| New Living Translation | NET Bible |
| 1The four sons of Issachar were Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron. | 1The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron--four in all. |
| 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. | 2The sons of Tola: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Jibsam, and Samuel. They were leaders of their families. In the time of David there were 22,600 warriors listed in Tola's genealogical records. |
| 3The son of Uzzi was Izrahiah. The sons of Izrahiah were Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah. These five became the leaders of clans. | 3The son of Uzzi: Izrachiah. The sons of Izrahiah: Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah. All five were leaders. |
| 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. | 4According to the genealogical records of their families, they had 36,000 warriors available for battle, for they had numerous wives and sons. |
| 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 | 5Altogether the genealogical records of the clans of Issachar listed 87,000 warriors. |
| 6Three of Benjamin’s sons were Bela, Beker, and Jediael. | 6The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Beker, and Jediael--three in all. |
| 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. | 7The sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri. The five of them were leaders of their families. There were 22,034 warriors listed in their genealogical records. |
| 8The sons of Beker were Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth. | 8The sons of Beker: Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alameth. All these were the sons of Beker. |
| 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. | 9There were 20,200 family leaders and warriors listed in their genealogical records. |
| 10The son of Jediael was Bilhan. The sons of Bilhan were Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Kenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar. | 10The son of Jediael: Bilhan. The sons of Bilhan: Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Kenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar. |
| 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. | 11All these were the sons of Jediael. Listed in their genealogical records were 17,200 family leaders and warriors who were capable of marching out to battle. |
| 12The sons of Ir were Shuppim and Huppim. Hushim was the son of Aher. Descendants of Naphtali | 12The Shuppites and Huppites were descendants of Ir; the Hushites were descendants of Aher. |
| 13The sons of Naphtali were Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem. They were all descendants of Jacob’s concubine Bilhah. Descendants of Manasseh | 13The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum--sons of Bilhah. |
| 14The descendants of Manasseh through his Aramean concubine included Asriel. She also bore Makir, the father of Gilead. | 14The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, who was born to Manasseh's Aramean concubine. She also gave birth to Makir the father of Gilead. |
| 15Makir found wives for Huppim and Shuppim. Makir had a sister named Maacah. One of his descendants was Zelophehad, who had only daughters. | 15Now Makir married a wife from the Huppites and Shuppites. (His sister's name was Maacah.) Zelophehad was Manasseh's second son; he had only daughters. |
| 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. | 16Maacah, Makir's wife, gave birth to a son, whom she named Peresh. His brother was Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rekem. |
| 17The son of Ulam was Bedan. All these were considered Gileadites, descendants of Makir son of Manasseh. | 17The son of Ulam: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead, son of Makir, son of Manasseh. |
| 18Makir’s sister Hammoleketh gave birth to Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah. | 18His sister Hammoleketh gave birth to Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah. |
| 19The sons of Shemida were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam. Descendants of Ephraim | 19The sons of Shemida were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam. |
| 20The descendants of Ephraim were Shuthelah, Bered, Tahath, Eleadah, Tahath, | 20The descendants of Ephraim: Shuthelah, his son Bered, his son Tahath, his son Eleadah, his son Tahath, |
| 21Zabad, Shuthelah, Ezer, and Elead. These two were killed trying to steal livestock from the local farmers near Gath. | 21his son Zabad, his son Shuthelah (Ezer and Elead were killed by the men of Gath, who were natives of the land, when they went down to steal their cattle. |
| 22Their father, Ephraim, mourned for them a long time, and his relatives came to comfort him. | 22Their father Ephraim mourned for them many days and his brothers came to console him. |
| 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. | 23He had sexual relations with his wife; she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. Ephraim named him Beriah because tragedy had come to his family. |
| 24He had a daughter named Sheerah. She built the towns of Lower and Upper Beth-horon and Uzzen-sheerah. | 24His daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth Horon, as well as Uzzen Sheerah), |
| 25The descendants of Ephraim included Rephah, Resheph, Telah, Tahan, | 25his son Rephah, his son Resheph, his son Telah, his son Tahan, |
| 26Ladan, Ammihud, Elishama, | 26his son Ladan, his son Ammihud, his son Elishama, |
| 27Nun, and Joshua. | 27his son Nun, and his son Joshua. |
| 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. | 28Their property and settlements included Bethel and its surrounding towns, Naaran to the east, Gezer and its surrounding towns to the west, and Shechem and its surrounding towns as far as Ayyah and its surrounding towns. |
| 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 | 29On the border of Manasseh's territory were Beth-Shean and its surrounding towns, Taanach and its surrounding towns, Megiddo and its surrounding towns, and Dor and its surrounding towns. The descendants of Joseph, Israel's son, lived here. |
| 30The sons of Asher were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah. They had a sister named Serah. | 30The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah. Serah was their sister. |
| 31The sons of Beriah were Heber and Malkiel (the father of Birzaith). | 31The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malkiel, who was the father of Birzaith. |
| 32The sons of Heber were Japhlet, Shomer, and Hotham. They had a sister named Shua. | 32Heber was the father of Japhlet, Shomer, Hotham, and Shua their sister. |
| 33The sons of Japhlet were Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. | 33The sons of Japhlet: Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These were Japhlet's sons. |
| 34The sons of Shomer were Ahi, Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram. | 34The sons of his brother Shemer: Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram. |
| 35The sons of his brother Helem were Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal. | 35The sons of his brother Helem: Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal. |
| 36The sons of Zophah were 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. |
| 38The sons of Jether were Jephunneh, Pispah, and Ara. | 38The sons of Jether: Jephunneh, Pispah, and Ara. |
| 39The sons of Ulla were Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia. | 39The sons of Ulla: Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia. |
| 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. | 40All these were the descendants of Asher. They were the leaders of their families, the most capable men, who were warriors and served as head chiefs. There were 26,000 warriors listed in their genealogical records as capable of doing battle. |
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