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| 1The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal. | 1The sons of Judah; Pharez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal. |
| 2Reaiah the son of Shobal fathered Jahath, and Jahath fathered Ahumai and Lahad. These were the clans of the Zorathites. | 2And Reaiah the son of Shobal begat Jahath; and Jahath begat Ahumai, and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites. |
| 3These were the sons of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash; and the name of their sister was Hazzelelponi, | 3And these were of the father of Etam; Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash: and the name of their sister was Hazelelponi: |
| 4and Penuel fathered Gedor, and Ezer fathered Hushah. These were the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, the father of Bethlehem. | 4And Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah, the father of Bethlehem. |
| 5Ashhur, the father of Tekoa, had two wives, Helah and Naarah; | 5And Ashur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah. |
| 6Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah. | 6And Naarah bare him Ahuzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah. |
| 7The sons of Helah: Zereth, Izhar, and Ethnan. | 7And the sons of Helah were, Zereth, and Jezoar, and Ethnan. |
| 8Koz fathered Anub, Zobebah, and the clans of Aharhel, the son of Harum. | 8And Coz begat Anub, and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum. |
| 9Jabez was more honorable than his brothers; and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him in pain.” | 9And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow. |
| 10Jabez called upon the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that you would bless me and enlarge my border, and that your hand might be with me, and that you would keep me from harm so that it might not bring me pain!” And God granted what he asked. | 10And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested. |
| 11Chelub, the brother of Shuhah, fathered Mehir, who fathered Eshton. | 11And Chelub the brother of Shuah begat Mehir, which was the father of Eshton. |
| 12Eshton fathered Beth-rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah, the father of Ir-nahash. These are the men of Recah. | 12And Eshton begat Bethrapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Irnahash. These are the men of Rechah. |
| 13The sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah; and the sons of Othniel: Hathath and Meonothai. | 13And the sons of Kenaz; Othniel, and Seraiah: and the sons of Othniel; Hathath. |
| 14Meonothai fathered Ophrah; and Seraiah fathered Joab, the father of Ge-harashim, so-called because they were craftsmen. | 14And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab, the father of the valley of Charashim; for they were craftsmen. |
| 15The sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam; and the son of Elah: Kenaz. | 15And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh; Iru, Elah, and Naam: and the sons of Elah, even Kenaz. |
| 16The sons of Jehallelel: Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel. | 16And the sons of Jehaleleel; Ziph, and Ziphah, Tiria, and Asareel. |
| 17The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. These are the sons of Bithiah, the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered married; and she conceived and bore Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah, the father of Eshtemoa. | 17And the sons of Ezra were, Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon: and she bare Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa. |
| 18And his Judahite wife bore Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. | 18And his wife Jehudijah bare Jered the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Socho, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. And these are the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, which Mered took. |
| 19The sons of the wife of Hodiah, the sister of Naham, were the fathers of Keilah the Garmite and Eshtemoa the Maacathite. | 19And the sons of his wife Hodiah the sister of Naham, the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maachathite. |
| 20The sons of Shimon: Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-hanan, and Tilon. The sons of Ishi: Zoheth and Ben-zoheth. | 20And the sons of Shimon were, Amnon, and Rinnah, Benhanan, and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi were, Zoheth, and Benzoheth. |
| 21The sons of Shelah the son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the clans of the house of linen workers at Beth-ashbea; | 21The sons of Shelah the son of Judah were, Er the father of Lecah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of them that wrought fine linen, of the house of Ashbea, |
| 22and Jokim, and the men of Cozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who ruled in Moab and returned to Lehem (now the records are ancient). | 22And Jokim, and the men of Chozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who had the dominion in Moab, and Jashubilehem. And these are ancient things. |
| 23These were the potters who were inhabitants of Netaim and Gederah. They lived there in the king’s service. | 23These were the potters, and those that dwelt among plants and hedges: there they dwelt with the king for his work. |
| 24The sons of Simeon: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul; | 24The sons of Simeon were, Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul: |
| 25Shallum was his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his son. | 25Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his son. |
| 26The sons of Mishma: Hammuel his son, Zaccur his son, Shimei his son. | 26And the sons of Mishma; Hamuel his son, Zacchur his son, Shimei his son. |
| 27Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brothers did not have many children, nor did all their clan multiply like the men of Judah. | 27And Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brethren had not many children, neither did all their family multiply, like to the children of Judah. |
| 28They lived in Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar-shual, | 28And they dwelt at Beersheba, and Moladah, and Hazarshual, |
| 29Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad, | 29And at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad, |
| 30Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag, | 30And at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag, |
| 31Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susim, Beth-biri, and Shaaraim. These were their cities until David reigned. | 31And at Bethmarcaboth, and Hazarsusim, and at Bethbirei, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities unto the reign of David. |
| 32And their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan, five cities, | 32And their villages were, Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities: |
| 33along with all their villages that were around these cities as far as Baal. These were their settlements, and they kept a genealogical record. | 33And all their villages that were round about the same cities, unto Baal. These were their habitations, and their genealogy. |
| 34Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah the son of Amaziah, | 34And Meshobab, and Jamlech, and Joshah the son of Amaziah, |
| 35Joel, Jehu the son of Joshibiah, son of Seraiah, son of Asiel, | 35And Joel, and Jehu the son of Josibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel, |
| 36Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah, | 36And Elioenai, and Jaakobah, and Jeshohaiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel, and Jesimiel, and Benaiah, |
| 37Ziza the son of Shiphi, son of Allon, son of Jedaiah, son of Shimri, son of Shemaiah— | 37And Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah; |
| 38these mentioned by name were princes in their clans, and their fathers’ houses increased greatly. | 38These mentioned by their names were princes in their families: and the house of their fathers increased greatly. |
| 39They journeyed to the entrance of Gedor, to the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks, | 39And they went to the entrance of Gedor, even unto the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks. |
| 40where they found rich, good pasture, and the land was very broad, quiet, and peaceful, for the former inhabitants there belonged to Ham. | 40And they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for they of Ham had dwelt there of old. |
| 41These, registered by name, came in the days of Hezekiah, king of Judah, and destroyed their tents and the Meunites who were found there, and marked them for destruction to this day, and settled in their place, because there was pasture there for their flocks. | 41And these written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and smote their tents, and the habitations that were found there, and destroyed them utterly unto this day, and dwelt in their rooms: because there was pasture there for their flocks. |
| 42And some of them, five hundred men of the Simeonites, went to Mount Seir, having as their leaders Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi. | 42And some of them, even of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men, went to mount Seir, having for their captains Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi. |
| 43And they defeated the remnant of the Amalekites who had escaped, and they have lived there to this day. | 43And they smote the rest of the Amalekites that were escaped, and dwelt there unto this day. |
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