Genesis 10

Old Testament · Brenton Septuagint with Greek parallel

Genesis 10

1Now these are the generations of the sons of Noe, Sem, Cham, Japheth; and sons were born to them after the flood.Αὗται δὲ αἱ γενέσεις τῶν υἱῶν Νῶε, Σὴμ, Χὰμ, Ἰάφεθ· καὶ ἐγεννήθησαν αὐτοῖς υἱοὶ μετὰ τὸν κατακλυσμόν.

2The sons of Japheth, Gamer, and Magog, and Madoi, and Jovan, and Elisa, and Thobel, and Mosoch, and Thiras.Υἱοὶ Ἰάφεθ, Γαμὲρ, καὶ Μαγὼγ, καὶ Μαδοὶ, καὶ Ἰωύαν, καὶ Ἐλισὰ, καὶ Θοβὲλ, καὶ Μοσὸχ, καὶ Θείρας.

3And the sons of Gamer, Aschanaz, and Riphath, and Thorgama.Καὶ υἱοὶ Γαμὲρ, Ἀσχανὰζ, καὶ Ῥιφὰθ, καὶ Θοργαμά.

4And the sons of Jovan, Elisa, and Tharseis, Cetians, Rhodians.Καὶ υἱοὶ Ἰωύαν, Ἐλισὰ, καὶ Θάρσεις, Κήτιοι, Ῥόδὶοι.

5From these were the islands of the Gentiles divided in their land, each according to his tongue, in their tribes and in their nations.Ἐκ τούτων ἀφωρίσθησαν νῆσοι τῶν ἐθνῶν ἐν τῇ γῇ αὐτῶν· ἕκαστος κατὰ γλῶσσαν ἐν ταῖς φυλαῖς αὐτῶν, καὶ ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν αὐτῶν.

6And the sons of Cham, Chus, and Mesrain, Phud, and Chanaan.Υἱοὶ δὲ Χὰμ, Χοὺς, καὶ Μεσραῒν, Φοὺδ, καὶ Χαναάν.

7And the sons of Chus, Saba, and Evila, and Sabatha, and Rhegma, and Sabathaca. And the sons of Rhegma, Saba, and Dadan.Υἱοὶ δὲ Χοὺς, Σαβὰ, καὶ Εὐϊλὰ, καὶ Σαβαθὰ, καὶ Ῥεγμὰ, καὶ Σαβαθακά· υἱοὶ δὲ Ῥεγμὰ, Σαβὰ, καὶ Δαδάν.

8And Chus begot Nebrod: he began to be a giant upon the earth.Χοὺς δὲ ἐγέννησε τὸν Νεβρώδ· οὗτος ἤρξατο εἶναι γίγας ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς.

9He was a giant hunter before the Lord God; therefore they say, As Nebrod the giant hunter before the Lord.Οὗτος ἦν γίγας κυνηγὸς ἐναντίον Κυρίου τοῦ Θεοῦ· διὰ τοῦτο ἐροῦσιν, ὡς Νεβρὼδ γίγας κυνηγὸς ἐναντίον Κυρίου.

10And the beginning of his kingdom was Babylon, and Orech, and Archad, and Chalanne, in the land of Senaar.Καὶ ἐγένετο ἀρχὴ τῆς βασιλείας αὐτοῦ Βαβυλὼν, καὶ Ὀρὲχ, καὶ Ἀρχὰδ, καὶ Χαλάννη, ἐν τῇ γῇ Σεναάρ.

11Out of that land came Assur, and built Ninevi, and the city Rhooboth, and Chalach,Ἐκ τῆς γῆς ἐκείνης ἐξῆλθεν Ἀσσούρ· καὶ ᾠκοδόμησε τὴν Νινευῒ, καὶ τὴν Ῥοωβὼθ πόλιν, καὶ τὴν Χαλὰχ,

12and Dase between Ninevi and Chalach: this is the great city.καὶ τὴν Δασὴ ἀνὰ μέσον Νινευῒ, καὶ ἀνὰ μέσον Χαλάχ· αὕτη ἡ πόλις μεγάλη.

13And Mesrain begot the Ludiim, and the Nephthalim, and the Enemetiim, and the Labiim,Καὶ Μεσραῒν ἐγέννησε τοὺς Λουδιεὶμ, καὶ τοὺς Νεφθαλεὶμ, καὶ τοὺς Ἐνεμετιεὶμ, καὶ τοὺς Λαβιεὶμ,

14and the Patrosoniim, and the Chasmoniim (whence came forth Phylistiim) and the Gaphthoriim.καὶ τοὺς Πατροσωνιεὶμ, καὶ τοὺς Χασμωνιεὶμ, ὅθεν ἐξῆλθε Φυλιστιεὶμ, καὶ τοὺς Γαφθοριείμ.

15And Chanaan begot Sidon his firstborn, and the Chettite,Χαναὰν δὲ ἐγέννησε τὸν Σιδῶνα πρωτότοκον αὐτοῦ, καὶ τὸν Χετταῖον,

16and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite,καὶ τὸν Ἰεβουσαῖον, καὶ τὸν Ἀμοῤῥαῖον, καὶ τὸν Γεργεσαῖον,

17and the Evite, and the Arukite, and the Asennite,καὶ τὸν Εὐαῖον, καὶ τὸν Ἀρουκαῖον, καὶ τὸν Ἀσενναῖον,

18and the Aradian, and the Samarean, and the Amathite; and after this the tribes of the Chananites were dispersed.καὶ τον Ἀράδιον, καὶ τὸν Σαμαραῖον, καὶ τὸν Ἀμαθί. Καὶ μετὰ τοῦτο διεσπάρησαν αἱ φυλαὶ τῶν Χαναναίων.

19And the boundaries of the Chananites were from Sidon till one comes to Gerara and Gaza, till one comes to Sodom and Gomorrha, Adama and Seboim, as far as Dasa.Καὶ ἐγένετο τὰ ὅρια τῶν Χαναναίων ἀπὸ Σιδῶνος ἕως ἐλθεῖν εἰς Γεραρὰ καὶ Γαζὰν, ἕως ἐλθεῖν ἕως Σοδόμων καὶ Γομόῤῥας, Ἀδαμὰ καὶ Σεβωῒμ ἕως Δασά.

20There were the sons of Cham in their tribes according to their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations.Οὗτοι υἱοὶ Χὰμ, ἐν ταῖς φυλαῖς αὐτῶν, κατὰ γλώσσας αὐτῶν, ἐν ταῖς χώραις αὐτῶν, καὶ ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν αὐτῶν.

21And to Sem himself also were children born, the father of all the sons of Heber, the brother of Japheth the elder.Καὶ τῷ Σὴμ ἐγεννήθη καὶ αὐτῷ πατρὶ πάντων τῶν υἱῶν Ἕβερ, ἀδελφῷ Ἰάφεθ τοῦ μείζονος.

22Sons of Sem, Elam, and Assur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Cainan.Υἱοὶ Σὴμ, Ἐλὰμ, καὶ Ἀσσοὺρ, καὶ Ἀρφαξὰδ, καὶ Λοὺδ, καὶ Ἀρὰμ, καὶ Καϊνᾶν.

23And sons of Aram, Uz, and Ul, and Gater, and Mosoch.Καὶ υἱοὶ Ἀρὰμ, Οὒζ, καὶ Οὒλ, καὶ Γατὲρ, καὶ Μοσόχ.

24And Arphaxad begot Cainan, and Cainan begot Sala. And Sala begot Heber.Καὶ Ἀρφαξὰδ ἐγέννησε τὸν Καϊνᾶν, καὶ Καϊνᾶν ἐγέννησε τὸν Σαλά· Σαλὰ δὲ ἐγέννησε τὸν Ἕβερ.

25And to Heber were born two sons, the name of the one, Phaleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and the name of his brother Jektan.Καὶ τῷ Ἕβερ ἐγεννήθησαν δύο υἱοί· ὄνομα τῷ ἑνὶ, Φαλὲγ, ὅτι ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις αὐτοῦ διεμερίσθη ἡ γῆ· καὶ ὄνομα τῷ ἀδελφῷ αὐτοῦ Ἰεκτάν.

26And Jektan begot Elmodad, and Saleth, and Sarmoth, and Jarach,Ἰεκτὰν δὲ ἐγέννησε τὸν Ἐλμωδὰδ, καὶ Σαλὲθ, καὶ τὸν Σαρμὼθ, καὶ Ἰαρὰχ,

27and Odorrha, and Aibel, and Decla,καὶ Ὁδοῤῥὰ, καὶ Αἰβὴλ, καὶ Δεκλὰ, καὶ Εὐὰλ,

28Eval, and Abimael, and Saba,καὶ Ἀβιμαὲλ, καὶ Σαβὰ,

29and Uphir, and Evila, and Jobab, all these were the sons of Jektan.καὶ Οὐφεὶρ, καὶ Εὑεϊλὰ, καὶ Ἰωβάβ· πάντες οὗτοι υἱοὶ Ἰεκτάν.

30And their dwelling was from Masse, till one comes to Saphera, a mountain of the east.Καὶ ἐγένετο ἡ κατοίκησις αὐτῶν, ἀπὸ Μασσῆ ἕως ἐλθεῖν εἰς Σαφηρὰ ὄρος ἀνατολῶν.

31These were the sons of Sem in their tribes, according to their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations.Οὗτοι υἱοὶ Σὴμ, ἐν ταῖς φυλαῖς αὐτῶν, κατὰ γλώσσας αὐτῶν, ἐν ταῖς χώραις αὐτῶν, καὶ ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν αὐτῶν.

32These are the tribes of the sons of Noe, according to their generations, according to their nations: of them were * the islands of the Gentiles scattered over the earth after the flood.Αὗται αἱ φυλαὶ υἱῶν Νῶε κατὰ γενέσεις αὐτῶν, κατὰ ἔθνη αὐτῶν· ἀπὸ τούτων διεσπάρησαν νῆσοι τῶν ἐθνῶν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς μετὰ τὸν κατακλυσμόν.

Translator's Notes

These notes come from the printed edition of Sir Lancelot Brenton's classic English translation of the Septuagint (LXX), and record where the Greek differs from the English rendering or admits more than one reading.

• v. 32*Or, simply Gentiles

The Fathers on Genesis 10

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On Genesis 10

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Ante-Nicene Fathers · Third century · Fragments of the Chronography

On the Deluge. IV. On the Deluge. God decreed to destroy the whole race of the living by a flood, having threatened that men should not survive beyond 120 years. Nor let it be deemed a matter of difficulty, because some lived afterwards a longer period than that. For the space of time meant was 100 years up to the flood in the case of the sinners of that…

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