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1The sons of Issachar were Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron—four in all.

1Issachar's sons: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron--four.

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.

2Tola's sons: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Shemuel, the heads of their ancestral families. During David's reign, 22,600 descendants of Tola were recorded as valiant warriors in their family records.

3The son of Uzzi was Izrahiah, and the sons of Izrahiah were Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Ishiah. All five of them were chief men.

3Uzzi's son: Izrahiah. Izrahiah's sons: Michael, Obadiah, Joel, 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.

4Along with them, they had 36,000 troops for battle according to the family records of their ancestral families, 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 tribesmen who were valiant warriors belonging to all the families of Issachar totaled 87,000 in their genealogies.

6The sons of Benjamin were Bela, Becher, and Jediael—three in all.

6Three of Benjamin's sons: 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.

7Bela's sons: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri--five. They were valiant warriors and heads of their ancestral families; 22,034 were 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.

8Becher's sons: 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 family records were recorded according to the heads of their ancestral families--20,200 valiant warriors.

10The son of Jediael was Bilhan, and the sons of Bilhan were Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tharshish, and Ahishahar.

10Jediael's son: Bilhan. Bilhan's sons: 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 listed by family heads were valiant warriors; there were 17,200 who could serve in the army.

12Shuppim and Huppim were the sons of Ir, and Hushim was the son of Aher.

12Shuppim and Huppim were sons of Ir, and the Hushim were the sons of Aher.

13The sons of Naphtali were Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum, the sons of Bilhah.

13Naphtali's sons: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum--Bilhah's sons.

14The descendants of Manasseh: his Syrian concubine bore him Machir the father of Gilead, the father of Asriel.

14Manasseh's sons through his Aramean concubine: Asriel and 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 wives from Huppim and Shuppim. The name of his sister was Maacah. Another descendant was named Zelophehad, but he 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.

17Ulam's son: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead son of Machir, 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.

19Shemida's sons: Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.

20The sons of Ephraim were Shuthelah, Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eladah his son, Tahath his son,

20Ephraim's sons: Shuthelah, and his son Bered, his son Tahath, his son Eleadah, his son Tahath,

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.

21his son Zabad, his son Shuthelah, also Ezer, and Elead. The men of Gath, born in the land, killed them because they went down to raid their cattle.

22Then Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brethren came to comfort him.

22Their father Ephraim mourned a long time, 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.

23He slept with his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. So he named him Beriah, because there had been misfortune in his home.

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 and Uzzen-sheerah,

25and Rephah was his son, as well as Resheph, and Telah his son, Tahan his son,

25his son Rephah, his son Resheph, his son Telah, his son Tahan,

26Laadan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son,

26his son Ladan, his son Ammihud, his son Elishama,

27Nun his son, and Joshua his son.

27his son Nun, and his son Joshua.

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 were Bethel and its surrounding 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 the descendants of Manasseh, Beth-shean, Taanach, Megiddo, and Dor with their surrounding villages. The sons of Joseph son of Israel lived in these towns.

30The sons of Asher were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah.

30Asher's sons: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah, with their sister Serah.

31The sons of Beriah were Heber and Malchiel, who was the father of Birzaith.

31Beriah's sons: Heber, and Malchiel, who fathered Birzaith.

32And Heber begot Japhlet, Shomer, Hotham, and their sister Shua.

32Heber fathered Japhlet, Shomer, and Hotham, with their sister Shua.

33The sons of Japhlet were Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These were the children of Japhlet.

33Japhlet's sons: Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These were Japhlet's sons.

34The sons of Shemer were Ahi, Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram.

34Shemer's sons: Ahi, Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram.

35And the sons of his brother Helem were Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal.

35His brother Helem's sons: Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal.

36The sons of Zophah were Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah,

36Zophah's sons: 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.

38Jether's sons: Jephunneh, Pispa, and Ara.

39The sons of Ulla were Arah, Haniel, and Rizia.

39Ulla's sons: 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 Asher's descendants. They were the heads of their ancestral families, chosen men, valiant warriors, and chiefs among the leaders. The number of men listed in their genealogies for military service was 26,000.

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