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| 1Here's a list of Israel's sons: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, | 1These are the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun, |
| 2Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. | 2Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. |
| 3Judah's three sons Er, Onan, and Shelah were born to him through Bath-shua, a Canaanite. Er, Judah's firstborn, became wicked in the LORD's sight, so he put him to death. | 3The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the LORD; and he slew him. |
| 4Judah's daughter-in-law Tamar also bore him Perez and Zerah, so Judah had five sons in all. | 4And Tamar his daughter in law bare him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five. |
| 5Perez's sons were Hezron and Hamul. | 5The sons of Pharez; Hezron, and Hamul. |
| 6Zerah had five sons in all: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara. | 6And the sons of Zerah; Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara: five of them in all. |
| 7Carmi's son was Achar, who became Israel's troublemaker by transgressing the LORD's commandment regarding things that were to be destroyed. | 7And the sons of Carmi; Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in the thing accursed. |
| 8Ethan's son was Azariah. | 8And the sons of Ethan; Azariah. |
| 9Hezron's sons born to him were Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai. | 9The sons also of Hezron, that were born unto him; Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai. |
| 10Ram fathered Amminadab, and Amminadab fathered Nahshon, who was leader of the descendants of Judah. | 10And Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah; |
| 11Nahshon fathered Salma, Salma fathered Boaz, | 11And Nahshon begat Salma, and Salma begat Boaz, |
| 12Boaz fathered Obed, and Obed fathered Jesse. | 12And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse, |
| 13Jesse fathered Eliab his firstborn, Abinadab his second born, Shimea his third born, | 13And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third, |
| 14Nethanel his fourth born, Raddai his fifth born, | 14Nethaneel the fourth, Raddai the fifth, |
| 15Ozem his sixth born, David his seventh born; | 15Ozem the sixth, David the seventh: |
| 16along with their sisters Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah's three sons were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel. | 16Whose sisters were Zeruiah, and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah; Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three. |
| 17Abigail bore Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite. | 17And Abigail bare Amasa: and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmeelite. |
| 18Hezron's son Caleb had children by his wife Azubah and by Jerioth. These were her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon. | 18And Caleb the son of Hezron begat children of Azubah his wife, and of Jerioth: her sons are these; Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon. |
| 19When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur. | 19And when Azubah was dead, Caleb took unto him Ephrath, which bare him Hur. |
| 20Hur fathered Uri, and Uri fathered Bezalel. | 20And Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat Bezaleel. |
| 21Later, Hezron married the daughter of Machir, who had fathered Gilead. He married her when he was 60 years old, and she bore him Segub. | 21And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he married when he was threescore years old; and she bare him Segub. |
| 22Segub fathered Jair, who had 23 towns in the land of Gilead. | 22And Segub begat Jair, who had three and twenty cities in the land of Gilead. |
| 23But Geshur and Aram took 60 towns from Gilead, including Havvoth-jair and Kenath, along with their villages. All these were descendants of Machir, who fathered Gilead. | 23And he took Geshur, and Aram, with the towns of Jair, from them, with Kenath, and the towns thereof, even threescore cities. All these belonged to the sons of Machir the father of Gilead. |
| 24After Hezron died in Caleb-ephrathah, Abijah wife of Hezron bore him Ashhur, who fathered Tekoa. | 24And after that Hezron was dead in Calebephratah, then Abiah Hezron's wife bare him Ashur the father of Tekoa. |
| 25The descendants of Jerahmeel, the firstborn of Hezron, were Ram his firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah. | 25And the sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were, Ram the firstborn, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, and Ahijah. |
| 26Jerahmeel also had another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam. | 26Jerahmeel had also another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam. |
| 27The descendants of Ram, firstborn of Jerahmeel were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker. | 27And the sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel were, Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker. |
| 28Onam's descendants were Shammai and Jada. Shammai's descendants were Nadab and Abishur. | 28And the sons of Onam were, Shammai, and Jada. And the sons of Shammai; Nadab, and Abishur. |
| 29Abishur's wife was named Abihail. She bore him Ahban and Molid. | 29And the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail, and she bare him Ahban, and Molid. |
| 30Nadab's descendants were Seled and Appaim. Seled died childless. | 30And the sons of Nadab; Seled, and Appaim: but Seled died without children. |
| 31Appaim's son was Ishi. Ishi's son was Sheshan. Sheshan's son was Ahlai. | 31And the sons of Appaim; Ishi. And the sons of Ishi; Sheshan. And the children of Sheshan; Ahlai. |
| 32Shammai's brother Jada's descendants were Jether and Jonathan, but Jether died childless. | 32And the sons of Jada the brother of Shammai; Jether, and Jonathan: and Jether died without children. |
| 33Jonathan's descendants were Peleth and Zaza. These were the descendants of Jerahmeel. | 33And the sons of Jonathan; Peleth, and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel. |
| 34Now Sheshan had no sons, only daughters. However, Sheshan had an Egyptian slave named Jarha. | 34Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. And Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha. |
| 35So Sheshan gave his daughter in marriage to his slave Jarha, and she bore him Attai. | 35And Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant to wife; and she bare him Attai. |
| 36Attai fathered Nathan, and Nathan fathered Zabad. | 36And Attai begat Nathan, and Nathan begat Zabad, |
| 37Zabad fathered Ephlal, Ephlal fathered Obed, | 37And Zabad begat Ephlal, and Ephlal begat Obed, |
| 38Obed fathered Jehu, Jehu fathered Azariah, | 38And Obed begat Jehu, and Jehu begat Azariah, |
| 39Azariah fathered Helez, Helez fathered Eleasah, | 39And Azariah begat Helez, and Helez begat Eleasah, |
| 40Eleasah fathered Sismai, Sismai fathered Shallum. | 40And Eleasah begat Sisamai, and Sisamai begat Shallum, |
| 41Shallum fathered Jekamiah, and Jekamiah fathered Elishama. | 41And Shallum begat Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begat Elishama. |
| 42Jerahmeel's brother Caleb's descendants were his firstborn Mesha, who fathered Ziph. The descendants of Mareshah, who fathered Hebron, were as follows: | 42Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were, Mesha his firstborn, which was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron. |
| 43Hebron's descendants were Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema. | 43And the sons of Hebron; Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema. |
| 44Shema fathered Raham, who fathered Jorkeam. Rekem fathered Shammai. | 44And Shema begat Raham, the father of Jorkoam: and Rekem begat Shammai. |
| 45Shammai's descendants included Maon, who fathered Beth-zur. | 45And the son of Shammai was Maon: and Maon was the father of Bethzur. |
| 46Caleb's mistress Ephah also bore Haran, Moza, and Gazez. Haran fathered Gazez. | 46And Ephah, Caleb's concubine, bare Haran, and Moza, and Gazez: and Haran begat Gazez. |
| 47Jahdai's descendants were Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph. | 47And the sons of Jahdai; Regem, and Jotham, and Geshan, and Pelet, and Ephah, and Shaaph. |
| 48Caleb's mistress Maacah bore Sheber, Tirhanah, | 48Maachah, Caleb's concubine, bare Sheber, and Tirhanah. |
| 49and Shaaph, who fathered Madmannah. Sheva fathered Machbenah and Gibe. Caleb's daughter was Achsah. | 49She bare also Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbenah, and the father of Gibea: and the daughter of Caleb was Achsah. |
| 50These were Caleb's descendants. The son? of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, was Shobal, who fathered Kiriath-jearim, | 50These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah; Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim, |
| 51Salma, who fathered Bethlehem, and Hareph, who fathered Beth-gader. | 51Salma the father of Bethlehem, Hareph the father of Bethgader. |
| 52Shobal, who fathered Kiriath-jearim, had other sons, including Haroeh, half of the Menuhoth. | 52And Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim had sons; Haroeh, and half of the Manahethites. |
| 53The families of Kiriath-jearim included the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shumathites, and the Mishraites. The Zorathites and the Eshtaolites came from them. | 53And the families of Kirjathjearim; the Ithrites, and the Puhites, and the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; of them came the Zareathites, and the Eshtaulites. |
| 54Salma's descendants were Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab, and half of the Manahathites, the Zorites. | 54The sons of Salma; Bethlehem, and the Netophathites, Ataroth, the house of Joab, and half of the Manahethites, the Zorites. |
| 55The families of the scribes who lived at Jabez included the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and the Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came from Hammath, who fathered the house of Rechab. | 55And the families of the scribes which dwelt at Jabez; the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and Suchathites. These are the Kenites that came of Hemath, the father of the house of Rechab. |
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