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| 1Issachar's sons: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron--four. | 1The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron, four. |
| 2Tola's sons: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Shemuel, the heads of their ancestral families. During David's reign, 22,600 descendants of Tola were recorded as valiant warriors in their family records. | 2The sons of Tola: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their fathers’ houses, namely of Tola, mighty warriors of their generations, their number in the days of David being 22,600. |
| 3Uzzi's son: Izrahiah. Izrahiah's sons: Michael, Obadiah, Joel, Isshiah. All five of them were chiefs. | 3The son of Uzzi: Izrahiah. And the sons of Izrahiah: Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah, all five of them were chief men. |
| 4Along with them, they had 36,000 troops for battle according to the family records of their ancestral families, for they had many wives and children. | 4And along with them, by their generations, according to their fathers’ houses, were units of the army for war, 36,000, for they had many wives and sons. |
| 5Their tribesmen who were valiant warriors belonging to all the families of Issachar totaled 87,000 in their genealogies. | 5Their kinsmen belonging to all the clans of Issachar were in all 87,000 mighty warriors, enrolled by genealogy. |
| 6Three of Benjamin's sons: Bela, Becher, and Jediael. | 6The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, and Jediael, three. |
| 7Bela's sons: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri--five. They were valiant warriors and heads of their ancestral families; 22,034 were listed in their genealogies. | 7The sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri, five, heads of fathers’ houses, mighty warriors. And their enrollment by genealogies was 22,034. |
| 8Becher's sons: Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth; all these were Becher's sons. | 8The sons of Becher: Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth. All these were the sons of Becher. |
| 9Their family records were recorded according to the heads of their ancestral families--20,200 valiant warriors. | 9And their enrollment by genealogies, according to their generations, as heads of their fathers’ houses, mighty warriors, was 20,200. |
| 10Jediael's son: Bilhan. Bilhan's sons: Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar. | 10The son of Jediael: Bilhan. And the sons of Bilhan: Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar. |
| 11All these sons of Jediael listed by family heads were valiant warriors; there were 17,200 who could serve in the army. | 11All these were the sons of Jediael according to the heads of their fathers’ houses, mighty warriors, 17,200, able to go to war. |
| 12Shuppim and Huppim were sons of Ir, and the Hushim were the sons of Aher. | 12And Shuppim and Huppim were the sons of Ir, Hushim the son of Aher. |
| 13Naphtali's sons: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum--Bilhah's sons. | 13The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer and Shallum, the descendants of Bilhah. |
| 14Manasseh's sons through his Aramean concubine: Asriel and Machir the father of Gilead. | 14The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, whom his Aramean concubine bore; she bore Machir the father of Gilead. |
| 15Machir took wives from Huppim and Shuppim. The name of his sister was Maacah. Another descendant was named Zelophehad, but he had only daughters. | 15And Machir took a wife for Huppim and for Shuppim. The name of his sister was Maacah. And the name of the second was Zelophehad, and Zelophehad had 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. | 16And Maacah the wife of Machir bore a son, and she called his name Peresh; and the name of his brother was Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam and Rakem. |
| 17Ulam's son: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead son of Machir, son of Manasseh. | 17The son of Ulam: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead the son of Machir, son of Manasseh. |
| 18His sister Hammolecheth gave birth to Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah. | 18And his sister Hammolecheth bore Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah. |
| 19Shemida's sons: Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam. | 19The sons of Shemida were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam. |
| 20Ephraim's sons: Shuthelah, and his son Bered, his son Tahath, his son Eleadah, his son Tahath, | 20The sons of Ephraim: Shuthelah, and Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eleadah his son, Tahath his son, |
| 21his son Zabad, his son Shuthelah, also Ezer, and Elead. The men of Gath, born in the land, killed them because they went down to raid their cattle. | 21Zabad his son, Shuthelah his son, and Ezer and Elead, whom the men of Gath who were born in the land killed, because they came down to raid their livestock. |
| 22Their father Ephraim mourned a long time, and his relatives came to comfort him. | 22And Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brothers came to comfort him. |
| 23He slept with his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. So he named him Beriah, because there had been misfortune in his home. | 23And Ephraim went in to his wife, and she conceived and bore a son. And he called his name Beriah, because disaster had befallen his house. |
| 24His daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth-horon and Uzzen-sheerah, | 24His daughter was Sheerah, who built both Lower and Upper Beth-horon, and Uzzen-sheerah. |
| 25his son Rephah, his son Resheph, his son Telah, his son Tahan, | 25Rephah was his son, Resheph his son, Telah his son, Tahan his son, |
| 26his son Ladan, his son Ammihud, his son Elishama, | 26Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son, |
| 27his son Nun, and his son Joshua. | 27Nun his son, Joshua his son. |
| 28Their holdings and settlements were Bethel and its surrounding 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 possessions and settlements were Bethel and its towns, and to the east Naaran, and to the west Gezer and its towns, Shechem and its towns, and Ayyah and its towns; |
| 29and along the borders of the descendants of Manasseh, Beth-shean, Taanach, Megiddo, and Dor with their surrounding villages. The sons of Joseph son of Israel lived in these towns. | 29also in possession of the Manassites, Beth-shean and its towns, Taanach and its towns, Megiddo and its towns, Dor and its towns. In these lived the sons of Joseph the son of Israel. |
| 30Asher's sons: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah, with their sister Serah. | 30The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah. |
| 31Beriah's sons: Heber, and Malchiel, who fathered Birzaith. | 31The sons of Beriah: Heber, and Malchiel, who fathered Birzaith. |
| 32Heber fathered Japhlet, Shomer, and Hotham, with their sister Shua. | 32Heber fathered Japhlet, Shomer, Hotham, and their sister Shua. |
| 33Japhlet's sons: Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These were Japhlet's sons. | 33The sons of Japhlet: Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These are the sons of Japhlet. |
| 34Shemer's sons: Ahi, Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram. | 34The sons of Shemer his brother: Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram. |
| 35His brother Helem's sons: Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal. | 35The sons of Helem his brother: Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal. |
| 36Zophah's sons: 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. |
| 38Jether's sons: Jephunneh, Pispa, and Ara. | 38The sons of Jether: Jephunneh, Pispa, and Ara. |
| 39Ulla's sons: Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia. | 39The sons of Ulla: Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia. |
| 40All these were Asher's descendants. They were the heads of their ancestral families, chosen men, valiant warriors, and chiefs among the leaders. The number of men listed in their genealogies for military service was 26,000. | 40All of these were men of Asher, heads of fathers’ houses, approved, mighty warriors, chiefs of the princes. Their number enrolled by genealogies, for service in war, was 26,000 men. |
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