Hebrew Bible

[Translator note: Extensive Masoretic lists and textual notes covering the genealogies of the descendants of Ham and Japheth, with notes on variations in spelling and occurrences.]

and Pathrusim, and Casluhim, from whom came
and the Pathrusites and the Casluhites who went out
the Philistines, and
from there the Philistines and
Caphtorim. And Canaan begot
the Caphtorites. And Canaan begot
Sidon his firstborn, and Heth;
Sidon his firstborn and the Hittite;
and the Jebusite, and the Amorite,
and the Jebusite and the Amorite
and the Girgashite; and the Hivite,
and the Girgashite; and the Hivite
and the Arkite, and the Sinite;
and the Arkite and the Sinite;
and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite,
and the Arvadite and the Zemarite
and the Hamathite; and afterward were spread
and the Hamathite; and afterward
abroad the families of the Canaanite. And the
were spread the families of the Canaanites.
border of the Canaanite was from Sidon,
And the border of the Canaanite was from Sidon
as you come to Gerar, unto Gaza;
reaching to Gerar unto Gaza;
as you come to Sodom and Gomorrah,
reaching to Sodom and to Gomorrah
and Admah, and Zeboim, unto Lasha.
and to Admah and to Zeboim unto Lasha.
These are the sons of Ham, after their families,
These are the sons of Ham after their families

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He was a mighty hunter before the Lord;
He was a mighty man before the Lord;
therefore it is said, "As Nimrod a mighty
therefore it is said, "As Nimrod a mighty man
hunter before the Lord." And the
before the Lord." And the
beginning of his kingdom was Babel,
beginning of his kingdom was Babel
and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of
and Erech and Accad and Calneh in the land
Shinar. Out of that land
of Babel. Out of that land
went forth Asshur, and built Nineveh,
went forth Asshur and built Nineveh
and the city Rehoboth, and Calah;
and the city Rehoboth and Calah;
and Resen between Nineveh and between
and Resen between Nineveh and between
Calah: the same is the great city.
Calah: the same is the great city.
And Mizraim begot Ludim,
And Mizraim begot the Ludites
and Anamim, and Lehabim,
and the Anamites and the Lehabites
and Naphtuhim.
and the Naphtuhites.

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and fifty years; and Lamech lived seven
and fifty years; and Lamech lived seven
and seventy and one hundred years; and were all
and seventy and one hundred years; and were all
the days of Lamech seven and seventy and seven
the days of Lamech seven and seventy and seven
hundred years, and he died.
hundred years, and he died.
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And Noah was five hundred years old,
And Noah was five hundred years old
and Noah begot Shem, Ham,
and Noah begot Shem, Ham,
and Japheth.
and Japheth.

And these are the generations of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham,
And these are the generations of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham,
and Japheth; and unto them were born sons
and Japheth; and unto them were born sons
after the flood. The sons of Japheth:
after the flood. The sons of Japheth:
Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal,
Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal,
and Meshech, and Tiras. And the sons of Gomer:
and Meshech, and Tiras. And the sons of Gomer:
Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.
Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.
And the sons of Javan: Elishah, and Tarshish,
And the sons of Javan: Elishah, and Tarshish,
Kittim, and Dodanim. From these were separated
Kittim, and Dodanim. From these were separated
the isles of the nations in their lands, every one
the isles of the nations in their lands,
after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.
everyone after his tongue, after their families
And the sons of Ham: Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut,
in their nations. And the sons of Ham: Cush and Mizraim
and Canaan. And the sons of Cush: Seba, and Havilah,
and Phut and Canaan. And the sons of Cush: Seba
and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabteca. And the sons of
and Havilah and Sabtah and Raamah
Raamah: Sheba, and Dedan. And Cush
and Sabteca and the sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan. And Cush
begot Nimrod; he began
begot Nimrod, he
to be a mighty man in the earth.
began to be a mighty man in the earth.

[Translator note: The bottom margin contains extensive Masoretic notes on word occurrences and scribal traditions for this chapter.]