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| 1The sons of Issachar were Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron—four in all. | 1Now the sons of Issachar were, Tola, and 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. | 2And the sons of Tola; Uzzi, and Rephaiah, and Jeriel, and Jahmai, and Jibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their father's house, to wit, of Tola: they were valiant men of might in their generations; whose number was in the days of David two and twenty thousand and six hundred. |
| 3The son of Uzzi was Izrahiah, and the sons of Izrahiah were Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Ishiah. All five of them were chief men. | 3And the sons of Uzzi; Izrahiah: and the sons of Izrahiah; Michael, and Obadiah, and Joel, Ishiah, five: all of them chief men. |
| 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. | 4And with them, by their generations, after the house of their fathers, were bands of soldiers for war, six and thirty thousand men: for they had many wives and sons. |
| 5Now their brethren among all the families of Issachar were mighty men of valor, listed by their genealogies, eighty-seven thousand in all. | 5And their brethren among all the families of Issachar were valiant men of might, reckoned in all by their genealogies fourscore and seven thousand. |
| 6The sons of Benjamin were Bela, Becher, and Jediael—three in all. | 6The sons of Benjamin; Bela, and Becher, and Jediael, three. |
| 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. | 7And the sons of Bela; Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and Iri, five; heads of the house of their fathers, mighty men of valour; and were reckoned by their genealogies twenty and two thousand and thirty and four. |
| 8The sons of Becher were Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jerimoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth. All these are the sons of Becher. | 8And the sons of Becher; Zemira, and Joash, and Eliezer, and Elioenai, and Omri, and Jerimoth, and Abiah, and Anathoth, and Alameth. All these are the sons of Becher. |
| 9And they were recorded by genealogy according to their generations, heads of their fathers’ houses, twenty thousand two hundred mighty men of valor. | 9And the number of them, after their genealogy by their generations, heads of the house of their fathers, mighty men of valour, was twenty thousand and two hundred. |
| 10The son of Jediael was Bilhan, and the sons of Bilhan were Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tharshish, and Ahishahar. | 10The sons also of Jediael; Bilhan: and the sons of Bilhan; Jeush, and Benjamin, and Ehud, and Chenaanah, and Zethan, and Tharshish, 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 the sons of Jediael, by the heads of their fathers, mighty men of valour, were seventeen thousand and two hundred soldiers, fit to go out for war and battle. |
| 12Shuppim and Huppim were the sons of Ir, and Hushim was the son of Aher. | 12Shuppim also, and Huppim, the children of Ir, and Hushim, the sons of Aher. |
| 13The sons of Naphtali were Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum, the sons of Bilhah. | 13The sons of Naphtali; Jahziel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shallum, the sons of Bilhah. |
| 14The descendants of Manasseh: his Syrian concubine bore him Machir the father of Gilead, the father of Asriel. | 14The sons of Manasseh; Ashriel, whom she bare: (but his concubine the Aramitess bare 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. | 15And Machir took to wife the sister of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister's name was Maachah;) and the name of the second was Zelophehad: and Zelophehad had 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. | 16And Maachah the wife of Machir bare 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 descendants of Gilead the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh. | 17And the sons of Ulam; Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh. |
| 18His sister Hammoleketh bore Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah. | 18And his sister Hammoleketh bare Ishod, and Abiezer, and Mahalah. |
| 19And the sons of Shemida were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam. | 19And the sons of Shemida were, Ahian, and Shechem, and Likhi, and Aniam. |
| 20The sons of Ephraim were Shuthelah, Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eladah his son, Tahath his son, | 20And the sons of Ephraim; Shuthelah, and Bered his son, and Tahath his son, and Eladah his son, and 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. | 21And Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his son, and Ezer, and Elead, whom the men of Gath that were born in that land slew, because they came down to take away their cattle. |
| 22Then Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brethren came to comfort him. | 22And Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brethren 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 when he went in to his wife, she conceived, and bare a son, and he called his name Beriah, because it went evil with his house. |
| 24Now his daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth Horon and Uzzen Sheerah; | 24(And his daughter was Sherah, who built Bethhoron the nether, and the upper, and Uzzensherah.) |
| 25and Rephah was his son, as well as Resheph, and Telah his son, Tahan his son, | 25And Rephah was his son, also Resheph, and Telah his son, and Tahan his son, |
| 26Laadan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son, | 26Laadan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son, |
| 27Nun his son, and Joshua his son. | 27Non his son, Jehoshua 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; | 28And their possessions and habitations were, Bethel and the towns thereof, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with the towns thereof; Shechem also and the towns thereof, unto Gaza and the towns thereof: |
| 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 by the borders of the children of Manasseh, Bethshean and her towns, Taanach and her towns, Megiddo and her towns, Dor and her towns. In these dwelt the children of Joseph the son of Israel. |
| 30The sons of Asher were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah. | 30The sons of Asher; Imnah, and Isuah, and Ishuai, and Beriah, and Serah their sister. |
| 31The sons of Beriah were Heber and Malchiel, who was the father of Birzaith. | 31And the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel, who is the father of Birzavith. |
| 32And Heber begot Japhlet, Shomer, Hotham, and their sister Shua. | 32And Heber begat Japhlet, and Shomer, and Hotham, and Shua their sister. |
| 33The sons of Japhlet were Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These were the children of Japhlet. | 33And the sons of Japhlet; Pasach, and Bimhal, and Ashvath. These are the children of Japhlet. |
| 34The sons of Shemer were Ahi, Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram. | 34And the sons of Shamer; Ahi, and Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram. |
| 35And the sons of his brother Helem were Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal. | 35And the sons of his brother Helem; Zophah, and Imna, and Shelesh, and Amal. |
| 36The sons of Zophah were Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah, | 36The sons of Zophah; Suah, and Harnepher, and Shual, and Beri, and Imrah, |
| 37Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Jithran, and Beera. | 37Bezer, and Hod, and Shamma, and Shilshah, and Ithran, and Beera. |
| 38The sons of Jether were Jephunneh, Pispah, and Ara. | 38And the sons of Jether; Jephunneh, and Pispah, and Ara. |
| 39The sons of Ulla were Arah, Haniel, and Rizia. | 39And the sons of Ulla; Arah, and Haniel, and Rezia. |
| 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 children of Asher, heads of their father's house, choice and mighty men of valour, chief of the princes. And the number throughout the genealogy of them that were apt to the war and to battle was twenty and six thousand men. |
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