4 ^aNoah,¹ Shem, Ham, and Japheth.  ‡

5 ^aThe sons of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.  ‡

6 The sons of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Diphath, and Togarmah.  ‡

7 The sons of Javan were Elishah, Tarshishah, Kittim, and Rodanim.  ‡

8 ^aThe sons of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.  ‡

9 The sons of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raama, and Sabtecha. The sons of Raama were Sheba and Dedan.  ‡

10 Cush ^abegot Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one on the earth.  ‡

11 Mizraim begot Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim,

12 Pathrusim, Casluhim (from whom came the Philistines and the ^aCaphtorim).  ‡

13 ^aCanaan begot Sidon, his firstborn, and Heth;  ‡

14 the Jebusite, the Amorite, and the Girgashite;

15 the Hivite, the Arkite, and the Sinite;

16 the Arvadite, the Zemarite, and the Hamathite.

17 The sons of ^aShem were Elam, Asshur, ^bArphaxad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.  ‡

18 Arphaxad begot Shelah, and Shelah begot Eber.

19 To Eber were born two sons: the name of one was¹ Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan.  ‡

20 ^aJoktan begot Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,  ‡

21 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,

22 Ebal, Abimael, Sheba,  ‡

23 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.