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| 1These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, | 1These were Israel's sons: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, |
| 2Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. | 2Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. |
| 3The sons of Judah: Er, Onan and Shelah; these three Bath-shua the Canaanite bore to him. Now Er, Judah’s firstborn, was evil in the sight of the LORD, and he put him to death. | 3Judah's sons: Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanite woman. Er, Judah's firstborn, was evil in the LORD's sight, so he put him to death. |
| 4His daughter-in-law Tamar also bore him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all. | 4Judah's daughter-in-law Tamar bore Perez and Zerah to him. Judah had five sons in all. |
| 5The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul. | 5Perez's sons: Hezron and Hamul. |
| 6The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara, five in all. | 6Zerah's sons: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara--five in all. |
| 7The son of Carmi: Achan, the troubler of Israel, who broke faith in the matter of the devoted thing; | 7Carmi's son: Achar, who brought trouble on Israel when he was unfaithful by taking the things set apart for destruction. |
| 8and Ethan’s son was Azariah. | 8Ethan's son: Azariah. |
| 9The sons of Hezron that were born to him: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai. | 9Hezron's sons, who were born to him: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai. |
| 10Ram fathered Amminadab, and Amminadab fathered Nahshon, prince of the sons of Judah. | 10Ram fathered Amminadab, and Amminadab fathered Nahshon, a leader of Judah's descendants. |
| 11Nahshon fathered Salmon, Salmon fathered Boaz, | 11Nahshon fathered Salma, and Salma fathered Boaz. |
| 12Boaz fathered Obed, Obed fathered Jesse. | 12Boaz fathered Obed, and Obed fathered Jesse. |
| 13Jesse fathered Eliab his firstborn, Abinadab the second, Shimea the third, | 13Jesse fathered Eliab, his firstborn; Abinadab was born second, Shimea third, |
| 14Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth, | 14Nethanel fourth, Raddai fifth, |
| 15Ozem the sixth, David the seventh. | 15Ozem sixth, and David seventh. |
| 16And their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. The sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, Joab, and Asahel, three. | 16Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah's three sons: Abishai, Joab, and Asahel. |
| 17Abigail bore Amasa, and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite. | 17Amasa's mother was Abigail, and his father was Jether the Ishmaelite. |
| 18Caleb the son of Hezron fathered children by his wife Azubah, and by Jerioth; and these were her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon. | 18Caleb son of Hezron had children by his wife Azubah and by Jerioth. These were Azubah's sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon. |
| 19When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur. | 19When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, and she bore Hur to him. |
| 20Hur fathered Uri, and Uri fathered Bezalel. | 20Hur fathered Uri, and Uri fathered Bezalel. |
| 21Afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he married when he was sixty years old, and she bore him Segub. | 21After this, Hezron slept with the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead. Hezron had married her when he was sixty years old, and she bore Segub to him. |
| 22And Segub fathered Jair, who had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead. | 22Segub fathered Jair, who possessed twenty-three towns in the land of Gilead. |
| 23But Geshur and Aram took from them Havvoth-jair, Kenath, and its villages, sixty towns. All these were descendants of Machir, the father of Gilead. | 23But Geshur and Aram captured Jair's Villages along with Kenath and its surrounding villages--sixty towns. All these were the descendants of Machir father of Gilead. |
| 24After the death of Hezron, Caleb went in to Ephrathah, the wife of Hezron his father, and she bore him Ashhur, the father of Tekoa. | 24After Hezron's death in Caleb-ephrathah, his wife Abijah bore Ashhur to him. He was the father of Tekoa. |
| 25The sons of Jerahmeel, the firstborn of Hezron: Ram, his firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah. | 25The sons of Jerahmeel, Hezron's firstborn: Ram, his firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah. |
| 26Jerahmeel also had another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam. | 26Jerahmeel had another wife named Atarah, who was the mother of Onam. |
| 27The sons of Ram, the firstborn of Jerahmeel: Maaz, Jamin, and Eker. | 27The sons of Ram, Jerahmeel's firstborn: Maaz, Jamin, and Eker. |
| 28The sons of Onam: Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur. | 28Onam's sons: Shammai and Jada. Shammai's sons: Nadab and Abishur. |
| 29The name of Abishur’s wife was Abihail, and she bore him Ahban and Molid. | 29Abishur's wife was named Abihail, who bore Ahban and Molid to him. |
| 30The sons of Nadab: Seled and Appaim; and Seled died childless. | 30Nadab's sons: Seled and Appaim. Seled died without children. |
| 31The son of Appaim: Ishi. The son of Ishi: Sheshan. The son of Sheshan: Ahlai. | 31Appaim's son: Ishi. Ishi's son: Sheshan. Sheshan's descendant: Ahlai. |
| 32The sons of Jada, Shammai’s brother: Jether and Jonathan; and Jether died childless. | 32The sons of Jada, brother of Shammai: Jether and Jonathan. Jether died without children. |
| 33The sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza. These were the descendants of Jerahmeel. | 33Jonathan's sons: Peleth and Zaza. These were the descendants of Jerahmeel. |
| 34Now Sheshan had no sons, only daughters, but Sheshan had an Egyptian slave whose name was Jarha. | 34Sheshan had no sons, only daughters, but he did have an Egyptian servant whose name was Jarha. |
| 35So Sheshan gave his daughter in marriage to Jarha his slave, and she bore him Attai. | 35Sheshan gave his daughter in marriage to his servant Jarha, and she bore Attai to him. |
| 36Attai fathered Nathan, and Nathan fathered Zabad. | 36Attai fathered Nathan, and Nathan fathered Zabad. |
| 37Zabad fathered Ephlal, and Ephlal fathered Obed. | 37Zabad fathered Ephlal, and Ephlal fathered Obed. |
| 38Obed fathered Jehu, and Jehu fathered Azariah. | 38Obed fathered Jehu, and Jehu fathered Azariah. |
| 39Azariah fathered Helez, and Helez fathered Eleasah. | 39Azariah fathered Helez, and Helez fathered Elasah. |
| 40Eleasah fathered Sismai, and Sismai fathered Shallum. | 40Elasah fathered Sismai, and Sismai fathered Shallum. |
| 41Shallum fathered Jekamiah, and Jekamiah fathered Elishama. | 41Shallum fathered Jekamiah, and Jekamiah fathered Elishama. |
| 42The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel: Mareshah his firstborn, who fathered Ziph. The son of Mareshah: Hebron. | 42The sons of Caleb brother of Jerahmeel: Mesha, his firstborn, fathered Ziph, and Mareshah, his second son, fathered Hebron. |
| 43The sons of Hebron: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem and Shema. | 43Hebron's sons: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema. |
| 44Shema fathered Raham, the father of Jorkeam; and Rekem fathered Shammai. | 44Shema fathered Raham, who fathered Jorkeam, and Rekem fathered Shammai. |
| 45The son of Shammai: Maon; and Maon fathered Beth-zur. | 45Shammai's son was Maon, and Maon fathered Beth-zur. |
| 46Ephah also, Caleb’s concubine, bore Haran, Moza, and Gazez; and Haran fathered Gazez. | 46Caleb's concubine Ephah was the mother of Haran, Moza, and Gazez. Haran fathered Gazez. |
| 47The sons of Jahdai: Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph. | 47Jahdai's sons: Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph. |
| 48Maacah, Caleb’s concubine, bore Sheber and Tirhanah. | 48Caleb's concubine Maacah was the mother of Sheber and Tirhanah. |
| 49She also bore Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbenah and the father of Gibea; and the daughter of Caleb was Achsah. | 49She was also the mother of Shaaph, Madmannah's father, and of Sheva, the father of Machbenah and Gibea. Caleb's daughter was Achsah. |
| 50These were the descendants of Caleb. The sons of Hur the firstborn of Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim, | 50These were Caleb's descendants. The sons of Hur, Ephrathah's firstborn: Shobal fathered Kiriath-jearim; |
| 51Salma, the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth-gader. | 51Salma fathered Bethlehem, and Hareph fathered Beth-gader. |
| 52Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim had other sons: Haroeh, half of the Menuhoth. | 52These were the descendants of Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim: Haroeh, half of the Manahathites, |
| 53And the clans of Kiriath-jearim: the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; from these came the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites. | 53and the families of Kiriath-jearim--the Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites, and Mishraites. The Zorathites and Eshtaolites descended from these. |
| 54The sons of Salma: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab and half of the Manahathites, the Zorites. | 54Salma's descendants: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab, and half of the Manahathites, the Zorites, |
| 55The clans also of the scribes who lived at Jabez: the Tirathites, the Shimeathites and the Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab. | 55and the families of scribes who lived in Jabez--the Tirathites, Shimeathites, and Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of Rechab's family. |
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