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Genesis 10

John Wycliffe Bible (c.1395)

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1These ben the generaciouns of the sones of Noe, Sem, Cham, and Jafeth. And sones weren borun to hem aftir the greet flood.Select Genesis 10:1

2The sones of Jafeth weren Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Jauan, and Tubal, and Mosoth, and Thiras.Select Genesis 10:2

3Forsothe the sones of Gomer weren Asseneth, and Rifath, and Thogorma.Select Genesis 10:3

4Forsothe the sones of Jauan weren Helisa, and Tharsis, Cethym, and Dodanym;Select Genesis 10:4

5of these sones the ylis of hethen men weren departid in her cuntrees, ech bi his langage and meynees, in hise naciouns.Select Genesis 10:5

6Sotheli the sones of Cham weren Thus, and Mesraym, and Futh, and Chanaan.Select Genesis 10:6

7Forsothe the sones of Thus weren Saba, and Euila, and Sabatha, and Regma, and Sabatacha. The sones of Regma weren Saba, and Dadan.Select Genesis 10:7

8Forsothe Thus gendride Nemroth; he bigan to be myyti in erthe,Select Genesis 10:8

9and he was a strong huntere of men bifore the Lord; of hym a prouerbe yede out, as Nemroth, a strong huntere bifore the Lord.Select Genesis 10:9

10Sotheli the bigynnyng of his rewme was Babiloyne, and Arach, and Archad, and Thalamye, in the lond of Sennaar.Select Genesis 10:10

11Assur yede out of that lond, and bildide Nynyue, `and stretis of the citee,Select Genesis 10:11

12and Chale, and Resen bitwixe Nynyue and Chale; this is a greet citee.Select Genesis 10:12

13And sotheli Mesraym gendride Ludym, and Anamym, and Laabym, Neptuym, and Ferrusym, and Cesluym;Select Genesis 10:13

14of which the Filisteis and Capturym camen forth.Select Genesis 10:14

15Forsothe Chanaan gendride Sidon, his firste gendride sone, Ethei, and Jebusei,Select Genesis 10:15

16and Amorrei, Gergesei,Select Genesis 10:16

17Euei, and Arathei,Select Genesis 10:17

18Ceney, and Aradie, Samarites, and Amathei; and puplis of Chananeis weren sowun abrood bi these men.Select Genesis 10:18

19And the termes of Chanaan weren maad to men comynge fro Sidon to Gerara, til to Gasa, til thou entre in to Sodom and Gomore, and Adama, and Seboyne, til to Lesa.Select Genesis 10:19

20These weren the sones of Cham, in her kynredis, and langagis, and generaciouns, and londis, and folkis.Select Genesis 10:20

21Also of Sem weren borun the fadris of alle the sones of Heber, and Japhet was the more brother.Select Genesis 10:21

22The sones of Sem weren Elam, and Assur, and Arfaxath, and Lud, and Aram.Select Genesis 10:22

23The sones of Aram weren Vs, and Hul, and Gether, and Mes.Select Genesis 10:23

24And sotheli Arfaxath gendride Sale, of whom Heber was borun.Select Genesis 10:24

25And twei sones weren borun to Heber, the name to o sone was Faleg, for the lond was departid in hise daies; and the name of his brothir was Jectan.Select Genesis 10:25

26And thilke Jectan gendride Elmodad, and Salech,Select Genesis 10:26

27and Asamoth, Jare, and Adhuram, and Vsal,Select Genesis 10:27

28and Deda, and Ebal, and Abymahel, Saba, and Ofir, and Euila, and Jobab;Select Genesis 10:28

29alle these weren the sones of Jectan.Select Genesis 10:29

30And the habitacioun of hem was maad fro Messa, as `me goith til to Sefar, an hil of the eest.Select Genesis 10:30

31These ben the sones of Sem, bi kynredis, and langagis, and cuntrees, in her folkis.Select Genesis 10:31

32These ben the meynees of Noe, bi her puplis and naciouns; folkis in erthe weren departid of these aftir the greet flood.Select Genesis 10:32

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