| Berean Study Bible | NET Bible |
| 1The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron—four in all. | 1The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron--four in all. |
| 2The sons of Tola: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Shemuel, the heads of their families. In the days of David, 22,600 descendants of Tola were numbered in their genealogies as mighty men of valor. | 2The sons of Tola: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Jibsam, and Samuel. They were leaders of their families. In the time of David there were 22,600 warriors listed in Tola's genealogical records. |
| 3The son of Uzzi: Izrahiah. The sons of Izrahiah: Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah. All five of them were chiefs. | 3The son of Uzzi: Izrachiah. The sons of Izrahiah: Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah. All five were leaders. |
| 4In addition to them, according to their genealogy, they had 36,000 troops for battle, for they had many wives and children. | 4According to the genealogical records of their families, they had 36,000 warriors available for battle, for they had numerous wives and sons. |
| 5Their kinsmen belonging to all the families of Issachar who were mighty men of valor totaled 87,000, as listed in their genealogies. | 5Altogether the genealogical records of the clans of Issachar listed 87,000 warriors. |
| 6The three sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, and Jediael. | 6The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Beker, and Jediael--three in all. |
| 7The sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri, heads of their families—five in all. There were 22,034 mighty men of valor listed in their genealogies. | 7The sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri. The five of them were leaders of their families. There were 22,034 warriors listed in their genealogical records. |
| 8The sons of Becher: Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth; all these were Becher’s sons. | 8The sons of Beker: Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alameth. All these were the sons of Beker. |
| 9Their genealogies were recorded according to the heads of their families—20,200 mighty men of valor. | 9There were 20,200 family leaders and warriors listed in their genealogical records. |
| 10The son of Jediael: Bilhan. The sons of Bilhan: Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar. | 10The son of Jediael: Bilhan. The sons of Bilhan: Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Kenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar. |
| 11All these sons of Jediael were heads of their families, mighty men of valor; there were 17,200 fit for battle. | 11All these were the sons of Jediael. Listed in their genealogical records were 17,200 family leaders and warriors who were capable of marching out to battle. |
| 12The Shuppites and Huppites were descendants of Ir, and the Hushites were descendants of Aher. | 12The Shuppites and Huppites were descendants of Ir; the Hushites were descendants of Aher. |
| 13The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum—the descendants of Bilhah. | 13The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum--sons of Bilhah. |
| 14The descendants of Manasseh: Through his Aramean concubine, Asriel, as well as Machir the father of Gilead. | 14The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, who was born to Manasseh's Aramean concubine. She also gave birth to Makir the father of Gilead. |
| 15Machir took a wife from among the Huppites and Shuppites. The name of his sister was Maacah. Another descendant was named Zelophehad, who had only daughters. | 15Now Makir married a wife from the Huppites and Shuppites. (His sister's name was Maacah.) Zelophehad was Manasseh's second son; he had only daughters. |
| 16Machir’s wife Maacah gave birth to a son, and she named him Peresh. His brother was named Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rekem. | 16Maacah, Makir's wife, gave birth to a son, whom she named Peresh. His brother was Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rekem. |
| 17The son of Ulam: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead son of Machir, the son of Manasseh. | 17The son of Ulam: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead, son of Makir, son of Manasseh. |
| 18His sister Hammolecheth gave birth to Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah. | 18His sister Hammoleketh gave birth to Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah. |
| 19And these were the sons of Shemida: Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam. | 19The sons of Shemida were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam. |
| 20The descendants of Ephraim: Shuthelah, Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eleadah his son, Tahath his son, | 20The descendants of Ephraim: Shuthelah, his son Bered, his son Tahath, his son Eleadah, his son Tahath, |
| 21Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his son. Ezer and Elead were killed by the natives of Gath, because they went down to steal their livestock. | 21his son Zabad, his son Shuthelah (Ezer and Elead were killed by the men of Gath, who were natives of the land, when they went down to steal their cattle. |
| 22Their father Ephraim mourned for many days, and his relatives came to comfort him. | 22Their father Ephraim mourned for them many days and his brothers came to console him. |
| 23And again he slept with his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. So he named him Beriah, because tragedy had come upon his house. | 23He had sexual relations with his wife; she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. Ephraim named him Beriah because tragedy had come to his family. |
| 24His daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth-horon, as well as Uzzen-sheerah. | 24His daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth Horon, as well as Uzzen Sheerah), |
| 25Additionally, Rephah was his son, Resheph his son, Telah his son, Tahan his son, | 25his son Rephah, his son Resheph, his son Telah, his son Tahan, |
| 26Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son, | 26his son Ladan, his son Ammihud, his son Elishama, |
| 27Nun his son, and Joshua his son. | 27his son Nun, and his son Joshua. |
| 28Their holdings and settlements included Bethel and its villages, Naaran to the east, Gezer and its villages to the west, and Shechem and its villages as far as Ayyah and its villages. | 28Their property and settlements included Bethel and its surrounding towns, Naaran to the east, Gezer and its surrounding towns to the west, and Shechem and its surrounding towns as far as Ayyah and its surrounding towns. |
| 29And along the borders of Manasseh were Beth-shean, Taanach, Megiddo, and Dor, together with their villages. The descendants of Joseph son of Israel lived in these towns. | 29On the border of Manasseh's territory were Beth-Shean and its surrounding towns, Taanach and its surrounding towns, Megiddo and its surrounding towns, and Dor and its surrounding towns. The descendants of Joseph, Israel's son, lived here. |
| 30The children of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah. | 30The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah. Serah was their sister. |
| 31The sons of Beriah: Heber, as well as Malchiel, who was the father of Birzaith. | 31The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malkiel, who was the father of Birzaith. |
| 32Heber was the father of Japhlet, Shomer, and Hotham, and of their sister Shua. | 32Heber was the father of Japhlet, Shomer, Hotham, and Shua their sister. |
| 33The sons of Japhlet: Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These were Japhlet’s sons. | 33The sons of Japhlet: Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These were Japhlet's sons. |
| 34The sons of Shemer: Ahi, Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram. | 34The sons of his brother Shemer: Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram. |
| 35The sons of his brother Helem: Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal. | 35The sons of his brother Helem: Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal. |
| 36The sons of Zophah: Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah, | 36The sons of Zophah: Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah, |
| 37Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran, and Beera. | 37Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran, and Beera. |
| 38The sons of Jether: Jephunneh, Pispa, and Ara. | 38The sons of Jether: Jephunneh, Pispah, and Ara. |
| 39The sons of Ulla: Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia. | 39The sons of Ulla: Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia. |
| 40All these were the descendants of Asher—heads of their families, choice and mighty men of valor, and chiefs among the leaders. The number of men fit for battle, recorded in their genealogies, was 26,000. | 40All these were the descendants of Asher. They were the leaders of their families, the most capable men, who were warriors and served as head chiefs. There were 26,000 warriors listed in their genealogical records as capable of doing battle. |
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