| English Standard Version | New Living Translation |
| 1These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, | 1The sons of Israel were Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, |
| 2Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. | 2Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. Descendants of Judah |
| 3The sons of Judah: Er, Onan and Shelah; these three Bath-shua the Canaanite bore to him. Now Er, Judah’s firstborn, was evil in the sight of the LORD, and he put him to death. | 3Judah had three sons from Bathshua, a Canaanite woman. Their names were Er, Onan, and Shelah. But the LORD saw that the oldest son, Er, was a wicked man, so he killed him. |
| 4His daughter-in-law Tamar also bore him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all. | 4Later Judah had twin sons from Tamar, his widowed daughter-in-law. Their names were Perez and Zerah. So Judah had five sons in all. |
| 5The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul. | 5The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul. |
| 6The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara, five in all. | 6The sons of Zerah were Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Darda —five in all. |
| 7The son of Carmi: Achan, the troubler of Israel, who broke faith in the matter of the devoted thing; | 7The son of Carmi (a descendant of Zimri) was Achan, who brought disaster on Israel by taking plunder that had been set apart for the LORD. |
| 8and Ethan’s son was Azariah. | 8The son of Ethan was Azariah. From Judah’s Grandson Hezron to David |
| 9The sons of Hezron that were born to him: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai. | 9The sons of Hezron were Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb. |
| 10Ram fathered Amminadab, and Amminadab fathered Nahshon, prince of the sons of Judah. | 10Ram was the father of Amminadab. Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, a leader of Judah. |
| 11Nahshon fathered Salmon, Salmon fathered Boaz, | 11Nahshon was the father of Salmon. Salmon was the father of Boaz. |
| 12Boaz fathered Obed, Obed fathered Jesse. | 12Boaz was the father of Obed. Obed was the father of Jesse. |
| 13Jesse fathered Eliab his firstborn, Abinadab the second, Shimea the third, | 13Jesse’s first son was Eliab, his second was Abinadab, his third was Shimea, |
| 14Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth, | 14his fourth was Nethanel, his fifth was Raddai, |
| 15Ozem the sixth, David the seventh. | 15his sixth was Ozem, and his seventh was David. |
| 16And their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. The sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, Joab, and Asahel, three. | 16Their sisters were named Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah had three sons named Abishai, Joab, and Asahel. |
| 17Abigail bore Amasa, and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite. | 17Abigail married a man named Jether, an Ishmaelite, and they had a son named Amasa. Other Descendants of Hezron |
| 18Caleb the son of Hezron fathered children by his wife Azubah, and by Jerioth; and these were her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon. | 18Hezron’s son Caleb had sons from his wife Azubah and from Jerioth. Her sons were named Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon. |
| 19When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur. | 19After Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrathah, and they had a son named Hur. |
| 20Hur fathered Uri, and Uri fathered Bezalel. | 20Hur was the father of Uri. Uri was the father of Bezalel. |
| 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. | 21When Hezron was sixty years old, he married Gilead’s sister, the daughter of Makir. They had a son named Segub. |
| 22And Segub fathered Jair, who had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead. | 22Segub was the father of Jair, who ruled twenty-three towns in the land of Gilead. |
| 23But Geshur and Aram took from them Havvoth-jair, Kenath, and its villages, sixty towns. All these were descendants of Machir, the father of Gilead. | 23(But Geshur and Aram captured the Towns of Jair and also took Kenath and its sixty surrounding villages.) All these were descendants of Makir, the father of Gilead. |
| 24After the death of Hezron, Caleb went in to Ephrathah, the wife of Hezron his father, and she bore him Ashhur, the father of Tekoa. | 24Soon after Hezron died in the town of Caleb-ephrathah, his wife Abijah gave birth to a son named Ashhur (the father of Tekoa). Descendants of Hezron’s Son Jerahmeel |
| 25The sons of Jerahmeel, the firstborn of Hezron: Ram, his firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah. | 25The sons of Jerahmeel, the oldest son of Hezron, were Ram (the firstborn), Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah. |
| 26Jerahmeel also had another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam. | 26Jerahmeel had a second wife named Atarah. She was the mother of Onam. |
| 27The sons of Ram, the firstborn of Jerahmeel: Maaz, Jamin, and Eker. | 27The sons of Ram, the oldest son of Jerahmeel, were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker. |
| 28The sons of Onam: Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur. | 28The sons of Onam were Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai were Nadab and Abishur. |
| 29The name of Abishur’s wife was Abihail, and she bore him Ahban and Molid. | 29The sons of Abishur and his wife Abihail were Ahban and Molid. |
| 30The sons of Nadab: Seled and Appaim; and Seled died childless. | 30The sons of Nadab were Seled and Appaim. Seled died without children, |
| 31The son of Appaim: Ishi. The son of Ishi: Sheshan. The son of Sheshan: Ahlai. | 31but Appaim had a son named Ishi. The son of Ishi was Sheshan. Sheshan had a descendant named Ahlai. |
| 32The sons of Jada, Shammai’s brother: Jether and Jonathan; and Jether died childless. | 32The sons of Jada, Shammai’s brother, were Jether and Jonathan. Jether died without children, |
| 33The sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza. These were the descendants of Jerahmeel. | 33but Jonathan had two sons named Peleth and Zaza. These were all descendants of Jerahmeel. |
| 34Now Sheshan had no sons, only daughters, but Sheshan had an Egyptian slave whose name was Jarha. | 34Sheshan had no sons, though he did have daughters. He also had an Egyptian servant named Jarha. |
| 35So Sheshan gave his daughter in marriage to Jarha his slave, and she bore him Attai. | 35Sheshan gave one of his daughters to be the wife of Jarha, and they had a son named Attai. |
| 36Attai fathered Nathan, and Nathan fathered Zabad. | 36Attai was the father of Nathan. Nathan was the father of Zabad. |
| 37Zabad fathered Ephlal, and Ephlal fathered Obed. | 37Zabad was the father of Ephlal. Ephlal was the father of Obed. |
| 38Obed fathered Jehu, and Jehu fathered Azariah. | 38Obed was the father of Jehu. Jehu was the father of Azariah. |
| 39Azariah fathered Helez, and Helez fathered Eleasah. | 39Azariah was the father of Helez. Helez was the father of Eleasah. |
| 40Eleasah fathered Sismai, and Sismai fathered Shallum. | 40Eleasah was the father of Sismai. Sismai was the father of Shallum. |
| 41Shallum fathered Jekamiah, and Jekamiah fathered Elishama. | 41Shallum was the father of Jekamiah. Jekamiah was the father of Elishama. Descendants of Hezron’s Son Caleb |
| 42The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel: Mareshah his firstborn, who fathered Ziph. The son of Mareshah: Hebron. | 42The descendants of Caleb, the brother of Jerahmeel, included Mesha (the firstborn), who became the father of Ziph. Caleb’s descendants also included the sons of Mareshah, the father of Hebron. |
| 43The sons of Hebron: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem and Shema. | 43The sons of Hebron were Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema. |
| 44Shema fathered Raham, the father of Jorkeam; and Rekem fathered Shammai. | 44Shema was the father of Raham. Raham was the father of Jorkeam. Rekem was the father of Shammai. |
| 45The son of Shammai: Maon; and Maon fathered Beth-zur. | 45The son of Shammai was Maon. Maon was the father of Beth-zur. |
| 46Ephah also, Caleb’s concubine, bore Haran, Moza, and Gazez; and Haran fathered Gazez. | 46Caleb’s concubine Ephah gave birth to Haran, Moza, and Gazez. Haran was the father of Gazez. |
| 47The sons of Jahdai: Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph. | 47The sons of Jahdai were Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph. |
| 48Maacah, Caleb’s concubine, bore Sheber and Tirhanah. | 48Another of Caleb’s concubines, Maacah, gave birth to 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 gave birth to Shaaph (the father of Madmannah) and Sheva (the father of Macbenah and Gibea). Caleb also had a daughter named Acsah. |
| 50These were the descendants of Caleb. The sons of Hur the firstborn of Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim, | 50These were all descendants of Caleb. Descendants of Caleb’s Son Hur The sons of Hur, the oldest son of Caleb’s wife Ephrathah, were Shobal (the founder of Kiriath-jearim), |
| 51Salma, the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth-gader. | 51Salma (the founder of Bethlehem), and Hareph (the founder of Beth-gader). |
| 52Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim had other sons: Haroeh, half of the Menuhoth. | 52The descendants of Shobal (the founder of Kiriath-jearim) were Haroeh, half the Manahathites, |
| 53And the clans of Kiriath-jearim: 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, Puthites, Shumathites, and Mishraites, from whom came the people of Zorah and Eshtaol. |
| 54The sons of Salma: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab and half of the Manahathites, the Zorites. | 54The descendants of Salma were the people of Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab, the other half of the Manahathites, the Zorites, |
| 55The clans also of the scribes who lived at Jabez: the Tirathites, the Shimeathites and the Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab. | 55and the families of scribes living at Jabez—the Tirathites, Shimeathites, and Sucathites. All these were Kenites who descended from Hammath, the father of the family of Recab. |
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