^10:6The sons of Ham were Cush,²⁰ Mizraim,²¹ Put,²² and Canaan.²³^10:7The sons of Cush were Seba,²⁴ Havilah,²⁵ Sabtah,²⁶ Raamah,²⁷ and Sabteca.²⁸ The sons of Raamah were Sheba²⁹ and Dedan.³⁰

^10:8Cush was the father of³¹ Nimrod; he began to be a valiant warrior on the earth.

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Footnotes

20 The descendants of Cush settled in Nubia (Ethiopia).
21 The descendants of Mizraim settled in Upper and Lower Egypt.
22 The descendants of Put settled in Libya.
23 The descendants of Canaan lived in the region of Phoenicia (Palestine).
24 The descendants of Seba settled in Upper Egypt along the Nile.
25 The Hebrew name Havilah apparently means “stretch of sand” (see חֲוִילָה). Havilah’s descendants settled in eastern Arabia.
26 The descendants of Sabtah settled near the western shore of the Persian Gulf in ancient Hadhramaut.
27 The descendants of Raamah settled in southwest Arabia.
28 The descendants of Sabteca settled in Samudake, east toward the Persian Gulf.
29 Sheba became the name of a kingdom in southwest Arabia.
30 The name Dedan is associated with Ula in northern Arabia.
31 Heb “fathered.” Embedded within Cush’s genealogy is an account of Nimrod, a mighty warrior. There have been many attempts to identify him, but none are convincing.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The sons of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan. The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan. Cush fathered Nimrod; he was the first on earth to be a mighty man.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The sons of Ham:

Cush, Egypt, Put and Canaan.

The sons of Cush:

Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah and Sabteka.

The sons of Raamah:

Sheba and Dedan.

Cush was the father of Nimrod, who became a mighty warrior on the earth.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Ham’s sons: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. Cush’s sons: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. And Raamah’s sons: Sheba and Dedan.

Cush fathered Nimrod, who began to be powerful in the land.

NLTNew Living Translation

The descendants of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.

The descendants of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The descendants of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.

Cush was also the ancestor of Nimrod, who was the first heroic warrior on earth.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And the sons of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan. And the sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan. And Cush fathered Nimrod. He was the first on earth to be a mighty warrior.

KJV 1900King James Version

And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan. And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan. And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.

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