Tarshish,{ and he was the ancestor of} the Kittites and the Dodanites. BSB BSB: And the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.
5 UST From Japheth’ s{ descendants} came the people groups who lived{ in regions} near the sea. They moved to different places{ and settled} in their{ own} territories, and each{ group} spoke its own language. They each had their{ own} families, which{ grew and} became their own people groups. BSB BSB: From these, the maritime peoples separated into their territories, according to their languages, by clans within their nations.
The Hamites 6 UST Ham’ s sons{ were} Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. BSB BSB: The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
7 UST Cush’ s sons{ were} Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabtecah. And Raamah’ s sons{ were} Sheba and Dedan. BSB BSB: The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. And the sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
8 UST Cush{ also} had{ a son named} Nimrod, who was the first{ person} on earth to be a powerful{ ruler}. BSB BSB: Cush was the father of Nimrod, who began to be a mighty one on the earth.
9 UST He was{ also} a great hunter whom Yahweh blessed. That is why people say{ about other great men},“{ That man is} like Nimrod, a great hunter whom Yahweh blessed.” BSB BSB: He was a mighty hunter before the LORD; so it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD.”
10 UST Nimrod started ruling as king{ over}{ the cities of} Babel, Erech, Akkad, and Calneh,{ which were}{ all}{ located} in the region of Shinar. BSB BSB: His kingdom began in Babylon, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
11 UST From the land of Shinar he went to{ the region of} Assyria, where he built{ the cities of} Nineveh, Rehoboth- Ir, Calah, BSB BSB: From that land he went forth into Assyria, where he built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah,
12 UST and Resen,{ which is located} between{ the cities of} Nineveh and the great city of Calah. BSB BSB: and Resen, which is between Nineveh and the great city of Calah.
13 UST Mizraim was the ancestor of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites, BSB BSB: Mizraim was the father of the Ludites, the Anamites, the Lehabites, the Naphtuhites,
14 UST Pathrusites, Casluhites, and Caphtorites. The Philistines descended from the Casluhites. BSB BSB: the Pathrusites, the Casluhites (from whom the Philistines came), and the Caphtorites.
15 UST Canaan had Sidon{ who was} his firstborn{ son}.{ He was} also{ the ancestor of} the Hittites, BSB BSB: And Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites,
16 UST Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites, BSB BSB: the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,
17 UST Hivites, Arkites, Sinites, BSB BSB: the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,
18 UST Arvadites, Zemarites, and Hamathites. Later, those families{ that descended} from Canaan spread out, BSB BSB: the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Later the Canaanite clans were scattered,
19 UST so that the territory where they lived reached from{ the city of} Sidon{ in the north}, all the way{ south} toward{ the city of} Gerar to{ the city of} Gaza,{ then} as far{ east} as{ the cities of} Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, all the way to{ the city of} Lasha. 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 UST Those{ people}{ were} Ham’ s descendants and each one had his own family. Each family{ grew and} became its own people group that spoke its own language and lived in its own territory. BSB BSB: These are the sons of Ham according to their clans, languages, lands, and nations.
The Semites 21 UST Shem also had{ some} sons. He{ was} the ancestor of all the descendants of Eber, and his older brother was Japheth. 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 UST Shem’ s sons{ were} Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram. BSB BSB: The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
23 UST Aram’ s sons{ were} Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash. BSB BSB: The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
24 UST Arpachshad had{ a son named} Shelah, then Shelah had{ a son named} Eber. BSB BSB: Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.
25 UST Then Eber had two sons. The name of the first{ one}{ was} Peleg,{ which means“division,”} because during his lifetime{ the people on} the earth divided{ into separate groups}{ and spread out everywhere}. Peleg’ s{ younger} 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 UST Joktan had{ sons named} Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, BSB BSB: And Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
27 UST Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, BSB BSB: Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
28 UST Obal, Abimael, Sheba, BSB BSB: Obal, Abimael, Sheba,
29 UST Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. Those{ were} all Joktan’ s sons. BSB BSB: Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.
30 UST The region where they{ and their descendants} lived reached from{ the city of} Mesha{ in the west} all the way to{ the city of} Sephar,{ which is in} the hill country in the east. BSB BSB: Their territory extended from Mesha to Sephar, in the eastern hill country.
31 UST Those{ people}{ are} Shem’ s descendants and each one had his own family. Each family{ grew and} became its own people group that spoke its own language and lived in its own territory. BSB BSB: These are the sons of Shem, according to their clans, languages, lands, and nations.
32 UST { All} those family groups descended from Noah’ s sons. Each family group had its own descendants and became its own people group. In fact, after the flood{ all} the people groups on the earth descended from them and spread out everywhere. 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.