| New American Standard Bible 1995 | English Standard Version |
| 1Now the sons of Issachar were four: Tola, Puah, Jashub and Shimron. | 1The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron, four. |
| 2The sons of Tola were Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam and Samuel, heads of their fathers' households. The sons of Tola were mighty men of valor in their generations; their number in the days of David was 22,600. | 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. |
| 3The son of Uzzi was Izrahiah. And the sons of Izrahiah were Michael, Obadiah, Joel, Isshiah; all five of them were chief men. | 3The son of Uzzi: Izrahiah. And the sons of Izrahiah: Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah, all five of them were chief men. |
| 4With them by their generations according to their fathers' households were 36,000 troops of the army for war, for they had many wives and sons. | 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 relatives among all the families of Issachar were mighty men of valor, enrolled by genealogy, in all 87,000. | 5Their kinsmen belonging to all the clans of Issachar were in all 87,000 mighty warriors, enrolled by genealogy. |
| 6The sons of Benjamin were three: Bela and Becher and Jediael. | 6The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, and Jediael, three. |
| 7The sons of Bela were five: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth and Iri. They were heads of fathers' households, mighty men of valor, and were 22,034 enrolled by genealogy. | 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. |
| 8The sons of Becher were Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth and Alemeth. All these were the sons of Becher. | 8The sons of Becher: Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth. All these were the sons of Becher. |
| 9They were enrolled by genealogy, according to their generations, heads of their fathers' households, 20,200 mighty men of valor. | 9And their enrollment by genealogies, according to their generations, as heads of their fathers’ houses, mighty warriors, was 20,200. |
| 10The son of Jediael was Bilhan. And the sons of Bilhan were 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 were sons of Jediael, according to the heads of their fathers' households, 17,200 mighty men of valor, who were ready to go out with the army to war. | 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 the sons of Ir; Hushim was the son of Aher. | 12And Shuppim and Huppim were the sons of Ir, Hushim the son of Aher. |
| 13The sons of Naphtali were Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum, the sons of Bilhah. | 13The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer and Shallum, the descendants of Bilhah. |
| 14The sons of Manasseh were Asriel, whom his Aramean concubine bore; she bore Machir the father of Gilead. | 14The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, whom his Aramean concubine bore; she bore Machir the father of Gilead. |
| 15Machir took a wife for Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister's name was Maacah. And the name of the second was Zelophehad, and Zelophehad had 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. |
| 16Maacah the wife of Machir bore a son, and she named him Peresh; and the name of his brother was Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rakem. | 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. |
| 17The son of Ulam was Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh. | 17The son of Ulam: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead the son of Machir, son of Manasseh. |
| 18His sister Hammolecheth bore Ishhod and Abiezer and Mahlah. | 18And his sister Hammolecheth bore Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah. |
| 19The sons of Shemida were Ahian and Shechem and Likhi and Aniam. | 19The sons of Shemida were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam. |
| 20The sons of Ephraim were Shuthelah and Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eleadah his son, Tahath his son, | 20The sons of Ephraim: Shuthelah, and Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eleadah his son, Tahath his son, |
| 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 take their livestock. | 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 many days, and his relatives came to comfort him. | 22And Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brothers came to comfort him. |
| 23Then he went in to his wife, and she conceived and bore a son, and he named him Beriah, because misfortune had come upon his house. | 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, also Uzzen-sheerah. | 24His daughter was Sheerah, who built both Lower and Upper Beth-horon, and Uzzen-sheerah. |
| 25Rephah was his son along with Resheph, Telah his son, Tahan his son, | 25Rephah was his son, Resheph his son, Telah his son, Tahan his son, |
| 26Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son, | 26Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son, |
| 27Non his son and Joshua his son. | 27Nun his son, Joshua his son. |
| 28Their possessions and settlements were Bethel with its towns, and to the east Naaran, and to the west Gezer with its towns, and Shechem with its towns as far as Ayyah with its towns, | 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 sons of Manasseh, Beth-shean with its towns, Taanach with its towns, Megiddo with its towns, Dor with its towns. In these lived the sons of Joseph the son of Israel. | 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. |
| 30The sons of Asher were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi and Beriah, and Serah their sister. | 30The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah. |
| 31The sons of Beriah were Heber and Malchiel, who was the father of Birzaith. | 31The sons of Beriah: Heber, and Malchiel, who fathered Birzaith. |
| 32Heber became the father of Japhlet, Shomer and Hotham, and Shua their sister. | 32Heber fathered Japhlet, Shomer, Hotham, and their sister Shua. |
| 33The sons of Japhlet were Pasach, Bimhal and Ashvath. These were the sons of Japhlet. | 33The sons of Japhlet: Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These are the sons of Japhlet. |
| 34The sons of Shemer were Ahi and Rohgah, Jehubbah and Aram. | 34The sons of Shemer his brother: Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram. |
| 35The sons of his brother Helem were Zophah, Imna, Shelesh and Amal. | 35The sons of Helem his brother: Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal. |
| 36The sons of Zophah were Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri and Imrah, | 36The sons of Zophah: Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah. |
| 37Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran and Beera. | 37Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran, and Beera. |
| 38The sons of Jether were Jephunneh, Pispa and Ara. | 38The sons of Jether: Jephunneh, Pispa, and Ara. |
| 39The sons of Ulla were Arah, Hanniel and Rizia. | 39The sons of Ulla: Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia. |
| 40All these were the sons of Asher, heads of the fathers' houses, choice and mighty men of valor, heads of the princes. And the number of them enrolled by genealogy for service in war was 26,000 men. | 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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