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| 1Here's a list of Israel's sons: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, | 1These were 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, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bathshua, a Canaanite woman. Er, Judah's firstborn, displeased the LORD, so the LORD killed him. |
| 4Judah's daughter-in-law Tamar also bore him Perez and Zerah, so Judah had five sons in all. | 4Tamar, Judah's daughter-in-law, bore to him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all. |
| 5Perez's sons were Hezron and Hamul. | 5The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul. |
| 6Zerah had five sons in all: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara. | 6The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Kalkol, Dara--five 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. | 7The son of Carmi: Achan, who brought the disaster on Israel when he stole what was devoted to God. |
| 8Ethan's son was Azariah. | 8The son of Ethan: Azariah. |
| 9Hezron's sons born to him were Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai. | 9The sons born to Hezron: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb. |
| 10Ram fathered Amminadab, and Amminadab fathered Nahshon, who was leader of the descendants of Judah. | 10Ram was the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, the tribal chief of Judah. |
| 11Nahshon fathered Salma, Salma fathered Boaz, | 11Nahshon was the father of Salma, and Salma was the father of Boaz. |
| 12Boaz fathered Obed, and Obed fathered Jesse. | 12Boaz was the father of Obed, and Obed was the father of Jesse. |
| 13Jesse fathered Eliab his firstborn, Abinadab his second born, Shimea his third born, | 13Jesse was the father of Eliab, his firstborn; Abinadab was born second, Shimea third, |
| 14Nethanel his fourth born, Raddai his fifth born, | 14Nethanel fourth, Raddai fifth, |
| 15Ozem his sixth born, David his seventh born; | 15Ozem sixth, David seventh. |
| 16along with their sisters Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah's three sons were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel. | 16Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah's three sons were Abshai, Joab, and Asahel. |
| 17Abigail bore Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite. | 17Abigail bore Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite. |
| 18Hezron's son Caleb had children by his wife Azubah and by Jerioth. These were her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon. | 18Caleb son of Hezron fathered sons by his wife Azubah (also known as Jerioth). Her sons were Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon. |
| 19When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur. | 19When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur. |
| 20Hur fathered Uri, and Uri fathered Bezalel. | 20Hur was the father of Uri, and Uri was the father of Bezalel. |
| 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. | 21Later Hezron had sexual relations with the daughter of Makir, the father of Gilead. (He had married her when he was sixty years old.) She bore him Segub. |
| 22Segub fathered Jair, who had 23 towns in the land of Gilead. | 22Segub was the father of Jair, who owned twenty-three 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. | 23(Geshur and Aram captured the towns of Jair, along with Kenath and its sixty surrounding towns.) All these were descendants of Makir, the father of Gilead. |
| 24After Hezron died in Caleb-ephrathah, Abijah wife of Hezron bore him Ashhur, who fathered Tekoa. | 24After Hezron's death, Caleb had sexual relations with Ephrath, his father Hezron's widow, and she bore to him Ashhur the father of Tekoa. |
| 25The descendants of Jerahmeel, the firstborn of Hezron, were Ram his firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah. | 25The sons of Jerahmeel, Hezron's firstborn, were Ram, the 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; she was Onam's mother. |
| 27The descendants of Ram, firstborn of Jerahmeel were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker. | 27The sons of Ram, Jerahmeel's firstborn, were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker. |
| 28Onam's descendants were Shammai and Jada. Shammai's descendants were Nadab and Abishur. | 28The sons of Onam were Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur. |
| 29Abishur's wife was named Abihail. She bore him Ahban and Molid. | 29Abishur's wife was Abihail, who bore him Ahban and Molid. |
| 30Nadab's descendants were Seled and Appaim. Seled died childless. | 30The sons of Nadab: Seled and Appaim. (Seled died without having sons.) |
| 31Appaim's son was Ishi. Ishi's son was Sheshan. Sheshan's son was Ahlai. | 31The son of Appaim: Ishi. The son of Ishi: Sheshan. The son of Sheshan: Ahlai. |
| 32Shammai's brother Jada's descendants were Jether and Jonathan, but Jether died childless. | 32The sons of Jada, Shammai's brother: Jether and Jonathan. (Jether died without having sons.) |
| 33Jonathan's descendants were Peleth and Zaza. These were the descendants of Jerahmeel. | 33The sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza. These were the descendants of Jerahmeel. |
| 34Now Sheshan had no sons, only daughters. However, Sheshan had an Egyptian slave named Jarha. | 34Sheshan had no sons, only daughters. Sheshan had an Egyptian servant named Jarha. |
| 35So Sheshan gave his daughter in marriage to his slave Jarha, and she bore him Attai. | 35Sheshan gave his daughter to his servant Jarha as a wife; she bore him Attai. |
| 36Attai fathered Nathan, and Nathan fathered Zabad. | 36Attai was the father of Nathan, and Nathan was the father of Zabad. |
| 37Zabad fathered Ephlal, Ephlal fathered Obed, | 37Zabad was the father of Ephlal, and Ephlal was the father of Obed. |
| 38Obed fathered Jehu, Jehu fathered Azariah, | 38Obed was the father of Jehu, and Jehu was the father of Azariah. |
| 39Azariah fathered Helez, Helez fathered Eleasah, | 39Azariah was the father of Helez, and Helez was the father of Eleasah. |
| 40Eleasah fathered Sismai, Sismai fathered Shallum. | 40Eleasah was the father of Sismai, and Sismai was the father of Shallum. |
| 41Shallum fathered Jekamiah, and Jekamiah fathered Elishama. | 41Shallum was the father of Jekamiah, and Jekamiah was the father of Elishama. |
| 42Jerahmeel's brother Caleb's descendants were his firstborn Mesha, who fathered Ziph. The descendants of Mareshah, who fathered Hebron, were as follows: | 42The sons of Caleb, Jerahmeel's brother: His firstborn Mesha, the father of Ziph, and his second son Mareshah, the father of Hebron. |
| 43Hebron's descendants were Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema. | 43The sons of Hebron: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema. |
| 44Shema fathered Raham, who fathered Jorkeam. Rekem fathered Shammai. | 44Shema was the father of Raham, the father of Jorkeam. Rekem was the father of Shammai. |
| 45Shammai's descendants included Maon, who fathered Beth-zur. | 45Shammai's son was Maon, who was the father of Beth-Zur. |
| 46Caleb's mistress Ephah also bore Haran, Moza, and Gazez. Haran fathered Gazez. | 46Caleb's concubine Ephah bore Haran, Moza, and Gazez. Haran was the father of Gazez. |
| 47Jahdai's descendants were Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph. | 47The sons of Jahdai: Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph. |
| 48Caleb's mistress Maacah bore Sheber, Tirhanah, | 48Caleb's concubine Maacah bore Sheber and Tirhanah. |
| 49and Shaaph, who fathered Madmannah. Sheva fathered Machbenah and Gibe. Caleb's daughter was Achsah. | 49She also bore Shaaph the father of Madmannah and Sheva the father of Machbenah and Gibea. Caleb's daughter was Achsah. |
| 50These were Caleb's descendants. The son? of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, was Shobal, who fathered Kiriath-jearim, | 50These were the descendants of Caleb. The sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrath: Shobal, the father of Kiriath Jearim, |
| 51Salma, who fathered Bethlehem, and Hareph, who fathered Beth-gader. | 51Salma, the father of Bethlehem, Hareph, the father of Beth-Gader. |
| 52Shobal, who fathered Kiriath-jearim, had other sons, including Haroeh, half of the Menuhoth. | 52The sons of Shobal, the father of Kiriath Jearim, were Haroeh, half of the Manahathites, |
| 53The families of Kiriath-jearim included the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shumathites, and the Mishraites. The Zorathites and the Eshtaolites came from them. | 53the clans of Kiriath Jearim--the Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites, and Mishraites. (The Zorathites and Eshtaolites descended from these groups.) |
| 54Salma's descendants were Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab, and half of the Manahathites, the Zorites. | 54The sons of Salma: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth Beth-Joab, half the Manahathites, 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 clans of the scribes who lived in Jabez: the Tirathites, Shimeathites, and Sucathites. These are the Kenites who descended from Hammath, the father of Beth-Rechab. |
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