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1The sons of Issachar were Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron—four in all. | 1The four sons of Issachar were Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron. |
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 were Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Shemuel. Each of them was the leader of an ancestral clan. At the time of King David, the total number of mighty warriors listed in the records of these clans was 22,600. |
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 was Izrahiah. The sons of Izrahiah were Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah. These five became the leaders of clans. |
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. | 4All of them had many wives and many sons, so the total number of men available for military service among their descendants was 36,000. |
5Now their brethren among all the families of Issachar were mighty men of valor, listed by their genealogies, eighty-seven thousand in all. | 5The total number of mighty warriors from all the clans of the tribe of Issachar was 87,000. All of them were listed in their genealogical records. Descendants of Benjamin |
6The sons of Benjamin were Bela, Becher, and Jediael—three in all. | 6Three of Benjamin’s sons were Bela, Beker, and Jediael. |
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 five sons of Bela were Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri. Each of them was the leader of an ancestral clan. The total number of mighty warriors from these clans was 22,034, as 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 were Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth. |
9And they were recorded by genealogy according to their generations, heads of their fathers’ houses, twenty thousand two hundred mighty men of valor. | 9Each of them was the leader of an ancestral clan. The total number of mighty warriors and leaders from these clans was 20,200, as 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 was Bilhan. The sons of Bilhan were 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. | 11Each of them was the leader of an ancestral clan. From these clans the total number of mighty warriors ready for war was 17,200. |
12Shuppim and Huppim were the sons of Ir, and Hushim was the son of Aher. | 12The sons of Ir were Shuppim and Huppim. Hushim was the son of Aher. Descendants of Naphtali |
13The sons of Naphtali were Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum, the sons of Bilhah. | 13The sons of Naphtali were Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem. They were all descendants of Jacob’s concubine Bilhah. Descendants of Manasseh |
14The descendants of Manasseh: his Syrian concubine bore him Machir the father of Gilead, the father of Asriel. | 14The descendants of Manasseh through his Aramean concubine included Asriel. She also bore 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. | 15Makir found wives for Huppim and Shuppim. Makir had a sister named Maacah. One of his descendants was Zelophehad, who 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. | 16Makir’s wife, Maacah, gave birth to a son whom she named Peresh. His brother’s name was Sheresh. The sons of Peresh were Ulam and Rakem. |
17The son of Ulam was Bedan.) These were the descendants of Gilead the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh. | 17The son of Ulam was Bedan. All these were considered Gileadites, descendants of Makir son of Manasseh. |
18His sister Hammoleketh bore Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah. | 18Makir’s 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. Descendants of Ephraim |
20The sons of Ephraim were Shuthelah, Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eladah his son, Tahath his son, | 20The descendants of Ephraim were Shuthelah, Bered, Tahath, Eleadah, 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. | 21Zabad, Shuthelah, Ezer, and Elead. These two were killed trying to steal livestock from the local farmers near Gath. |
22Then Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brethren came to comfort him. | 22Their father, Ephraim, mourned for them a long time, and his relatives came to comfort 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. | 23Afterward Ephraim slept with his wife, and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. Ephraim named him Beriah because of the tragedy his family had suffered. |
24Now his daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth Horon and Uzzen Sheerah; | 24He had a daughter named Sheerah. She built the towns of Lower and Upper Beth-horon and Uzzen-sheerah. |
25and Rephah was his son, as well as Resheph, and Telah his son, Tahan his son, | 25The descendants of Ephraim included Rephah, Resheph, Telah, Tahan, |
26Laadan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son, | 26Ladan, Ammihud, Elishama, |
27Nun his son, and Joshua his son. | 27Nun, and 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; | 28The descendants of Ephraim lived in the territory that included Bethel and its surrounding towns to the south, Naaran to the east, Gezer and its villages to the west, and Shechem and its surrounding villages to the north as far as Ayyah and its 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. | 29Along the border of Manasseh were the towns of Beth-shan, Taanach, Megiddo, Dor, and their surrounding villages. The descendants of Joseph son of Israel lived in these towns. Descendants of Asher |
30The sons of Asher were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah. | 30The sons of Asher were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah. They had a sister named Serah. |
31The sons of Beriah were Heber and Malchiel, who was the father of Birzaith. | 31The sons of Beriah were Heber and Malkiel (the father of Birzaith). |
32And Heber begot Japhlet, Shomer, Hotham, and their sister Shua. | 32The sons of Heber were Japhlet, Shomer, and Hotham. They had a sister named Shua. |
33The sons of Japhlet were Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These were the children of Japhlet. | 33The sons of Japhlet were Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. |
34The sons of Shemer were Ahi, Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram. | 34The sons of Shomer were Ahi, Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram. |
35And the sons of his brother Helem were Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal. | 35The sons of his brother Helem were Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal. |
36The sons of Zophah were Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah, | 36The sons of Zophah were 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 were Jephunneh, Pispah, and Ara. |
39The sons of Ulla were Arah, Haniel, and Rizia. | 39The sons of Ulla were 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. | 40Each of these descendants of Asher was the head of an ancestral clan. They were all select men—mighty warriors and outstanding leaders. The total number of men available for military service was 26,000, as listed in their genealogical records. |
The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. |
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