| New King James Version | Berean Study Bible |
| 1The sons of Issachar were Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron—four in all. | 1The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron—four in all. |
| 2The sons of Tola were Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Jibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their father’s house. The sons of Tola were mighty men of valor in their generations; their number in the days of David was twenty-two thousand six hundred. | 2The sons of Tola: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Shemuel, the heads of their families. In the days of David, 22,600 descendants of Tola were numbered in their genealogies as mighty men of valor. |
| 3The son of Uzzi was Izrahiah, and the sons of Izrahiah were Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Ishiah. All five of them were chief men. | 3The son of Uzzi: Izrahiah. The sons of Izrahiah: Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah. All five of them were chiefs. |
| 4And with them, by their generations, according to their fathers’ houses, were thirty-six thousand troops ready for war; for they had many wives and sons. | 4In addition to them, according to their genealogy, they had 36,000 troops for battle, for they had many wives and children. |
| 5Now their brethren among all the families of Issachar were mighty men of valor, listed by their genealogies, eighty-seven thousand in all. | 5Their kinsmen belonging to all the families of Issachar who were mighty men of valor totaled 87,000, as listed in their genealogies. |
| 6The sons of Benjamin were Bela, Becher, and Jediael—three in all. | 6The three sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, and Jediael. |
| 7The sons of Bela were Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri—five in all. They were heads of their fathers’ houses, and they were listed by their genealogies, twenty-two thousand and thirty-four mighty men of valor. | 7The sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri, heads of their families—five in all. There were 22,034 mighty men of valor listed in their genealogies. |
| 8The sons of Becher were Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jerimoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth. All these are the sons of Becher. | 8The sons of Becher: Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth; all these were Becher’s sons. |
| 9And they were recorded by genealogy according to their generations, heads of their fathers’ houses, twenty thousand two hundred mighty men of valor. | 9Their genealogies were recorded according to the heads of their families—20,200 mighty men of valor. |
| 10The son of Jediael was Bilhan, and the sons of Bilhan were Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tharshish, and Ahishahar. | 10The son of Jediael: Bilhan. The sons of Bilhan: Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar. |
| 11All these sons of Jediael were heads of their fathers’ houses; there were seventeen thousand two hundred mighty men of valor fit to go out for war and battle. | 11All these sons of Jediael were heads of their families, mighty men of valor; there were 17,200 fit for battle. |
| 12Shuppim and Huppim were the sons of Ir, and Hushim was the son of Aher. | 12The Shuppites and Huppites were descendants of Ir, and the Hushites were descendants 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 descendants of Manasseh: his Syrian concubine bore him Machir the father of Gilead, the father of Asriel. | 14The descendants of Manasseh: Through his Aramean concubine, Asriel, as well as Machir the father of Gilead. |
| 15Machir took as his wife the sister of Huppim and Shuppim, whose name was Maachah. The name of Gilead’s grandson was Zelophehad, but Zelophehad begot only daughters. | 15Machir took a wife from among the Huppites and Shuppites. The name of his sister was Maacah. Another descendant was named Zelophehad, who had only daughters. |
| 16(Maachah the wife of Machir bore a son, and she called his name Peresh. The name of his brother was Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rakem. | 16Machir’s wife Maacah gave birth to a son, and she named him Peresh. His brother was named Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rekem. |
| 17The son of Ulam was Bedan.) These were the descendants of Gilead the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh. | 17The son of Ulam: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead son of Machir, the son of Manasseh. |
| 18His sister Hammoleketh bore Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah. | 18His sister Hammolecheth gave birth to Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah. |
| 19And the sons of Shemida were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam. | 19And these were the sons of Shemida: Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam. |
| 20The sons of Ephraim were Shuthelah, Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eladah his son, Tahath his son, | 20The descendants of Ephraim: Shuthelah, Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eleadah his son, Tahath his son, |
| 21Zabad his son, Shuthelah his son, and Ezer and Elead. The men of Gath who were born in that land killed them because they came down to take away their cattle. | 21Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his son. Ezer and Elead were killed by the natives of Gath, because they went down to steal their livestock. |
| 22Then Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brethren came to comfort him. | 22Their father Ephraim mourned for many days, and his relatives came to comfort him. |
| 23And when he went in to his wife, she conceived and bore a son; and he called his name Beriah, because tragedy had come upon his house. | 23And again he slept with his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. So he named him Beriah, because tragedy had come upon his house. |
| 24Now his daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth Horon and Uzzen Sheerah; | 24His daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth-horon, as well as Uzzen-sheerah. |
| 25and Rephah was his son, as well as Resheph, and Telah his son, Tahan his son, | 25Additionally, Rephah was his son, Resheph his son, Telah his son, Tahan his son, |
| 26Laadan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son, | 26Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son, |
| 27Nun his son, and Joshua his son. | 27Nun his son, and Joshua his son. |
| 28Now their possessions and dwelling places were Bethel and its towns: to the east Naaran, to the west Gezer and its towns, and Shechem and its towns, as far as Ayyah and its towns; | 28Their holdings and settlements included Bethel and its villages, Naaran to the east, Gezer and its villages to the west, and Shechem and its villages as far as Ayyah and its villages. |
| 29and by the borders of the children of Manasseh were Beth Shean and its towns, Taanach and its towns, Megiddo and its towns, Dor and its towns. In these dwelt the children of Joseph, the son of Israel. | 29And along the borders of Manasseh were Beth-shean, Taanach, Megiddo, and Dor, together with their villages. The descendants of Joseph son of Israel lived in these towns. |
| 30The sons of Asher were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah. | 30The children 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, as well as Malchiel, who was the father of Birzaith. |
| 32And Heber begot Japhlet, Shomer, Hotham, and their sister Shua. | 32Heber was the father of Japhlet, Shomer, and Hotham, and of their sister Shua. |
| 33The sons of Japhlet were Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These were the children of Japhlet. | 33The sons of Japhlet: Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These were Japhlet’s sons. |
| 34The sons of Shemer were Ahi, Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram. | 34The sons of Shemer: Ahi, Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram. |
| 35And the sons of his brother Helem were Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal. | 35The sons of his brother Helem: Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal. |
| 36The sons of Zophah were Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah, | 36The sons of Zophah: Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah, |
| 37Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Jithran, and Beera. | 37Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran, and Beera. |
| 38The sons of Jether were Jephunneh, Pispah, and Ara. | 38The sons of Jether: Jephunneh, Pispa, and Ara. |
| 39The sons of Ulla were Arah, Haniel, and Rizia. | 39The sons of Ulla: Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia. |
| 40All these were the children of Asher, heads of their fathers’ houses, choice men, mighty men of valor, chief leaders. And they were recorded by genealogies among the army fit for battle; their number was twenty-six thousand. | 40All these were the descendants of Asher—heads of their families, choice and mighty men of valor, and chiefs among the leaders. The number of men fit for battle, recorded in their genealogies, was 26,000. |
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