The Book of Genesis — Liber Genesis
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Chapter 10
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These are the generations of the sons of Noe: Sem, Cham, and Japheth: and unto them sons were born after the flood.
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Hæ sunt generationes filiorum Noë, Sem, Cham et Japheth: natique sunt eis filii post diluvium.
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These were the descendants of Noe’s children, Sem, Cham and Japheth, through the sons that were born to them after the flood.
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The sons of Japheth: Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Thubal, and Mosoch, and Thiras.
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Filii Japheth: Gomer, et Magog, et Madai, et Javan, et Thubal, et Mosoch, et Thiras.
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These were the sons of Japheth; Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Thubal, Mosoch and Thiras.
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And the sons of Gomer: Ascenez and Riphath and Thogorma.
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Porro filii Gomer: Ascenez et Riphath et Thogorma.
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And these were Gomer’s sons, Ascenez, Riphath and Thogorma.
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And the sons of Javan: Elisa and Tharsis, Cetthim and Dodanim.
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Filii autem Javan: Elisa et Tharsis, Cetthim et Dodanim.
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And these were Javan’s sons, Elisa, Tharsis, Cetthim and Dodanim;
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By these were divided the islands of the Gentiles in their lands, every one according to his tongue and their families, in their nations.
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Ab his divisæ sunt insulæ gentium in regionibus suis, unusquisque secundum linguam suam et familias suas in nationibus suis.
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who divided up the islands of the Gentiles, region by region. Each of these became separate nations, distinct in speech and in blood.
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And the Sons of Cham: Chus, and Mesram, and Phuth, and Chanaan.
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Filii autem Cham: Chus, et Mesraim, et Phuth, et Chanaan.
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These were Cham’s sons; Chus, Mesraim, Phuth and Chanaan.
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And the sons of Chus: Saba, and Hevila, and Sabatha, and Regma, and Sabatacha. The sons of Regma: Saba and Dadan.
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Filii Chus: Saba, et Hevila, et Sabatha, et Regma, et Sabatacha. Filii Regma: Saba et Dadan.
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And these were the sons of Chus; Saba, Hevila, Sabatha, Regma and Sabatacha. And these were Regma’s sons, Saba and Dadan.
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Now Chus begot Nemrod: he began to be mighty on the earth.
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Porro Chus genuit Nemrod: ipse cœpit esse potens in terra,
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Chus was also the father of Nemrod, who was the first great warrior;
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And he was a stout hunter before the Lord. Hence came a proverb: Even as Nemrod the stout hunter before the Lord.
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et erat robustus venator coram Domino. Ob hoc exivit proverbium: Quasi Nemrod robustus venator coram Domino.
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bold, too, by God’s grace, at the hunt, whence the proverb arose, By God’s grace, a huntsman bold as Nemrod.
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And the beginning of his kingdom was Babylon, and Arach, and Achad, and Chalanne in the land of Sennaar.
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Fuit autem principium regni ejus Babylon, et Arach et Achad, et Chalanne, in terra Sennaar.
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His empire began with Babylon, Arach, Achad and Chalanne, in the country of Sennaar.
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Out of that land came forth Assur, and built Ninive, and the streets of the city, and Chale.
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De terra illa egressus est Assur, et ædificavit Niniven, et plateas civitatis, et Chale.
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It was from that country Assur went out to build Nineve and its suburbs, and Chale;
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Resen also between Ninive and Chale: this is the great city.
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Resen quoque inter Niniven et Chale: hæc est civitas magna.
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and between Nineve and Chale he built the great city of Resen.
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And Mesraim begot Ludim, and Anamim, and Laabim, Nepthuim,
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At vero Mesraim genuit Ludim, et Anamim et Laabim, Nephthuim,
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Mesraim was the father of the Ludim, the Anamim, the Laabim, and the Nephthuim;
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And Phetrusim, and Chasluim; of whom came forth the Philistines, and the Capthorim.
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et Phetrusim, et Chasluim: de quibus egressi sunt Philisthiim et Caphtorim.
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the Phetrusim, too, and the Chasluim (from whom the Philistines sprang) and the Caphtorim.
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And Chanaan begot Sidon, his firstborn, the Hethite,
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Chanaan autem genuit Sidonem primogenitum suum. Hethæum,
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Chanaan was the father of Sidon; this was his first-born son. From him, too, come Hethites,
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And the Jebusite, and the Amorrhite, and the Gergesite,
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et Jebusæum, et Amorrhæum, Gergesæum,
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Jebusites, Amorrhites, Gergesites,
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The Hevite and the Aracite: the Sinite,
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Hevæum, et Aracæum: Sinæum,
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Hevites, Aracites, Sinites,
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And the Aradian, the Samarite, and the Hamathite: and afterwards the families of the Chanaanites were spread abroad.
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et Aradium, Samaræum, et Amathæum: et post hæc disseminati sunt populi Chananæorum.
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Aradians, Samarites and Amathites; so, in later times, the Chanaanite peoples spread this way and that.
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And the limits of Chanaan were from Sidon as one comes to Gerara even to Gaza, until thou enter Sodom and Gomorrha, and Adama, and Seboim even to Lesa.
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Factique sunt termini Chanaan venientibus a Sidone Geraram usque Gazam, donec ingrediaris Sodomam et Gomorrham, et Adamam, et Seboim usque Lesa.
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That Chanaanite territory, beginning at Sidon, reached as far as Gaza on the road to Gerara, and as far as Lesa on the road to Sodom, Gomorrha, Adama and Seboim.
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These are the children of Cham in their kindreds, and tongues, and generations, and lands, and nations.
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Hi sunt filii Cham in cognationibus, et linguis, et generationibus, terrisque et gentibus suis.
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These were the descendants of Cham; such were the tribes, the tongues, the branches, the countries, the peoples that came from him.
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Of Sem also, the father of all the children of Heber, the elder brother of Japheth, sons were born.
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De Sem quoque nati sunt, patre omnium filiorum Heber, fratre Japheth majore.
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Sem, too, Japheth’s elder brother, had children; he is father of all who claim descent from Heber.
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The sons of Sem: Elam and Assur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.
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Filii Sem: Ælam, et Assur, et Arphaxad, et Lud, et Aram.
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His sons were called Aelam, Assur, Arphaxad, Lud and Aram.
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The sons of Aram: Us and Hull, and Gether: and Mess.
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Filii Aram: Us, et Hul, et Gether, et Mes.
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These were Aram’s sons, Us, Hul, Gether and Mes.
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But Arphaxad begot Sale, of whom was born Heber.
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At vero Arphaxad genuit Sale, de quo ortus est Heber.
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Arphaxad was the father of Sale, and Sale of Heber.
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And to Heber were born two sons: the name of the one was Phaleg, because in his days the earth was divided: and his brother’s name Jectan.
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Natique sunt Heber filii duo: nomen uni Phaleg, eo quod in diebus ejus divisa sit terra: et nomen fratris ejus Jectan.
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Heber had two sons; one was called Phaleg, Division, because in his time the territory was divided up, and his brother’s name was Jectan.
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Which Jectan begot Elmodad, and Saleph, and Asarmoth, Jare,
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Qui Jectan genuit Elmodad, et Saleph, et Asarmoth, Jare,
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This Jectan was the father of Elmodad, Saleph, Asarmoth, Jare,
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And Aduram, and Uzal, and Decla,
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et Aduram, et Uzal, et Decla,
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Aduram, Uzal, Decla,
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And Ebal, and Abimael, Saba,
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et Ebal, et Abimaël, Saba,
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Ebal, Abimael, Saba,
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And Ophir, and Hevila, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Jectan.
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et Ophir, et Hevila, et Jobab: omnes isti, filii Jectan.
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Ophir, Hevila and Jobab. All these were Jectan’s sons,
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And their dwelling was from Messa as we go on as far as Sephar, a mountain in the east.
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Et facta est habitatio eorum de Messa pergentibus usque Sephar montem orientalem.
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and their territory reached from Messa to mount Sephar in the east.
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These are the children of Sem according to their kindreds and tongues, and countries in their nations.
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Isti filii Sem secundum cognationes, et linguas, et regiones in gentibus suis.
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These were the sons of Sem; such were their tribes and tongues and countries and peoples.
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These are the families of Noe, according to their peoples and nations. By these were the nations divided on the earth after the flood.
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Hæ familiæ Noë juxta populos et nationes suas. Ab his divisæ sunt gentes in terra post diluvium.
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These were the descendants that sprang from Noe, divided according to their peoples and their races; this was how the nations were scattered over the earth after the flood.