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| 1Issachar's sons: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron--four. | 1The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puah, Jashub and Shimron--four in all. |
| 2Tola's sons: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Shemuel, the heads of their ancestral houses. During David's reign, 22,600 descendants of Tola were recorded as warriors in their genealogies. | 2The sons of Tola: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam and Samuel--heads of their families. During the reign of David, the descendants of Tola listed as fighting men in their genealogy numbered 22,600. |
| 3Uzzi's son: Izrahiah. Izrahiah's sons: Michael, Obadiah, Joel, Isshiah. All five of them were chiefs. | 3The son of Uzzi: Izrahiah. The sons of Izrahiah: Michael, Obadiah, Joel and Ishiah. All five of them were chiefs. |
| 4Along with them, they had 36,000 troops for battle according to the genealogical records of their ancestral houses, for they had many wives and children. | 4According to their family genealogy, they had 36,000 men ready for battle, for they had many wives and children. |
| 5Their tribesmen who were warriors belonging to all the families of Issachar totaled 87,000 in their genealogies. | 5The relatives who were fighting men belonging to all the clans of Issachar, as listed in their genealogy, were 87,000 in all. |
| 6Three of Benjamin's sons: Bela, Becher, and Jediael. | 6Three sons of Benjamin: Bela, Beker and Jediael. |
| 7Bela's sons: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri--five. They were warriors and heads of their ancestral houses; 22,034 were listed in their genealogies. | 7The sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth and Iri, heads of families--five in all. Their genealogical record listed 22,034 fighting men. |
| 8Becher's sons: Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth; all these were Becher's sons. | 8The sons of Beker: Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth and Alemeth. All these were the sons of Beker. |
| 9Their genealogies were recorded according to the heads of their ancestral houses--20,200 warriors. | 9Their genealogical record listed the heads of families and 20,200 fighting men. |
| 10Jediael's son: Bilhan. Bilhan's sons: Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar. | 10The son of Jediael: Bilhan. The sons of Bilhan: Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Kenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish and Ahishahar. |
| 11All these sons of Jediael listed by heads of families were warriors; there were 17,200 who could serve in the army. | 11All these sons of Jediael were heads of families. There were 17,200 fighting men ready to go out to war. |
| 12Shuppim and Huppim were sons of Ir, and the Hushim were the sons of Aher. | 12The Shuppites and Huppites were the descendants of Ir, and the Hushites the descendants of Aher. |
| 13Naphtali's sons: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum--Bilhah's sons. | 13The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer and Shillem --the descendants of Bilhah. |
| 14Manasseh's sons through his Aramean concubine: Asriel and Machir the father of Gilead. | 14The descendants of Manasseh: Asriel was his descendant through his Aramean concubine. She gave birth to Makir the father of Gilead. |
| 15Machir took wives from Huppim and Shuppim. The name of his sister was Maacah. Another descendant was named Zelophehad, but he had only daughters. | 15Makir took a wife from among the Huppites and Shuppites. His sister's name was Maakah. Another descendant was named Zelophehad, who had only daughters. |
| 16Machir's wife Maacah gave birth to a son, and she named him Peresh. His brother was named Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rekem. | 16Makir's wife Maakah gave birth to a son and named him Peresh. His brother was named Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rakem. |
| 17Ulam's son: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead son of Machir, son of Manasseh. | 17The son of Ulam: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead son of Makir, the son of Manasseh. |
| 18His sister Hammolecheth gave birth to Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah. | 18His sister Hammoleketh gave birth to Ishhod, Abiezer and Mahlah. |
| 19Shemida's sons: Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam. | 19The sons of Shemida were: Ahian, Shechem, Likhi and Aniam. |
| 20Ephraim's sons: Shuthelah, and his son Bered, his son Tahath, his son Eleadah, his son Tahath, | 20The descendants of Ephraim: Shuthelah, Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eleadah his son, Tahath his son, |
| 21his son Zabad, his son Shuthelah, also Ezer, and Elead. The men of Gath, born in the land, killed them because they went down to raid their cattle. | 21Zabad his son and Shuthelah his son. Ezer and Elead were killed by the native-born men of Gath, when they went down to seize their livestock. |
| 22Their father Ephraim mourned a long time, and his relatives came to comfort him. | 22Their father Ephraim mourned for them many days, and his relatives came to comfort him. |
| 23He slept with his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. So he named him Beriah, because there had been misfortune in his home. | 23Then he made love to his wife again, and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. He named him Beriah, because there had been misfortune in his family. |
| 24His 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. |
| 25his son Rephah, his son Resheph, his son Telah, his son Tahan, | 25Rephah was his son, Resheph his son, Telah his son, Tahan his son, |
| 26his son Ladan, his son Ammihud, his son Elishama, | 26Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son, |
| 27his son Nun, and his son Joshua. | 27Nun his son and Joshua his son. |
| 28Their holdings and settlements were Bethel and its villages; Naaran to the east, Gezer and its villages to the west, and Shechem and its villages as far as Ayyah and its villages, | 28Their lands and settlements included Bethel and its surrounding villages, Naaran to the east, Gezer and its villages to the west, and Shechem and its villages all the way to Ayyah and its villages. |
| 29and along the borders of the sons of Manasseh, Beth-shean and its villages, Taanach and its villages, Megiddo and its villages, and Dor and its villages. The sons of Joseph son of Israel lived in these towns. | 29Along the borders of Manasseh were Beth Shan, Taanach, Megiddo and Dor, together with their villages. The descendants of Joseph son of Israel lived in these towns. |
| 30Asher's sons: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah, with their sister Serah. | 30The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi and Beriah. Their sister was Serah. |
| 31Beriah's sons: Heber, and Malchiel, who fathered Birzaith. | 31The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malkiel, who was the father of Birzaith. |
| 32Heber fathered Japhlet, Shomer, and Hotham, with their sister Shua. | 32Heber was the father of Japhlet, Shomer and Hotham and of their sister Shua. |
| 33Japhlet's sons: Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These were Japhlet's sons. | 33The sons of Japhlet: Pasak, Bimhal and Ashvath. These were Japhlet's sons. |
| 34Shemer's sons: Ahi, Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram. | 34The sons of Shomer: Ahi, Rohgah, Hubbah and Aram. |
| 35His brother Helem's sons: Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal. | 35The sons of his brother Helem: Zophah, Imna, Shelesh and Amal. |
| 36Zophah's sons: Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah, | 36The sons of Zophah: Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah, |
| 37Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran, and Beera. | 37Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran and Beera. |
| 38Jether's sons: Jephunneh, Pispa, and Ara. | 38The sons of Jether: Jephunneh, Pispah and Ara. |
| 39Ulla's sons: Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia. | 39The sons of Ulla: Arah, Hanniel and Rizia. |
| 40All these were Asher's sons. They were the heads of their ancestral houses, chosen men, warriors, and chiefs among the leaders. The number of men listed in their genealogies for military service was 26,000. | 40All these were descendants of Asher--heads of families, choice men, brave warriors and outstanding leaders. The number of men ready for battle, as listed in their genealogy, was 26,000. |
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