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Genesis

Chapter 10
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'e֨lּeh֙ tּoledo֣t bּeney-no֔cha shshe֖m cha֣m vaya֑pet vayּiualed֥u lahe֛m bּani֖ym 'acha֥r hamּabּֽul׃
Edified Edition (EDE)This is the account of the generations of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham and Japheth. Sons were born to them after the flood.

וְאֵ֨לֶּה֙ תּוֹלְדֹ֣ת בְּנֵי־נֹ֔חַ שֵׁ֖ם חָ֣ם וָיָ֑פֶת וַיִּוָּלְד֥וּ לָהֶ֛ם בָּנִ֖ים אַחַ֥ר הַמַּבּֽוּל׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּene֣y ye֔pet gּo֣mer umag֔og umada֖y veyava֣n vetuba֑l ume֖shsheke vetiyraֽs׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshek and Tiras.

בְּנֵ֣י יֶ֔פֶת גֹּ֣מֶר וּמָג֔וֹג וּמָדַ֖י וְיָוָ֣ן וְתֻבָ֑ל וּמֶ֖שֶׁךְ וְתִירָֽס׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): ubene֖y gּo֑mer 'ashshekּana֥z veriypa֖t vetogaremaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath and Togarmah.

וּבְנֵ֖י גֹּ֑מֶר אַשְׁכֲּנַ֥ז וְרִיפַ֖ת וְתֹגַרְמָֽה׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): ubene֥y yava֖n 'eliyshsha֣h vetareshshi֑yshsh kּitּi֖ym vedodaniֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites and the Rodanites.

וּבְנֵ֥י יָוָ֖ן אֱלִישָׁ֣ה וְתַרְשִׁ֑ישׁ כִּתִּ֖ים וְדֹדָנִֽים׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): me֠'elּeh nipered֞u 'iyּe֤y hagּoyim֙ bּe'aretzota֔m 'i֖yshsh lileshshon֑o lemishshepּechota֖m bּegoyeheֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)From these were separated the islands of the nations into their lands, each with its own language, after their clans within their nations.

מֵ֠אֵלֶּה נִפְרְד֞וּ אִיֵּ֤י הַגּוֹיִם֙ בְּאַרְצֹתָ֔ם אִ֖ישׁ לִלְשֹׁנ֑וֹ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖ם בְּגוֹיֵהֶֽם׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): ubene֖y cha֑m kּ֥ushsh umitzera֖yim up֥ut ukenaֽ'an׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The sons of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put and Canaan.

וּבְנֵ֖י חָ֑ם כּ֥וּשׁ וּמִצְרַ֖יִם וּפ֥וּט וּכְנָֽעַן׃

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): ubene֣y k֔ushsh seba'֙ vֽachaviyla֔h vesabetּa֥h vera'ema֖h vesabetּeka֑ ubene֥y ra'ema֖h shsheba֥ udedaֽn׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah and Sabteka. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.

וּבְנֵ֣י כ֔וּשׁ סְבָא֙ וַֽחֲוִילָ֔ה וְסַבְתָּ֥ה וְרַעְמָ֖ה וְסַבְתְּכָ֑א וּבְנֵ֥י רַעְמָ֖ה שְׁבָ֥א וּדְדָֽן׃

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): vek֖ushsh yala֣d 'et-nimero֑d h֣u heche֔l lֽihey֥ot gּibּo֖r bּa'aֽretz׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Cush was the father of Nimrod, and he was the first to be a mighty one (Gibbor) upon the earth.

וְכ֖וּשׁ יָלַ֣ד אֶת־נִמְרֹ֑ד ה֣וּא הֵחֵ֔ל לִֽהְי֥וֹת גִּבֹּ֖ר בָּאָֽרֶץ׃

9
Phonetic (Hebrew): hֽu'-haya֥h gibּoֽr-tza֖yid lipene֣y yehva֑h 'al-kּen֙ yeֽ'ama֔r kּenimero֛d gּibּ֥or tza֖yid lipene֥y yehvaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)He was a mighty hunter in the face of the LORD; that is why it is said, "Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter in the face of the LORD."

הֽוּא־הָיָ֥ה גִבֹּֽר־צַ֖יִד לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה עַל־כֵּן֙ יֵֽאָמַ֔ר כְּנִמְרֹ֛ד גִּבּ֥וֹר צַ֖יִד לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃

10
Phonetic (Hebrew): vatּehi֨y re'shshi֤yt mamelaketּo֙ bּabe֔l ve'e֖reke ve'akּa֣d vekalene֑h bּe'e֖retz shshine'aֽr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, Akkad and Kalneh, in the land of Shinar.

וַתְּהִ֨י רֵאשִׁ֤ית מַמְלַכְתּוֹ֙ בָּבֶ֔ל וְאֶ֖רֶךְ וְאַכַּ֣ד וְכַלְנֵ֑ה בְּאֶ֖רֶץ שִׁנְעָֽר׃

11
Phonetic (Hebrew): min-ha'a֥retz hahi֖v yatza֣ 'ashshּ֑ur vayּi֨ben֙ 'et-ni֣yneve֔h ve'et-rechobo֥t 'i֖yr ve'et-kּaֽlach׃
Edified Edition (EDE)From that land he went to Assyria, where he built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah

מִן־הָאָ֥רֶץ הַהִ֖וא יָצָ֣א אַשּׁ֑וּר וַיִּ֨בֶן֙ אֶת־נִ֣ינְוֵ֔ה וְאֶת־רְחֹבֹ֥ת עִ֖יר וְאֶת־כָּֽלַח׃

12
Phonetic (Hebrew): veֽ'et-re֔sen bּe֥yn niֽyneve֖h ube֣yn kּa֑lach hi֖v ha'i֥yr hagּedolaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)and Resen, which is between Nineveh and Calah; that is the Great City.

וְֽאֶת־רֶ֔סֶן בֵּ֥ין נִֽינְוֵ֖ה וּבֵ֣ין כָּ֑לַח הִ֖וא הָעִ֥יר הַגְּדֹלָֽה׃

13
Phonetic (Hebrew): umitzera֡yim yala֞d 'et-ludi֧ym ve'et-'anami֛ym ve'et-lehabi֖ym ve'et-napetּuchiֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Egypt was the father of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites,

וּמִצְרַ֡יִם יָלַ֞ד אֶת־לוּדִ֧ים וְאֶת־עֲנָמִ֛ים וְאֶת־לְהָבִ֖ים וְאֶת־נַפְתֻּחִֽים׃

14
Phonetic (Hebrew): veֽ'et-pּaterusi֞ym ve'et-kּaseluchi֗ym 'ashshe֨r yatze'֥u mishshּa֛m pּelishshetּi֖ym ve'et-kּapetּoriֽym׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)Pathrusites, Kasluhites (from whom the Philistines came) and Caphtorites.

וְֽאֶת־פַּתְרֻסִ֞ים וְאֶת־כַּסְלֻחִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר יָצְא֥וּ מִשָּׁ֛ם פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים וְאֶת־כַּפְתֹּרִֽים׃ס

15
Phonetic (Hebrew): ukena֗'an yala֛d 'et-tziydo֥n bּekor֖o ve'et-cheֽt׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites,

וּכְנַ֗עַן יָלַ֛ד אֶת־צִידֹ֥ן בְּכֹר֖וֹ וְאֶת־חֵֽת׃

16
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'et-hayebusiy֙ ve'et-ha֣'emori֔y ve'e֖t hagּiregּashshiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites,

וְאֶת־הַיְבוּסִי֙ וְאֶת־הָ֣אֱמֹרִ֔י וְאֵ֖ת הַגִּרְגָּשִֽׁי׃

17
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'et-hֽachiui֥y ve'et-hֽa'areqi֖y ve'et-hasּiyniֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Hivites, Arkites, Sinites,

וְאֶת־הַֽחִוִּ֥י וְאֶת־הַֽעַרְקִ֖י וְאֶת־הַסִּינִֽי׃

18
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'et-hֽa'arevadi֥y ve'et-hatzּemari֖y ve'et-hֽachamati֑y ve'acha֣r napo֔tzu mishshepּech֖ot hֽakּena'aniֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Arvadites, Zemarites and Hamathites. Later the Canaanite clans scattered

וְאֶת־הָֽאַרְוָדִ֥י וְאֶת־הַצְּמָרִ֖י וְאֶת־הַֽחֲמָתִ֑י וְאַחַ֣ר נָפֹ֔צוּ מִשְׁפְּח֖וֹת הַֽכְּנַעֲנִֽי׃

19
Phonetic (Hebrew): vֽayehi֞y gּeb֤ul hֽakּena'aniy֙ mitzּiydo֔n bּo'aka֥h gera֖rah 'ad-'azּa֑h bּo'aka֞h sedo֧mah va'amora֛h ve'adema֥h utzeboyi֖m 'ad-laֽshsha'׃
Edified Edition (EDE)and the borders of Canaan reached from Sidon towards Gerar as far as Gaza, and then towards Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboyim, as far as Lasha.

וַֽיְהִ֞י גְּב֤וּל הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ מִצִּידֹ֔ן בֹּאֲכָ֥ה גְרָ֖רָה עַד־עַזָּ֑ה בֹּאֲכָ֞ה סְדֹ֧מָה וַעֲמֹרָ֛ה וְאַדְמָ֥ה וּצְבֹיִ֖ם עַד־לָֽשַׁע׃

20
Phonetic (Hebrew): e֣lּeh beney-cha֔m lemishshepּechota֖m lileshshoֽnota֑m bּe'aretzota֖m bּegoyeheֽm׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)These are the sons of Ham by their clans and languages, in their territories and nations.

אֵ֣לֶּה בְנֵי־חָ֔ם לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖ם לִלְשֹֽׁנֹתָ֑ם בְּאַרְצֹתָ֖ם בְּגוֹיֵהֶֽם׃ס

21
Phonetic (Hebrew): uleshshe֥m yulּa֖d gּam-h֑u 'abiy֙ kּal-bּeney-'e֔ber 'achi֖y ye֥pet hagּadֽol׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Sons were also born to Shem, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder.

וּלְשֵׁ֥ם יֻלַּ֖ד גַּם־ה֑וּא אֲבִי֙ כָּל־בְּנֵי־עֵ֔בֶר אֲחִ֖י יֶ֥פֶת הַגָּדֽוֹל׃

22
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּene֥y shshe֖m 'eyla֣m ve'ashshּ֑ur ve'arepּakeshsha֖d vel֥ud vֽa'araֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The sons of Shem: Elam, Ashur, Arphaxad, Lud and Aram.

בְּנֵ֥י שֵׁ֖ם עֵילָ֣ם וְאַשּׁ֑וּר וְאַרְפַּכְשַׁ֖ד וְל֥וּד וַֽאֲרָֽם׃

23
Phonetic (Hebrew): ubene֖y 'ara֑m '֥utz vech֖ul vege֥ter vamaֽshsh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether and Meshek.

וּבְנֵ֖י אֲרָ֑ם ע֥וּץ וְח֖וּל וְגֶ֥תֶר וָמַֽשׁ׃

24
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'arepּakeshsha֖d yala֣d 'et-shsha֑lach veshshe֖lach yala֥d 'et-'eֽber׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah the father of Eber.

וְאַרְפַּכְשַׁ֖ד יָלַ֣ד אֶת־שָׁ֑לַח וְשֶׁ֖לַח יָלַ֥ד אֶת־עֵֽבֶר׃

25
Phonetic (Hebrew): ule'e֥ber yulּa֖d shshene֣y bani֑ym shshe֣m hֽa'echa֞d pּe֗leg kּi֤y beyamayv֙ nipelega֣h ha'a֔retz veshshe֥m 'achi֖yv yaqetaֽn׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided; his brother was named Joktan.

וּלְעֵ֥בֶר יֻלַּ֖ד שְׁנֵ֣י בָנִ֑ים שֵׁ֣ם הָֽאֶחָ֞ד פֶּ֗לֶג כִּ֤י בְיָמָיו֙ נִפְלְגָ֣ה הָאָ֔רֶץ וְשֵׁ֥ם אָחִ֖יו יָקְטָֽן׃

26
Phonetic (Hebrew): veyaqeta֣n yala֔d 'et-'alemoda֖d ve'et-shsha֑lep ve'et-chatzarema֖vet ve'et-yaֽrach׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth and Jerah,

וְיָקְטָ֣ן יָלַ֔ד אֶת־אַלְמוֹדָ֖ד וְאֶת־שָׁ֑לֶף וְאֶת־חֲצַרְמָ֖וֶת וְאֶת־יָֽרַח׃

27
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'et-hadora֥m ve'et-'uza֖l ve'et-dּiqelaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Hadoram, Uzal and Diklah,

וְאֶת־הֲדוֹרָ֥ם וְאֶת־אוּזָ֖ל וְאֶת־דִּקְלָֽה׃

28
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'et-'oba֥l ve'et-'abiֽyma'e֖l ve'et-shshebaֽ'׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Obal, Abimael and Sheba,

וְאֶת־עוֹבָ֥ל וְאֶת־אֲבִֽימָאֵ֖ל וְאֶת־שְׁבָֽא׃

29
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'et-'opi֥r ve'et-chaviyla֖h ve'et-yoba֑b kּal-'e֖lּeh bּene֥y yaqetaֽn׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Ophir, Havilah and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.

וְאֶת־אוֹפִ֥ר וְאֶת־חֲוִילָ֖ה וְאֶת־יוֹבָ֑ב כָּל־אֵ֖לֶּה בְּנֵ֥י יָקְטָֽן׃

30
Phonetic (Hebrew): vֽayehi֥y moshshaba֖m mimּeshsha֑ bּo'aka֥h sepa֖rah ha֥r haqּeֽdem׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The region where they lived stretched from Mesha towards Sephar, in the eastern hill country.

וַֽיְהִ֥י מוֹשָׁבָ֖ם מִמֵּשָׁ֑א בֹּאֲכָ֥ה סְפָ֖רָה הַ֥ר הַקֶּֽדֶם׃

31
Phonetic (Hebrew): e֣lּeh beney-shshe֔m lemishshepּechota֖m lileshshonota֑m bּe'aretzota֖m legoyeheֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)These are the sons of Shem by their clans and languages, in their territories and nations.

אֵ֣לֶּה בְנֵי־שֵׁ֔ם לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖ם לִלְשֹׁנֹתָ֑ם בְּאַרְצֹתָ֖ם לְגוֹיֵהֶֽם׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): e֣lּeh mishshepּecho֧t bּeney-no֛cha letoledota֖m bּegoyehe֑m ume'e֜lּeh nipered֧u hagּoyi֛m bּa'a֖retz 'acha֥r hamּabּֽul׃p
Edified Edition (EDE)These are the clans of Noah's sons, according to their generations, within their nations. From these the nations spread out over the earth after the flood.

אֵ֣לֶּה מִשְׁפְּחֹ֧ת בְּנֵי־נֹ֛חַ לְתוֹלְדֹתָ֖ם בְּגוֹיֵהֶ֑ם וּמֵאֵ֜לֶּה נִפְרְד֧וּ הַגּוֹיִ֛ם בָּאָ֖רֶץ אַחַ֥ר הַמַּבּֽוּל׃פ