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| 1These were the sons of Israel: 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. |
| 3The sons of Judah: Er, Onan and Shelah. These three were born to him by a Canaanite woman, the daughter of Shua. Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the LORD's sight; so the LORD 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 bore Perez and Zerah to Judah. He had five sons in all. | 4And Tamar his daughter in law bare him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five. |
| 5The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul. | 5The sons of Pharez; Hezron, and Hamul. |
| 6The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Kalkol and Darda --five in all. | 6And the sons of Zerah; Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara: five of them in all. |
| 7The son of Karmi: Achar, who brought trouble on Israel by violating the ban on taking devoted things. | 7And the sons of Carmi; Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in the thing accursed. |
| 8The son of Ethan: Azariah. | 8And the sons of Ethan; Azariah. |
| 9The sons born to Hezron were: Jerahmeel, Ram and Caleb. | 9The sons also of Hezron, that were born unto him; Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai. |
| 10Ram was the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab the father of Nahshon, the leader of the people of Judah. | 10And Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah; |
| 11Nahshon was the father of Salmon, Salmon the father of Boaz, | 11And Nahshon begat Salma, and Salma begat Boaz, |
| 12Boaz the father of Obed and Obed the father of Jesse. | 12And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse, |
| 13Jesse was the father of Eliab his firstborn; the second son was Abinadab, the third Shimea, | 13And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third, |
| 14the fourth Nethanel, the fifth Raddai, | 14Nethaneel the fourth, Raddai the fifth, |
| 15the sixth Ozem and the seventh David. | 15Ozem the sixth, David the seventh: |
| 16Their sisters were 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 was the mother of Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite. | 17And Abigail bare Amasa: and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmeelite. |
| 18Caleb son of Hezron 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 was the father of Uri, and Uri the father of Bezalel. | 20And Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat Bezaleel. |
| 21Later, Hezron, when he was sixty years old, married the daughter of Makir the father of Gilead. He made love to her, 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 was the father of Jair, who controlled twenty-three towns in Gilead. | 22And Segub begat Jair, who had three and twenty cities in the land of Gilead. |
| 23(But Geshur and Aram captured Havvoth Jair, as well as Kenath with its surrounding settlements--sixty towns.) All these were descendants of Makir the father 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. |
| 24After Hezron died in Caleb Ephrathah, Abijah the wife of Hezron bore him Ashhur the father of Tekoa. | 24And after that Hezron was dead in Calebephratah, then Abiah Hezron's wife bare him Ashur the father of Tekoa. |
| 25The sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron: 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 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 sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel: Maaz, Jamin and Eker. | 27And the sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel were, Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker. |
| 28The sons of Onam: Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai: 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, who bore him Ahban and Molid. | 29And the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail, and she bare him Ahban, and Molid. |
| 30The sons of Nadab: Seled and Appaim. Seled died without children. | 30And the sons of Nadab; Seled, and Appaim: but Seled died without children. |
| 31The son of Appaim: Ishi, who was the father of Sheshan. Sheshan was the father of Ahlai. | 31And the sons of Appaim; Ishi. And the sons of Ishi; Sheshan. And the children of Sheshan; Ahlai. |
| 32The sons of Jada, Shammai's brother: Jether and Jonathan. Jether died without children. | 32And the sons of Jada the brother of Shammai; Jether, and Jonathan: and Jether died without children. |
| 33The sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza. These were the descendants of Jerahmeel. | 33And the sons of Jonathan; Peleth, and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel. |
| 34Sheshan had no sons--only daughters. He had an Egyptian servant named Jarha. | 34Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. And Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha. |
| 35Sheshan gave his daughter in marriage to his servant Jarha, and she bore him Attai. | 35And Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant to wife; and she bare him Attai. |
| 36Attai was the father of Nathan, Nathan the father of Zabad, | 36And Attai begat Nathan, and Nathan begat Zabad, |
| 37Zabad the father of Ephlal, Ephlal the father of Obed, | 37And Zabad begat Ephlal, and Ephlal begat Obed, |
| 38Obed the father of Jehu, Jehu the father of Azariah, | 38And Obed begat Jehu, and Jehu begat Azariah, |
| 39Azariah the father of Helez, Helez the father of Eleasah, | 39And Azariah begat Helez, and Helez begat Eleasah, |
| 40Eleasah the father of Sismai, Sismai the father of Shallum, | 40And Eleasah begat Sisamai, and Sisamai begat Shallum, |
| 41Shallum the father of Jekamiah, and Jekamiah the father of Elishama. | 41And Shallum begat Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begat Elishama. |
| 42The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel: Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and his son Mareshah, who was the father of Hebron. | 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. |
| 43The sons of Hebron: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem and Shema. | 43And the sons of Hebron; Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema. |
| 44Shema was the father of Raham, and Raham the father of Jorkeam. Rekem was the father of Shammai. | 44And Shema begat Raham, the father of Jorkoam: and Rekem begat Shammai. |
| 45The son of Shammai was Maon, and Maon was the father of Beth Zur. | 45And the son of Shammai was Maon: and Maon was the father of Bethzur. |
| 46Caleb's concubine Ephah was the mother of Haran, Moza and Gazez. Haran was the father of Gazez. | 46And Ephah, Caleb's concubine, bare Haran, and Moza, and Gazez: and Haran begat Gazez. |
| 47The sons of Jahdai: 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 concubine Maakah was the mother of Sheber and Tirhanah. | 48Maachah, Caleb's concubine, bare Sheber, and Tirhanah. |
| 49She also gave birth to Shaaph the father of Madmannah and to Sheva the father of Makbenah and Gibea. Caleb's daughter was Aksah. | 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 the descendants of Caleb. The sons of Hur the firstborn of Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim, | 50These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah; Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim, |
| 51Salma the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth Gader. | 51Salma the father of Bethlehem, Hareph the father of Bethgader. |
| 52The descendants of Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim were: Haroeh, half the Manahathites, | 52And Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim had sons; Haroeh, and half of the Manahethites. |
| 53and the clans of Kiriath Jearim: the Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites and Mishraites. From these descended the Zorathites and Eshtaolites. | 53And the families of Kirjathjearim; the Ithrites, and the Puhites, and the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; of them came the Zareathites, and the Eshtaulites. |
| 54The descendants of Salma: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth Beth Joab, half the Manahathites, the Zorites, | 54The sons of Salma; Bethlehem, and the Netophathites, Ataroth, the house of Joab, and half of the Manahethites, the Zorites. |
| 55and the clans of scribes who lived at Jabez: the Tirathites, Shimeathites and Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the Rekabites. | 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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