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Verse 1

Ham divided (his share) among his sons. There emerged a first share for Cush to the east; to the west of him (one) for Egypt; to the west of him (one) for Put; to the west of him (one) for Canaan; and to the west of him was the sea.

Verse 2

Shem, too, divided (his share) among his sons. There emerged a first share for Elam and his children to the east of the Tigris River until it reaches the east of the entire land of India, in Erythrea on its border, the waters of the Dedan, all the mountains of Mebri and Ela, all the land of Susan, and everything on the border of Farnak as far as the Erythrean Sea and the Tina River.

Verse 3

For Asshur there emerged as the second share the whole land of Asshur, Nineveh, Shinar, and Sak as far as the vicinity of India, (where) the Wadafa River rises.

Verse 4

For Arpachshad there emerged as a third share all the land of the Chaldean region to the east of the Euphrates which is close to the Erythrean Sea; all the waters of the desert as far as the vicinity of the branch of the sea which faces Egypt; the entire land of Lebanon, Sanir, and Amana as far as the vicinity of the Euphrates.

Verse 5

There emerged for Aram as the fourth share the entire land of Mesopotamia between the Tigris and Euphrates to the north of the Chaldeans as far as the vicinity of the mountain range of Asshur and the land of Arara.

Verse 6

For Lud there emerged as the fifth share the mountain range of Asshur and all that belongs to it until it reaches the Great Sea and reaches to the east of his brother Asshur.

Verse 7

Japheth, too, divided the land among his sons as an inheritance.

Verse 8

There emerged for Gomer a first share eastward from the north side as far as the Tina River. North of him there emerged (as a share) for Magog all the central parts of the north until it reaches the Me’at 15 Sea.

Verse 9

For Madai there emerged a share for him to occupy on the west of his two brothers as far as the islands and the shores of the islands.

Verse 10

For Javan there emerged as the fourth share every island and the islands that are in the direction of Lud’s border.

Verse 11

For Tubal there emerged as the fifth share the middle of the branch which 20 reaches the border of Lud’s share as far as the second branch, and the other side of the second branch into the third branch.

Verse 12

For Meshech there emerged a sixth share, namely all the (region on the) other side of the third branch until it reaches to the east of Gadir.

Verse 13

For Tiras there emerged as the seventh share the four large islands 25 within the sea which reach Ham’s share. The islands of Kamaturi emerged by lot for Arpachshad’s children as his inheritance.

Verse 14

In this way Noah’s sons divided (the earth) for their sons in front of their father Noah. He made (them) swear by oath to curse each and every one who wanted to occupy the share which did not emerge by his lot.

Verse 15

All of them said: ‘So be it’! So be it for them and their children until eternity during their generations until the day of judgment on which the Lord God will punish them with the sword and fire because of all the evil impurity of their errors by which they have filled the earth with wickedness, impurity, fornication, and sin.

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