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1Now the sons of Issachar were, Tola, and Puah, Jashub, and Shimron, four.

1Issachar's sons: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron--four.

2And the sons of Tola; Uzzi, and Rephaiah, and Jeriel, and Jahmai, and Jibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their father's house, to wit, of Tola: they were valiant men of might in their generations; whose number was in the days of David two and twenty thousand and six hundred.

2Tola's sons: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Shemuel, the heads of their ancestral families. During David's reign, 22,600 descendants of Tola were recorded as valiant warriors in their family records.

3And the sons of Uzzi; Izrahiah: and the sons of Izrahiah; Michael, and Obadiah, and Joel, Ishiah, five: all of them chief men.

3Uzzi's son: Izrahiah. Izrahiah's sons: Michael, Obadiah, Joel, Isshiah. All five of them were chiefs.

4And with them, by their generations, after the house of their fathers, were bands of soldiers for war, six and thirty thousand men: for they had many wives and sons.

4Along with them, they had 36,000 troops for battle according to the family records of their ancestral families, for they had many wives and children.

5And their brethren among all the families of Issachar were valiant men of might, reckoned in all by their genealogies fourscore and seven thousand.

5Their tribesmen who were valiant warriors belonging to all the families of Issachar totaled 87,000 in their genealogies.

6The sons of Benjamin; Bela, and Becher, and Jediael, three.

6Three of Benjamin's sons: Bela, Becher, and Jediael.

7And the sons of Bela; Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and Iri, five; heads of the house of their fathers, mighty men of valour; and were reckoned by their genealogies twenty and two thousand and thirty and four.

7Bela's sons: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri--five. They were valiant warriors and heads of their ancestral families; 22,034 were listed in their genealogies.

8And the sons of Becher; Zemira, and Joash, and Eliezer, and Elioenai, and Omri, and Jerimoth, and Abiah, and Anathoth, and Alameth. All these are the sons of Becher.

8Becher's sons: Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth; all these were Becher's sons.

9And the number of them, after their genealogy by their generations, heads of the house of their fathers, mighty men of valour, was twenty thousand and two hundred.

9Their family records were recorded according to the heads of their ancestral families--20,200 valiant warriors.

10The sons also of Jediael; Bilhan: and the sons of Bilhan; Jeush, and Benjamin, and Ehud, and Chenaanah, and Zethan, and Tharshish, and Ahishahar.

10Jediael's son: Bilhan. Bilhan's sons: Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar.

11All these the sons of Jediael, by the heads of their fathers, mighty men of valour, were seventeen thousand and two hundred soldiers, fit to go out for war and battle.

11All these sons of Jediael listed by family heads were valiant warriors; there were 17,200 who could serve in the army.

12Shuppim also, and Huppim, the children of Ir, and Hushim, the sons of Aher.

12Shuppim and Huppim were sons of Ir, and the Hushim were the sons of Aher.

13The sons of Naphtali; Jahziel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shallum, the sons of Bilhah.

13Naphtali's sons: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum--Bilhah's sons.

14The sons of Manasseh; Ashriel, whom she bare: (but his concubine the Aramitess bare Machir the father of Gilead:

14Manasseh's sons through his Aramean concubine: Asriel and Machir the father of Gilead.

15And Machir took to wife the sister of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister's name was Maachah;) and the name of the second was Zelophehad: and Zelophehad had daughters.

15Machir took wives from Huppim and Shuppim. The name of his sister was Maacah. Another descendant was named Zelophehad, but he had only daughters.

16And Maachah the wife of Machir bare a son, and she called his name Peresh; and the name of his brother was Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam and Rakem.

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.

17And the sons of Ulam; Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh.

17Ulam's son: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead son of Machir, son of Manasseh.

18And his sister Hammoleketh bare Ishod, and Abiezer, and Mahalah.

18His sister Hammolecheth gave birth to Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.

19And the sons of Shemida were, Ahian, and Shechem, and Likhi, and Aniam.

19Shemida's sons: Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.

20And the sons of Ephraim; Shuthelah, and Bered his son, and Tahath his son, and Eladah his son, and Tahath his son,

20Ephraim's sons: Shuthelah, and his son Bered, his son Tahath, his son Eleadah, his son Tahath,

21And Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his son, and Ezer, and Elead, whom the men of Gath that were born in that land slew, because they came down to take away their cattle.

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.

22And Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brethren came to comfort him.

22Their father Ephraim mourned a long time, and his relatives came to comfort him.

23And when he went in to his wife, she conceived, and bare a son, and he called his name Beriah, because it went evil with his house.

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.

24(And his daughter was Sherah, who built Bethhoron the nether, and the upper, and Uzzensherah.)

24His daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth-horon and Uzzen-sheerah,

25And Rephah was his son, also Resheph, and Telah his son, and 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,

27Non his son, Jehoshua his son.

27his son Nun, and his son Joshua.

28And their possessions and habitations were, Bethel and the towns thereof, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with the towns thereof; Shechem also and the towns thereof, unto Gaza and the towns thereof:

28Their holdings and settlements were Bethel and its surrounding villages; Naaran to the east, Gezer and its villages to the west, and Shechem and its villages as far as Ayyah and its villages,

29And by the borders of the children of Manasseh, Bethshean and her towns, Taanach and her towns, Megiddo and her towns, Dor and her towns. In these dwelt the children of Joseph the son of Israel.

29and along the borders of the descendants of Manasseh, Beth-shean, Taanach, Megiddo, and Dor with their surrounding villages. The sons of Joseph son of Israel lived in these towns.

30The sons of Asher; Imnah, and Isuah, and Ishuai, and Beriah, and Serah their sister.

30Asher's sons: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah, with their sister Serah.

31And the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel, who is the father of Birzavith.

31Beriah's sons: Heber, and Malchiel, who fathered Birzaith.

32And Heber begat Japhlet, and Shomer, and Hotham, and Shua their sister.

32Heber fathered Japhlet, Shomer, and Hotham, with their sister Shua.

33And the sons of Japhlet; Pasach, and Bimhal, and Ashvath. These are the children of Japhlet.

33Japhlet's sons: Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These were Japhlet's sons.

34And the sons of Shamer; Ahi, and Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram.

34Shemer's sons: Ahi, Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram.

35And the sons of his brother Helem; Zophah, and Imna, and Shelesh, and Amal.

35His brother Helem's sons: Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal.

36The sons of Zophah; Suah, and Harnepher, and Shual, and Beri, and Imrah,

36Zophah's sons: Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah,

37Bezer, and Hod, and Shamma, and Shilshah, and Ithran, and Beera.

37Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran, and Beera.

38And the sons of Jether; Jephunneh, and Pispah, and Ara.

38Jether's sons: Jephunneh, Pispa, and Ara.

39And the sons of Ulla; Arah, and Haniel, and Rezia.

39Ulla's sons: Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia.

40All these were the children of Asher, heads of their father's house, choice and mighty men of valour, chief of the princes. And the number throughout the genealogy of them that were apt to the war and to battle was twenty and six thousand men.

40All these were Asher's descendants. They were the heads of their ancestral families, chosen men, valiant warriors, and chiefs among the leaders. The number of men listed in their genealogies for military service was 26,000.

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