Genesis 10 (NASB)

32 verses · New American Standard Bible · Formal equivalence (most literal)

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Genesis Chapter 10 contains 32 verses and is presented here in the New American Standard Bible (NASB), which uses a formal equivalence (most literal) approach. Read the full text below, compare with other translations, or navigate to any of the 50 chapters in Genesis.

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1Now these are [the records of] the generations of Shem, Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah; and sons were born to them after the flood.

2The sons of Japheth [were] Gomer and Magog and Madai and Javan and Tubal and Meshech and Tiras.

3The sons of Gomer [were] Ashkenaz and Riphath and Togarmah.

4The sons of Javan [were] Elishah and Tarshish, Kittim and Dodanim.

5From these the coastlands of the nations were separated into their lands, every one according to his language, according to their families, into their nations.

6The sons of Ham [were] Cush and Mizraim and Put and Canaan.

7The sons of Cush [were] Seba and Havilah and Sabtah and Raamah and Sabteca; and the sons of Raamah [were] Sheba and Dedan.

8Now Cush became the father of Nimrod; he became a mighty one on the earth.

9He was a mighty hunter before the LORD; therefore it is said, 'Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before the LORD.'

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

11From that land he went forth into Assyria, and built Nineveh and Rehoboth-Ir and Calah,

12and Resen between Nineveh and Calah; that is the great city.

13Mizraim became the father of Ludim and Anamim and Lehabim and Naphtuhim

14and Pathrusim and Casluhim (from which came the Philistines) and Caphtorim.

15Canaan became the father of Sidon, his firstborn, and Heth

16and the Jebusite and the Amorite and the Girgashite

17and the Hivite and the Arkite and the Sinite

18and the Arvadite and the Zemarite and the Hamathite; and afterward the families of the Canaanite were spread abroad.

19The territory of the Canaanite extended from Sidon as you go toward Gerar, as far as Gaza; as you go toward Sodom and Gomorrah and Admah and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.

20These are the sons of Ham, according to their families, according to their languages, by their lands, by their nations.

21Also to Shem, the father of all the children of Eber, [and] the older brother of Japheth, children were born.

22The sons of Shem [were] Elam and Asshur and Arpachshad and Lud and Aram.

23The sons of Aram [were] Uz and Hul and Gether and Mash.

24Arpachshad became the father of Shelah; and Shelah became the father of Eber.

25Two sons were born to Eber; the name of the one [was] Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided; and his brother's name [was] Joktan.

26Joktan became the father of Almodad and Sheleph and Hazarmaveth and Jerah

27and Hadoram and Uzal and Diklah

28and Obal and Abimael and Sheba

29and Ophir and Havilah and Jobab; all these were the sons of Joktan.

30Now their settlement extended from Mesha as you go toward Sephar, the hill country of the east.

31These are the sons of Shem, according to their families, according to their languages, by their lands, according to their nations.

32These are the families of the sons of Noah, according to their genealogies, by their nations; and out of these the nations were separated on the earth after the flood.

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What is Genesis 10 in the NASB?

Genesis 10 in the New American Standard Bible (NASB) contains 32 verses. The NASB uses a formal equivalence (most literal) approach, first published in 1971 (rev. 2020).

How does the NASB translate Genesis 10 differently?

The New American Standard Bible uses formal equivalence (most literal), balancing accuracy with modern readability. Compare this with the NIV (dynamic equivalence) version of Genesis 10 for a different perspective.

How many verses are in Genesis 10 (NASB)?

Genesis Chapter 10 contains 32 verses in the New American Standard Bible. The book of Genesis has 50 chapters total.

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