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| 1Here's a list of Israel's sons: 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. |
| 3Judah's three sons Er, Onan, and Shelah were born to him through Bath-shua, a Canaanite. Er, Judah's firstborn, became wicked in the LORD's sight, so he put him to death. | 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. |
| 4Judah's daughter-in-law Tamar also bore him Perez and Zerah, so Judah had five sons in all. | 4His daughter-in-law Tamar also bore him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all. |
| 5Perez's sons were Hezron and Hamul. | 5The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul. |
| 6Zerah had five sons in all: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara. | 6The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara, five in all. |
| 7Carmi's son was Achar, who became Israel's troublemaker by transgressing the LORD's commandment regarding things that were to be destroyed. | 7The son of Carmi: Achan, the troubler of Israel, who broke faith in the matter of the devoted thing; |
| 8Ethan's son was Azariah. | 8and Ethan’s son was Azariah. |
| 9Hezron's sons born to him were Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai. | 9The sons of Hezron that were born to him: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai. |
| 10Ram fathered Amminadab, and Amminadab fathered Nahshon, who was leader of the descendants of Judah. | 10Ram fathered Amminadab, and Amminadab fathered Nahshon, prince of the sons of Judah. |
| 11Nahshon fathered Salma, Salma fathered Boaz, | 11Nahshon fathered Salmon, Salmon fathered Boaz, |
| 12Boaz fathered Obed, and Obed fathered Jesse. | 12Boaz fathered Obed, Obed fathered Jesse. |
| 13Jesse fathered Eliab his firstborn, Abinadab his second born, Shimea his third born, | 13Jesse fathered Eliab his firstborn, Abinadab the second, Shimea the third, |
| 14Nethanel his fourth born, Raddai his fifth born, | 14Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth, |
| 15Ozem his sixth born, David his seventh born; | 15Ozem the sixth, David the seventh. |
| 16along with their sisters Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah's three sons were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel. | 16And their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. The sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, Joab, and Asahel, three. |
| 17Abigail bore Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite. | 17Abigail bore Amasa, and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite. |
| 18Hezron's son Caleb had children by his wife Azubah and by Jerioth. These were her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon. | 18Caleb the son of Hezron fathered children by his wife Azubah, and by Jerioth; and these were her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon. |
| 19When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur. | 19When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur. |
| 20Hur fathered Uri, and Uri fathered Bezalel. | 20Hur fathered Uri, and Uri fathered Bezalel. |
| 21Later, Hezron married the daughter of Machir, who had fathered Gilead. He married her when he was 60 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 fathered Jair, who had 23 towns in the land of Gilead. | 22And Segub fathered Jair, who had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead. |
| 23But Geshur and Aram took 60 towns from Gilead, including Havvoth-jair and Kenath, along with their villages. All these were descendants of Machir, who fathered 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. |
| 24After Hezron died in Caleb-ephrathah, Abijah wife of Hezron bore him Ashhur, who fathered Tekoa. | 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. |
| 25The descendants of Jerahmeel, the firstborn of Hezron, were Ram his firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah. | 25The sons of Jerahmeel, the firstborn of Hezron: Ram, his firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah. |
| 26Jerahmeel also had another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam. | 26Jerahmeel also had another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam. |
| 27The descendants of Ram, firstborn of Jerahmeel were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker. | 27The sons of Ram, the firstborn of Jerahmeel: Maaz, Jamin, and Eker. |
| 28Onam's descendants were Shammai and Jada. Shammai's descendants were Nadab and Abishur. | 28The sons of Onam: Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur. |
| 29Abishur's wife was named Abihail. She bore him Ahban and Molid. | 29The name of Abishur’s wife was Abihail, and she bore him Ahban and Molid. |
| 30Nadab's descendants were Seled and Appaim. Seled died childless. | 30The sons of Nadab: Seled and Appaim; and Seled died childless. |
| 31Appaim's son was Ishi. Ishi's son was Sheshan. Sheshan's son was Ahlai. | 31The son of Appaim: Ishi. The son of Ishi: Sheshan. The son of Sheshan: Ahlai. |
| 32Shammai's brother Jada's descendants were Jether and Jonathan, but Jether died childless. | 32The sons of Jada, Shammai’s brother: Jether and Jonathan; and Jether died childless. |
| 33Jonathan's descendants were Peleth and Zaza. These were the descendants of Jerahmeel. | 33The sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza. These were the descendants of Jerahmeel. |
| 34Now Sheshan had no sons, only daughters. However, Sheshan had an Egyptian slave named Jarha. | 34Now Sheshan had no sons, only daughters, but Sheshan had an Egyptian slave whose name was Jarha. |
| 35So Sheshan gave his daughter in marriage to his slave Jarha, and she bore him Attai. | 35So Sheshan gave his daughter in marriage to Jarha his slave, and she bore him Attai. |
| 36Attai fathered Nathan, and Nathan fathered Zabad. | 36Attai fathered Nathan, and Nathan fathered Zabad. |
| 37Zabad fathered Ephlal, Ephlal fathered Obed, | 37Zabad fathered Ephlal, and Ephlal fathered Obed. |
| 38Obed fathered Jehu, Jehu fathered Azariah, | 38Obed fathered Jehu, and Jehu fathered Azariah. |
| 39Azariah fathered Helez, Helez fathered Eleasah, | 39Azariah fathered Helez, and Helez fathered Eleasah. |
| 40Eleasah fathered Sismai, Sismai fathered Shallum. | 40Eleasah fathered Sismai, and Sismai fathered Shallum. |
| 41Shallum fathered Jekamiah, and Jekamiah fathered Elishama. | 41Shallum fathered Jekamiah, and Jekamiah fathered Elishama. |
| 42Jerahmeel's brother Caleb's descendants were his firstborn Mesha, who fathered Ziph. The descendants of Mareshah, who fathered Hebron, were as follows: | 42The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel: Mareshah his firstborn, who fathered Ziph. The son of Mareshah: Hebron. |
| 43Hebron's descendants were Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema. | 43The sons of Hebron: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem and Shema. |
| 44Shema fathered Raham, who fathered Jorkeam. Rekem fathered Shammai. | 44Shema fathered Raham, the father of Jorkeam; and Rekem fathered Shammai. |
| 45Shammai's descendants included Maon, who fathered Beth-zur. | 45The son of Shammai: Maon; and Maon fathered Beth-zur. |
| 46Caleb's mistress Ephah also bore Haran, Moza, and Gazez. Haran fathered Gazez. | 46Ephah also, Caleb’s concubine, bore Haran, Moza, and Gazez; and Haran fathered Gazez. |
| 47Jahdai's descendants were Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph. | 47The sons of Jahdai: Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph. |
| 48Caleb's mistress Maacah bore Sheber, Tirhanah, | 48Maacah, Caleb’s concubine, bore Sheber and Tirhanah. |
| 49and Shaaph, who fathered Madmannah. Sheva fathered Machbenah and Gibe. Caleb's daughter was Achsah. | 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. |
| 50These were Caleb's descendants. The son? of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, was Shobal, who fathered Kiriath-jearim, | 50These were the descendants of Caleb. The sons of Hur the firstborn of Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim, |
| 51Salma, who fathered Bethlehem, and Hareph, who fathered Beth-gader. | 51Salma, the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth-gader. |
| 52Shobal, who fathered Kiriath-jearim, had other sons, including Haroeh, half of the Menuhoth. | 52Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim had other sons: Haroeh, half of the Menuhoth. |
| 53The families of Kiriath-jearim included the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shumathites, and the Mishraites. The Zorathites and the Eshtaolites came from them. | 53And the clans of Kiriath-jearim: the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; from these came the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites. |
| 54Salma's descendants were Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab, and half of the Manahathites, the Zorites. | 54The sons of Salma: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab and half of the Manahathites, the Zorites. |
| 55The families of the scribes who lived at Jabez included the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and the Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came from Hammath, who fathered the house of Rechab. | 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. |
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