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| 1These are the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun, | 1These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, |
| 2Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. | 2Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 4And Tamar his daughter in law bare him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five. | 4His daughter-in-law Tamar also bore him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all. |
| 5The sons of Pharez; Hezron, and Hamul. | 5The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul. |
| 6And the sons of Zerah; Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara: five of them in all. | 6The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara, five in all. |
| 7And the sons of Carmi; Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in the thing accursed. | 7The son of Carmi: Achan, the troubler of Israel, who broke faith in the matter of the devoted thing; |
| 8And the sons of Ethan; Azariah. | 8and Ethan’s son was Azariah. |
| 9The sons also of Hezron, that were born unto him; Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai. | 9The sons of Hezron that were born to him: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai. |
| 10And Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah; | 10Ram fathered Amminadab, and Amminadab fathered Nahshon, prince of the sons of Judah. |
| 11And Nahshon begat Salma, and Salma begat Boaz, | 11Nahshon fathered Salmon, Salmon fathered Boaz, |
| 12And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse, | 12Boaz fathered Obed, Obed fathered Jesse. |
| 13And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third, | 13Jesse fathered Eliab his firstborn, Abinadab the second, Shimea the third, |
| 14Nethaneel the fourth, Raddai the fifth, | 14Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth, |
| 15Ozem the sixth, David the seventh: | 15Ozem the sixth, David the seventh. |
| 16Whose sisters were Zeruiah, and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah; Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three. | 16And their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. The sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, Joab, and Asahel, three. |
| 17And Abigail bare Amasa: and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmeelite. | 17Abigail bore Amasa, and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite. |
| 18And Caleb the son of Hezron begat children of Azubah his wife, and of Jerioth: her sons are these; Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon. | 18Caleb the son of Hezron fathered children by his wife Azubah, and by Jerioth; and these were her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon. |
| 19And when Azubah was dead, Caleb took unto him Ephrath, which bare him Hur. | 19When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur. |
| 20And Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat Bezaleel. | 20Hur fathered Uri, and Uri fathered Bezalel. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 22And Segub begat Jair, who had three and twenty cities in the land of Gilead. | 22And Segub fathered Jair, who had twenty-three cities in the land of 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. | 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. |
| 24And after that Hezron was dead in Calebephratah, then Abiah Hezron's wife bare him Ashur the father of Tekoa. | 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. |
| 25And the sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were, Ram the firstborn, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, and Ahijah. | 25The sons of Jerahmeel, the firstborn of Hezron: Ram, his firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah. |
| 26Jerahmeel had also another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam. | 26Jerahmeel also had another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam. |
| 27And the sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel were, Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker. | 27The sons of Ram, the firstborn of Jerahmeel: Maaz, Jamin, and Eker. |
| 28And the sons of Onam were, Shammai, and Jada. And the sons of Shammai; Nadab, and Abishur. | 28The sons of Onam: Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur. |
| 29And the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail, and she bare him Ahban, and Molid. | 29The name of Abishur’s wife was Abihail, and she bore him Ahban and Molid. |
| 30And the sons of Nadab; Seled, and Appaim: but Seled died without children. | 30The sons of Nadab: Seled and Appaim; and Seled died childless. |
| 31And the sons of Appaim; Ishi. And the sons of Ishi; Sheshan. And the children of Sheshan; Ahlai. | 31The son of Appaim: Ishi. The son of Ishi: Sheshan. The son of Sheshan: Ahlai. |
| 32And the sons of Jada the brother of Shammai; Jether, and Jonathan: and Jether died without children. | 32The sons of Jada, Shammai’s brother: Jether and Jonathan; and Jether died childless. |
| 33And the sons of Jonathan; Peleth, and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel. | 33The sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza. These were the descendants of Jerahmeel. |
| 34Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. And Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha. | 34Now Sheshan had no sons, only daughters, but Sheshan had an Egyptian slave whose name was Jarha. |
| 35And Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant to wife; and she bare him Attai. | 35So Sheshan gave his daughter in marriage to Jarha his slave, and she bore him Attai. |
| 36And Attai begat Nathan, and Nathan begat Zabad, | 36Attai fathered Nathan, and Nathan fathered Zabad. |
| 37And Zabad begat Ephlal, and Ephlal begat Obed, | 37Zabad fathered Ephlal, and Ephlal fathered Obed. |
| 38And Obed begat Jehu, and Jehu begat Azariah, | 38Obed fathered Jehu, and Jehu fathered Azariah. |
| 39And Azariah begat Helez, and Helez begat Eleasah, | 39Azariah fathered Helez, and Helez fathered Eleasah. |
| 40And Eleasah begat Sisamai, and Sisamai begat Shallum, | 40Eleasah fathered Sismai, and Sismai fathered Shallum. |
| 41And Shallum begat Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begat Elishama. | 41Shallum fathered Jekamiah, and Jekamiah fathered Elishama. |
| 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. | 42The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel: Mareshah his firstborn, who fathered Ziph. The son of Mareshah: Hebron. |
| 43And the sons of Hebron; Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema. | 43The sons of Hebron: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem and Shema. |
| 44And Shema begat Raham, the father of Jorkoam: and Rekem begat Shammai. | 44Shema fathered Raham, the father of Jorkeam; and Rekem fathered Shammai. |
| 45And the son of Shammai was Maon: and Maon was the father of Bethzur. | 45The son of Shammai: Maon; and Maon fathered Beth-zur. |
| 46And Ephah, Caleb's concubine, bare Haran, and Moza, and Gazez: and Haran begat Gazez. | 46Ephah also, Caleb’s concubine, bore Haran, Moza, and Gazez; and Haran fathered Gazez. |
| 47And the sons of Jahdai; Regem, and Jotham, and Geshan, and Pelet, and Ephah, and Shaaph. | 47The sons of Jahdai: Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph. |
| 48Maachah, Caleb's concubine, bare Sheber, and Tirhanah. | 48Maacah, Caleb’s concubine, bore Sheber and Tirhanah. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 50These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah; Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim, | 50These were the descendants of Caleb. The sons of Hur the firstborn of Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim, |
| 51Salma the father of Bethlehem, Hareph the father of Bethgader. | 51Salma, the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth-gader. |
| 52And Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim had sons; Haroeh, and half of the Manahethites. | 52Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim had other sons: Haroeh, half of the Menuhoth. |
| 53And the families of Kirjathjearim; the Ithrites, and the Puhites, and the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; of them came the Zareathites, and the Eshtaulites. | 53And the clans of Kiriath-jearim: the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; from these came the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites. |
| 54The sons of Salma; Bethlehem, and the Netophathites, Ataroth, the house of Joab, and half of the Manahethites, the Zorites. | 54The sons of Salma: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab and half of the Manahathites, the Zorites. |
| 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. | 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. |
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