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| 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, Jibsam, and Samuel. They were leaders of their families. In the time of David there were 22,600 warriors listed in Tola's genealogical 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. | 3The son of Uzzi: Izrachiah. The sons of Izrahiah: Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah. All five were leaders. |
| 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. | 4According to the genealogical records of their families, they had 36,000 warriors available for battle, for they had numerous 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. | 5Altogether the genealogical records of the clans of Issachar listed 87,000 warriors. |
| 6The sons of Benjamin were Bela, Becher, and Jediael—three in all. | 6The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Beker, and Jediael--three in all. |
| 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. The five of them were leaders of their families. There were 22,034 warriors listed in their genealogical records. |
| 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 Beker: Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alameth. All these were the sons of Beker. |
| 9And they were recorded by genealogy according to their generations, heads of their fathers’ houses, twenty thousand two hundred mighty men of valor. | 9There were 20,200 family leaders and warriors listed in their genealogical records. |
| 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, Kenaanah, 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 were the sons of Jediael. Listed in their genealogical records were 17,200 family leaders and warriors who were capable of marching out to battle. |
| 12Shuppim and Huppim were the sons of Ir, and Hushim was the son of Aher. | 12The Shuppites and Huppites were descendants of Ir; 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--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: Asriel, who was born to Manasseh's Aramean concubine. She also gave birth to Makir 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. | 15Now Makir married a wife from the Huppites and Shuppites. (His sister's name was Maacah.) Zelophehad was Manasseh's second son; 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. | 16Maacah, Makir's wife, gave birth to a son, whom she named Peresh. His brother was 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 Makir, son of Manasseh. |
| 18His sister Hammoleketh bore Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah. | 18His sister Hammoleketh gave birth to Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah. |
| 19And the sons of Shemida were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam. | 19The sons of Shemida were 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, 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 (Ezer and Elead were killed by the men of Gath, who were natives of the land, when they went down to steal their cattle. |
| 22Then Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brethren came to comfort him. | 22Their father Ephraim mourned for them many days and his brothers came to console 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 had sexual relations with his wife; she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. Ephraim named him Beriah because tragedy had come to his family. |
| 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, | 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 property and settlements included Bethel and its surrounding towns, Naaran to the east, Gezer and its surrounding towns to the west, and Shechem and its surrounding towns as far as Ayyah and its surrounding towns. |
| 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. | 29On the border of Manasseh's territory were Beth-Shean and its surrounding towns, Taanach and its surrounding towns, Megiddo and its surrounding towns, and Dor and its surrounding towns. The descendants of Joseph, Israel's son, lived here. |
| 30The sons of Asher were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah. | 30The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah. Serah was their sister. |
| 31The sons of Beriah were Heber and Malchiel, who was the father of Birzaith. | 31The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malkiel, who was the father of Birzaith. |
| 32And Heber begot Japhlet, Shomer, Hotham, and their sister Shua. | 32Heber was the father of Japhlet, Shomer, Hotham, and Shua their sister. |
| 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 his brother Shemer: 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, Pispah, 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. They were the leaders of their families, the most capable men, who were warriors and served as head chiefs. There were 26,000 warriors listed in their genealogical records as capable of doing battle. |
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