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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 were Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by the daughter of Shua, the Canaanitess. Er, the firstborn of Judah, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; so He killed him. | 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. |
| 4And Tamar, his daughter-in-law, bore him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five. | 4And Tamar his daughter in law bare him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five. |
| 5The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul. | 5The sons of Pharez; Hezron, and Hamul. |
| 6The sons of Zerah were Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara—five of them in all. | 6And the sons of Zerah; Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara: five of them in all. |
| 7The son of Carmi was Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in the accursed thing. | 7And the sons of Carmi; Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in the thing accursed. |
| 8The son of Ethan was Azariah. | 8And the sons of Ethan; Azariah. |
| 9Also the sons of Hezron who were born to him were Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai. | 9The sons also of Hezron, that were born unto him; Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai. |
| 10Ram begot Amminadab, and Amminadab begot Nahshon, leader of the children of Judah; | 10And Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah; |
| 11Nahshon begot Salma, and Salma begot Boaz; | 11And Nahshon begat Salma, and Salma begat Boaz, |
| 12Boaz begot Obed, and Obed begot Jesse; | 12And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse, |
| 13Jesse begot Eliab his firstborn, Abinadab the second, Shimea the third, | 13And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third, |
| 14Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth, | 14Nethaneel the fourth, Raddai the fifth, |
| 15Ozem the sixth, and David the seventh. | 15Ozem the sixth, David the seventh: |
| 16Now their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel—three. | 16Whose sisters were Zeruiah, and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah; Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three. |
| 17Abigail bore Amasa; and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite. | 17And Abigail bare Amasa: and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmeelite. |
| 18Caleb the son of Hezron had children by Azubah, his wife, and by Jerioth. Now 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 took Ephrath as his wife, who bore him Hur. | 19And when Azubah was dead, Caleb took unto him Ephrath, which bare him Hur. |
| 20And Hur begot Uri, and Uri begot Bezalel. | 20And Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat Bezaleel. |
| 21Now afterward 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. | 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 begot Jair, who had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead. | 22And Segub begat Jair, who had three and twenty cities in the land of Gilead. |
| 23(Geshur and Syria took from them the towns of Jair, with Kenath and its towns—sixty towns.) All these belonged to the sons of Machir 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, Hezron’s wife Abijah 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, were Ram, the firstborn, and 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, were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker. | 27And the sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel were, Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker. |
| 28The sons of Onam were Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai were Nadab and Abishur. | 28And the sons of Onam were, Shammai, and Jada. And the sons of Shammai; Nadab, and Abishur. |
| 29And the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail, and she 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 were Seled and Appaim; Seled died without children. | 30And the sons of Nadab; Seled, and Appaim: but Seled died without children. |
| 31The son of Appaim was Ishi, the son of Ishi was Sheshan, and Sheshan’s son was Ahlai. | 31And the sons of Appaim; Ishi. And the sons of Ishi; Sheshan. And the children of Sheshan; Ahlai. |
| 32The sons of Jada, the brother of Shammai, were 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 were Peleth and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel. | 33And the sons of Jonathan; Peleth, and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel. |
| 34Now Sheshan had no sons, only daughters. And Sheshan had an Egyptian servant whose name was Jarha. | 34Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. And Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha. |
| 35Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant as wife, and she bore him Attai. | 35And Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant to wife; and she bare him Attai. |
| 36Attai begot Nathan, and Nathan begot Zabad; | 36And Attai begat Nathan, and Nathan begat Zabad, |
| 37Zabad begot Ephlal, and Ephlal begot Obed; | 37And Zabad begat Ephlal, and Ephlal begat Obed, |
| 38Obed begot Jehu, and Jehu begot Azariah; | 38And Obed begat Jehu, and Jehu begat Azariah, |
| 39Azariah begot Helez, and Helez begot Eleasah; | 39And Azariah begat Helez, and Helez begat Eleasah, |
| 40Eleasah begot Sismai, and Sismai begot Shallum; | 40And Eleasah begat Sisamai, and Sisamai begat Shallum, |
| 41Shallum begot Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begot Elishama. | 41And Shallum begat Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begat Elishama. |
| 42The descendants of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha, his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and the sons of Mareshah 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 were Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema. | 43And the sons of Hebron; Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema. |
| 44Shema begot Raham the father of Jorkoam, and Rekem begot Shammai. | 44And Shema begat Raham, the father of Jorkoam: and Rekem begat Shammai. |
| 45And the 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. |
| 46Ephah, Caleb’s concubine, bore Haran, Moza, and Gazez; and Haran begot Gazez. | 46And Ephah, Caleb's concubine, bare Haran, and Moza, and Gazez: and Haran begat Gazez. |
| 47And the sons of Jahdai were Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph. | 47And the sons of Jahdai; Regem, and Jotham, and Geshan, and Pelet, and Ephah, and Shaaph. |
| 48Maachah, Caleb’s concubine, bore Sheber and Tirhanah. | 48Maachah, Caleb's concubine, bare Sheber, and Tirhanah. |
| 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. | 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, were Shobal the father of Kirjath 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. |
| 52And Shobal the father of Kirjath Jearim had descendants: Haroeh, and half of the families of Manuhoth. | 52And Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim had sons; Haroeh, and half of the Manahethites. |
| 53The families of Kirjath Jearim were the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shumathites, and the Mishraites. From these came the Zorathites and the 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 sons of Salma were Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth Beth Joab, half of the Manahethites, and the Zorites. | 54The sons of Salma; Bethlehem, and the Netophathites, Ataroth, the house of Joab, and half of the Manahethites, the Zorites. |
| 55And the families of the scribes who dwelt at Jabez were the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and the Suchathites. These were the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab. | 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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