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| 1The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron, four. | 1Issachar's sons: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron--four. |
| 2The sons of Tola: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their fathers’ houses, namely of Tola, mighty warriors of their generations, their number in the days of David being 22,600. | 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. |
| 3The son of Uzzi: Izrahiah. And the sons of Izrahiah: Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah, all five of them were chief men. | 3Uzzi's son: Izrahiah. Izrahiah's sons: Michael, Obadiah, Joel, Isshiah. All five of them were chiefs. |
| 4And along with them, by their generations, according to their fathers’ houses, were units of the army for war, 36,000, 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. |
| 5Their kinsmen belonging to all the clans of Issachar were in all 87,000 mighty warriors, enrolled by genealogy. | 5Their tribesmen who were valiant warriors belonging to all the families of Issachar totaled 87,000 in their genealogies. |
| 6The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, and Jediael, three. | 6Three of Benjamin's sons: Bela, Becher, and Jediael. |
| 7The sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri, five, heads of fathers’ houses, mighty warriors. And their enrollment by genealogies was 22,034. | 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. |
| 8The sons of Becher: Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth. All these were the sons of Becher. | 8Becher's sons: Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth; all these were Becher's sons. |
| 9And their enrollment by genealogies, according to their generations, as heads of their fathers’ houses, mighty warriors, was 20,200. | 9Their family records were recorded according to the heads of their ancestral families--20,200 valiant warriors. |
| 10The son of Jediael: Bilhan. And the sons of Bilhan: Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar. | 10Jediael's son: Bilhan. Bilhan's sons: Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar. |
| 11All these were the sons of Jediael according to the heads of their fathers’ houses, mighty warriors, 17,200, able to go to war. | 11All these sons of Jediael listed by family heads were valiant warriors; there were 17,200 who could serve in the army. |
| 12And Shuppim and Huppim were the sons of Ir, Hushim the son of Aher. | 12Shuppim and Huppim were sons of Ir, and the Hushim were the sons of Aher. |
| 13The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer and Shallum, the descendants of Bilhah. | 13Naphtali's sons: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum--Bilhah's sons. |
| 14The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, whom his Aramean concubine bore; she bore Machir the father of Gilead. | 14Manasseh's sons through his Aramean concubine: Asriel and Machir the father of Gilead. |
| 15And Machir took a wife for Huppim and for Shuppim. The name of his sister was Maacah. 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 Maacah the wife of Machir bore 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. |
| 17The son of Ulam: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead the son of Machir, son of Manasseh. | 17Ulam's son: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead son of Machir, son of Manasseh. |
| 18And his sister Hammolecheth bore Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah. | 18His sister Hammolecheth gave birth to Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah. |
| 19The sons of Shemida were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam. | 19Shemida's sons: Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam. |
| 20The sons of Ephraim: Shuthelah, and Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eleadah his son, Tahath his son, | 20Ephraim's sons: Shuthelah, and his son Bered, his son Tahath, his son Eleadah, his son Tahath, |
| 21Zabad his son, Shuthelah his son, and Ezer and Elead, whom the men of Gath who were born in the land killed, because they came down to raid their livestock. | 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 brothers came to comfort him. | 22Their father Ephraim mourned a long time, and his relatives came to comfort him. |
| 23And Ephraim went in to his wife, and she conceived and bore a son. And he called his name Beriah, because disaster had befallen 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. |
| 24His daughter was Sheerah, who built both Lower and Upper Beth-horon, and Uzzen-sheerah. | 24His daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth-horon and Uzzen-sheerah, |
| 25Rephah was his son, Resheph his son, Telah his son, Tahan his son, | 25his son Rephah, his son Resheph, his son Telah, his son Tahan, |
| 26Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son, | 26his son Ladan, his son Ammihud, his son Elishama, |
| 27Nun his son, Joshua his son. | 27his son Nun, and his son Joshua. |
| 28Their possessions and settlements were Bethel and its towns, and to the east Naaran, and to the west Gezer and its towns, Shechem and its towns, and Ayyah and its towns; | 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, |
| 29also in possession of the Manassites, Beth-shean and its towns, Taanach and its towns, Megiddo and its towns, Dor and its towns. In these lived the sons 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, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah. | 30Asher's sons: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah, with their sister Serah. |
| 31The sons of Beriah: Heber, and Malchiel, who fathered Birzaith. | 31Beriah's sons: Heber, and Malchiel, who fathered Birzaith. |
| 32Heber fathered Japhlet, Shomer, Hotham, and their sister Shua. | 32Heber fathered Japhlet, Shomer, and Hotham, with their sister Shua. |
| 33The sons of Japhlet: Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These are the sons of Japhlet. | 33Japhlet's sons: Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These were Japhlet's sons. |
| 34The sons of Shemer his brother: Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram. | 34Shemer's sons: Ahi, Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram. |
| 35The sons of Helem his brother: Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal. | 35His brother Helem's sons: Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal. |
| 36The sons of Zophah: Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah. | 36Zophah's sons: Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah, |
| 37Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran, and Beera. | 37Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran, and Beera. |
| 38The sons of Jether: Jephunneh, Pispa, and Ara. | 38Jether's sons: Jephunneh, Pispa, and Ara. |
| 39The sons of Ulla: Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia. | 39Ulla's sons: Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia. |
| 40All of these were men of Asher, heads of fathers’ houses, approved, mighty warriors, chiefs of the princes. Their number enrolled by genealogies, for service in war, was 26,000 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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