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title: Genesis 10 — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees
description: Genesis chapter 10 of the Tanakh (The Torah) in Hebrew, Aramaic (Targum Onkelos) and English (JPS 1917), every verse with its syntax tree and pragmatics. It begins: Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth; and unto them were sons born after the flood.
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# Genesis 10

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32 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (Targum Onkelos) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence.

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- [10:1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.10.1/) — וְאֵלֶּה תּוֹלְדֹת בְּנֵי־נֹחַ שֵׁם חָם וָיָפֶת וַיִּוָּלְדוּ לָהֶם בָּנִים אַחַר הַמַּבּֽוּל׃ — Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth; and unto them were sons born after the flood.
- [10:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.10.2/) — בְּנֵי יֶפֶת גֹּמֶר וּמָגוֹג וּמָדַי וְיָוָן וְתֻבָל וּמֶשֶׁךְ וְתִירָֽס׃ — The sons of Japheth: Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
- [10:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.10.3/) — וּבְנֵי גֹּמֶר אַשְׁכֲּנַז וְרִיפַת וְתֹגַרְמָֽה׃ — And the sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.
- [10:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.10.4/) — וּבְנֵי יָוָן אֱלִישָׁה וְתַרְשִׁישׁ כִּתִּים וְדֹדָנִֽים׃ — And the sons of Javan: Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
- [10:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.10.5/) — מֵאֵלֶּה נִפְרְדוּ אִיֵּי הַגּוֹיִם בְּאַרְצֹתָם אִישׁ לִלְשֹׁנוֹ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם בְּגוֹיֵהֶֽם׃ — Of these were the isles of the nations divided in their lands, every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.
- [10:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.10.6/) — וּבְנֵי חָם כּוּשׁ וּמִצְרַיִם וּפוּט וּכְנָֽעַן׃ — And the sons of Ham: Cush, and Mizraim, and Put, and Canaan.
- [10:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.10.7/) — וּבְנֵי כוּשׁ סְבָא וַֽחֲוִילָה וְסַבְתָּה וְרַעְמָה וְסַבְתְּכָא וּבְנֵי רַעְמָה שְׁבָא וּדְדָֽן׃ — And the sons of Cush: Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabteca; and the sons of Raamah: Sheba, and Dedan.
- [10:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.10.8/) — וְכוּשׁ יָלַד אֶת־נִמְרֹד הוּא הֵחֵל לִֽהְיוֹת גִּבֹּר בָּאָֽרֶץ׃ — And Cush begot Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one in the earth.
- [10:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.10.9/) — הֽוּא־הָיָה גִבֹּֽר־צַיִד לִפְנֵי יְהוָה עַל־כֵּן יֵֽאָמַר כְּנִמְרֹד גִּבּוֹר צַיִד לִפְנֵי יְהוָֽה׃ — He was a mighty hunter before the LORD; wherefore it is said: 'Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before the LORD.'
- [10:10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.10.10/) — וַתְּהִי רֵאשִׁית מַמְלַכְתּוֹ בָּבֶל וְאֶרֶךְ וְאַכַּד וְכַלְנֵה בְּאֶרֶץ שִׁנְעָֽר׃ — And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
- [10:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.10.11/) — מִן־הָאָרֶץ הַהִוא יָצָא אַשּׁוּר וַיִּבֶן אֶת־נִינְוֵה וְאֶת־רְחֹבֹת עִיר רְחֹבֹת עִיר וְאֶת־כָּֽלַח׃ — Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and Rehoboth-ir, and Calah,
- [10:12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.10.12/) — וְֽאֶת־רֶסֶן בֵּין נִֽינְוֵה וּבֵין כָּלַח הִוא הָעִיר הַגְּדֹלָֽה׃ — and Resen between Nineveh and Calah — the same is the great city.
- [10:13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.10.13/) — וּמִצְרַיִם יָלַד אֶת־לוּדִים וְאֶת־עֲנָמִים וְאֶת־לְהָבִים וְאֶת־נַפְתֻּחִֽים׃ — And Mizraim begot Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,
- [10:14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.10.14/) — וְֽאֶת־פַּתְרֻסִים וְאֶת־כַּסְלֻחִים אֲשֶׁר יָצְאוּ מִשָּׁם פְּלִשְׁתִּים וְאֶת־כַּפְתֹּרִֽים׃ס — and Pathrusim, and Casluhim — whence went forth the Philistines — and Caphtorim.
- [10:15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.10.15/) — וּכְנַעַן יָלַד אֶת־צִידֹן בְּכֹרוֹ וְאֶת־חֵֽת׃ — And Canaan begot Zidon his firstborn, and Heth;
- [10:16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.10.16/) — וְאֶת־הַיְבוּסִי וְאֶת־הָאֱמֹרִי וְאֵת הַגִּרְגָּשִֽׁי׃ — and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite;
- [10:17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.10.17/) — וְאֶת־הַֽחִוִּי וְאֶת־הַֽעַרְקִי וְאֶת־הַסִּינִֽי׃ — and the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite;
- [10:18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.10.18/) — וְאֶת־הָֽאַרְוָדִי וְאֶת־הַצְּמָרִי וְאֶת־הַֽחֲמָתִי וְאַחַר נָפֹצוּ מִשְׁפְּחוֹת הַֽכְּנַעֲנִֽי׃ — and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite; and afterward were the families of the Canaanite spread abroad.
- [10:19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.10.19/) — וַֽיְהִי גְּבוּל הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי מִצִּידֹן בֹּאֲכָה גְרָרָה עַד־עַזָּה בֹּאֲכָה סְדֹמָה וַעֲמֹרָה וְאַדְמָה וּצְבֹיִם עַד־לָֽשַׁע׃ — And the border of the Canaanite was from Zidon, as thou goest toward Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest toward Sodom and Gomorrah and Admah and Zeboiim, unto Lasha.
- [10:20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.10.20/) — אֵלֶּה בְנֵי־חָם לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם לִלְשֹֽׁנֹתָם בְּאַרְצֹתָם בְּגוֹיֵהֶֽם׃ס — These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, in their nations.
- [10:21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.10.21/) — וּלְשֵׁם יֻלַּד גַּם־הוּא אֲבִי כָּל־בְּנֵי־עֵבֶר אֲחִי יֶפֶת הַגָּדֽוֹל׃ — And unto Shem, the father of all the children of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth, to him also were children born.
- [10:22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.10.22/) — בְּנֵי שֵׁם עֵילָם וְאַשּׁוּר וְאַרְפַּכְשַׁד וְלוּד וַֽאֲרָֽם׃ — The sons of Shem: Elam, and Asshur, and Arpachshad, and Lud, and Aram.
- [10:23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.10.23/) — וּבְנֵי אֲרָם עוּץ וְחוּל וְגֶתֶר וָמַֽשׁ׃ — And the sons of Aram: Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.
- [10:24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.10.24/) — וְאַרְפַּכְשַׁד יָלַד אֶת־שָׁלַח וְשֶׁלַח יָלַד אֶת־עֵֽבֶר׃ — And Arpachshad begot Shelah; and Shelah begot Eber.
- [10:25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.10.25/) — וּלְעֵבֶר יֻלַּד שְׁנֵי בָנִים שֵׁם הָֽאֶחָד פֶּלֶג כִּי בְיָמָיו נִפְלְגָה הָאָרֶץ וְשֵׁם אָחִיו יָקְטָֽן׃ — And unto 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.
- [10:26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.10.26/) — וְיָקְטָן יָלַד אֶת־אַלְמוֹדָד וְאֶת־שָׁלֶף וְאֶת־חֲצַרְמָוֶת וְאֶת־יָֽרַח׃ — And Joktan begot Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah;
- [10:27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.10.27/) — וְאֶת־הֲדוֹרָם וְאֶת־אוּזָל וְאֶת־דִּקְלָֽה׃ — and Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah;
- [10:28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.10.28/) — וְאֶת־עוֹבָל וְאֶת־אֲבִֽימָאֵל וְאֶת־שְׁבָֽא׃ — and Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba;
- [10:29](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.10.29/) — וְאֶת־אוֹפִר וְאֶת־חֲוִילָה וְאֶת־יוֹבָב כָּל־אֵלֶּה בְּנֵי יָקְטָֽן׃ — and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab; all these were the sons of Joktan.
- [10:30](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.10.30/) — וַֽיְהִי מוֹשָׁבָם מִמֵּשָׁא בֹּאֲכָה סְפָרָה הַר הַקֶּֽדֶם׃ — And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest toward Sephar, unto the mountain of the east.
- [10:31](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.10.31/) — אֵלֶּה בְנֵי־שֵׁם לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם לִלְשֹׁנֹתָם בְּאַרְצֹתָם לְגוֹיֵהֶֽם׃ — These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.
- [10:32](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.10.32/) — אֵלֶּה מִשְׁפְּחֹת בְּנֵי־נֹחַ לְתוֹלְדֹתָם בְּגוֹיֵהֶם וּמֵאֵלֶּה נִפְרְדוּ הַגּוֹיִם בָּאָרֶץ אַחַר הַמַּבּֽוּל׃פ — These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations; and of these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.

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