New American Standard Bible

Genesis 10:5-11 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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