| New King James Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, | 1These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, |
| 2Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. | 2Dan, Joseph, 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 were Er, Onan and Shelah; these three were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanitess. And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD, so He put him to death. |
| 4And Tamar, his daughter-in-law, bore him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five. | 4Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all. |
| 5The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul. | 5The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul. |
| 6The sons of Zerah were Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara—five of them in all. | 6The sons of Zerah were Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol and Dara; five of them in all. |
| 7The son of Carmi was Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in the accursed thing. | 7The son of Carmi was Achar, the troubler of Israel, who violated the ban. |
| 8The son of Ethan was Azariah. | 8The son of Ethan was Azariah. |
| 9Also the sons of Hezron who were born to him were Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai. | 9Now the sons of Hezron, who were born to him were Jerahmeel, Ram and Chelubai. |
| 10Ram begot Amminadab, and Amminadab begot Nahshon, leader of the children of Judah; | 10Ram became the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, leader of the sons of Judah; |
| 11Nahshon begot Salma, and Salma begot Boaz; | 11Nahshon became the father of Salma, Salma became the father of Boaz, |
| 12Boaz begot Obed, and Obed begot Jesse; | 12Boaz became the father of Obed, and Obed became the father of Jesse; |
| 13Jesse begot Eliab his firstborn, Abinadab the second, Shimea the third, | 13and Jesse became the father of Eliab his firstborn, then Abinadab the second, Shimea the third, |
| 14Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth, | 14Nethanel 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. | 16and their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the three sons of Zeruiah were Abshai, Joab and Asahel. |
| 17Abigail bore Amasa; and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite. | 17Abigail bore Amasa, and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite. |
| 18Caleb the son of Hezron had children by Azubah, his wife, and by Jerioth. Now these were her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon. | 18Now Caleb the son of Hezron had sons by Azubah his wife, and by Jerioth; and these were her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon. |
| 19When Azubah died, Caleb took Ephrath as his wife, who bore him Hur. | 19When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur. |
| 20And Hur begot Uri, and Uri begot Bezalel. | 20Hur became the father of Uri, and Uri became the father of Bezalel. |
| 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. | 21Afterward 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. |
| 22Segub begot Jair, who had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead. | 22Segub became the father of Jair, who had twenty-three 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. | 23But Geshur and Aram took the towns of Jair from them, with Kenath and its villages, even sixty cities. All these were 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. | 24After the death of Hezron in Caleb-ephrathah, Abijah, Hezron's wife, bore him Ashhur the father of Tekoa. |
| 25The sons of Jerahmeel, the firstborn of Hezron, were Ram, the firstborn, and Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah. | 25Now the sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were Ram the firstborn, then Bunah, Oren, Ozem and Ahijah. |
| 26Jerahmeel had another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam. | 26Jerahmeel had 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. | 27The sons of Ram, the firstborn of Jerahmeel, were Maaz, Jamin and Eker. |
| 28The sons of Onam were Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai were Nadab and Abishur. | 28The sons of Onam were Shammai and Jada. And the sons of Shammai were Nadab and Abishur. |
| 29And the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail, and she bore him Ahban and Molid. | 29The name of Abishur's wife was Abihail, and she bore him Ahban and Molid. |
| 30The sons of Nadab were Seled and Appaim; Seled died without children. | 30The sons of Nadab were Seled and Appaim, and Seled died without sons. |
| 31The son of Appaim was Ishi, the son of Ishi was Sheshan, and Sheshan’s son was Ahlai. | 31The son of Appaim was Ishi. And the son of Ishi was Sheshan. And the son of Sheshan was Ahlai. |
| 32The sons of Jada, the brother of Shammai, were Jether and Jonathan; Jether died without children. | 32The sons of Jada the brother of Shammai were Jether and Jonathan, and Jether died without sons. |
| 33The sons of Jonathan were Peleth and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel. | 33The sons of Jonathan were 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, only daughters. And Sheshan had an Egyptian servant whose name was Jarha. |
| 35Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant as wife, and she bore him Attai. | 35Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant in marriage, and she bore him Attai. |
| 36Attai begot Nathan, and Nathan begot Zabad; | 36Attai became the father of Nathan, and Nathan became the father of Zabad, |
| 37Zabad begot Ephlal, and Ephlal begot Obed; | 37and Zabad became the father of Ephlal, and Ephlal became the father of Obed, |
| 38Obed begot Jehu, and Jehu begot Azariah; | 38and Obed became the father of Jehu, and Jehu became the father of Azariah, |
| 39Azariah begot Helez, and Helez begot Eleasah; | 39and Azariah became the father of Helez, and Helez became the father of Eleasah, |
| 40Eleasah begot Sismai, and Sismai begot Shallum; | 40and Eleasah became the father of Sismai, and Sismai became the father of Shallum, |
| 41Shallum begot Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begot Elishama. | 41and Shallum became the father of Jekamiah, and Jekamiah became the father of 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, who was the father of Ziph; and his son was Mareshah, the father of Hebron. |
| 43The sons of Hebron were Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema. | 43The sons of Hebron were Korah and Tappuah and Rekem and Shema. |
| 44Shema begot Raham the father of Jorkoam, and Rekem begot Shammai. | 44Shema became the father of Raham, the father of Jorkeam; and Rekem became the father of Shammai. |
| 45And the son of Shammai was Maon, and Maon was the father of Beth Zur. | 45The 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. | 46Ephah, Caleb's concubine, bore Haran, Moza and Gazez; and Haran became the father of Gazez. |
| 47And the sons of Jahdai were Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph. | 47The sons of Jahdai were Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah and Shaaph. |
| 48Maachah, Caleb’s concubine, bore Sheber and Tirhanah. | 48Maacah, Caleb's concubine, bore 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 also bore Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbena 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 sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, were Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim, |
| 51Salma the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth Gader. | 51Salma the father of Bethlehem and Hareph the father of Beth-gader. |
| 52And Shobal the father of Kirjath Jearim had descendants: Haroeh, and half of the families of Manuhoth. | 52Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim had sons: Haroeh, half of the Manahathites, |
| 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 Kiriath-jearim: the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shumathites and the Mishraites; from these came the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites. |
| 54The sons of Salma were Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth Beth Joab, half of the Manahethites, and the Zorites. | 54The sons of Salma were Bethlehem and the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab and half of the Manahathites, 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. | 55The families of scribes who lived at Jabez were the Tirathites, the Shimeathites and the Sucathites. Those are the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab. |
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