By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.

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(From these the maritime peoples spread out into their territories by their clans within their nations, each with its own language.)(A)

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And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.

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And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.

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Cush was the father[a] of Nimrod,(A) who became a mighty warrior on the earth.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 10:8 Father may mean ancestor or predecessor or founder; also in verses 13, 15, 24 and 26.

10 And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.

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10 The first centers of his kingdom were Babylon,(A) Uruk,(B) Akkad and Kalneh,(C) in[a] Shinar.[b](D)

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  1. Genesis 10:10 Or Uruk and Akkad—all of them in
  2. Genesis 10:10 That is, Babylonia

25 And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name was Joktan.

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25 Two sons were born to Eber:

One was named Peleg,[a] because in his time the earth was divided; his brother was named Joktan.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 10:25 Peleg means division.