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| 1These are the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun, | 1These were Israel's sons: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, |
| 2Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. | 2Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. |
| 3The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the LORD; and he slew him. | 3Judah's sons: Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanite woman. Er, Judah's firstborn, was evil in the LORD's sight, so He put him to death. |
| 4And Tamar his daughter in law bare him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five. | 4Judah's daughter-in-law Tamar bore Perez and Zerah to him. Judah had five sons in all. |
| 5The sons of Pharez; Hezron, and Hamul. | 5Perez's sons: Hezron and Hamul. |
| 6And the sons of Zerah; Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara: five of them in all. | 6Zerah's sons: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara--five in all. |
| 7And the sons of Carmi; Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in the thing accursed. | 7Carmi's son: Achar, who brought trouble on Israel when he was unfaithful by taking the things set apart for destruction. |
| 8And the sons of Ethan; Azariah. | 8Ethan's son: Azariah. |
| 9The sons also of Hezron, that were born unto him; Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai. | 9Hezron's sons, who were born to him: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai. |
| 10And Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah; | 10Ram fathered Amminadab, and Amminadab fathered Nahshon, a leader of Judah's descendants. |
| 11And Nahshon begat Salma, and Salma begat Boaz, | 11Nahshon fathered Salma, and Salma fathered Boaz. |
| 12And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse, | 12Boaz fathered Obed, and Obed fathered Jesse. |
| 13And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third, | 13Jesse fathered Eliab, his firstborn; Abinadab was born second, Shimea third, |
| 14Nethaneel the fourth, Raddai the fifth, | 14Nethanel fourth, Raddai fifth, |
| 15Ozem the sixth, David the seventh: | 15Ozem sixth, and David seventh. |
| 16Whose sisters were Zeruiah, and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah; Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three. | 16Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah's three sons: Abishai, Joab, and Asahel. |
| 17And Abigail bare Amasa: and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmeelite. | 17Amasa's mother was Abigail, and his father was Jether the Ishmaelite. |
| 18And Caleb the son of Hezron begat children of Azubah his wife, and of Jerioth: her sons are these; Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon. | 18Caleb son of Hezron had children by his wife Azubah and by Jerioth. These were Azubah's sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon. |
| 19And when Azubah was dead, Caleb took unto him Ephrath, which bare him Hur. | 19When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, and she bore Hur to him. |
| 20And Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat Bezaleel. | 20Hur fathered Uri, and Uri fathered Bezalel. |
| 21And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he married when he was threescore years old; and she bare him Segub. | 21After this, Hezron slept with the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead. Hezron had married her when he was 60 years old, and she bore Segub to him. |
| 22And Segub begat Jair, who had three and twenty cities in the land of Gilead. | 22Segub fathered Jair, who possessed 23 towns in the land of Gilead. |
| 23And he took Geshur, and Aram, with the towns of Jair, from them, with Kenath, and the towns thereof, even threescore cities. All these belonged to the sons of Machir the father of Gilead. | 23But Geshur and Aram captured Jair's Villages along with Kenath and its villages--60 towns. All these were the sons of Machir father of Gilead. |
| 24And after that Hezron was dead in Calebephratah, then Abiah Hezron's wife bare him Ashur the father of Tekoa. | 24After Hezron's death in Caleb-ephrathah, his wife Abijah bore Ashhur to him. He was the father of Tekoa. |
| 25And the sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were, Ram the firstborn, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, and Ahijah. | 25The sons of Jerahmeel, Hezron's firstborn: Ram, his firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah. |
| 26Jerahmeel had also another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam. | 26Jerahmeel had another wife named Atarah, who was the mother of Onam. |
| 27And the sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel were, Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker. | 27The sons of Ram, Jerahmeel's firstborn: Maaz, Jamin, and Eker. |
| 28And the sons of Onam were, Shammai, and Jada. And the sons of Shammai; Nadab, and Abishur. | 28Onam's sons: Shammai and Jada. Shammai's sons: Nadab and Abishur. |
| 29And the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail, and she bare him Ahban, and Molid. | 29Abishur's wife was named Abihail, who bore Ahban and Molid to him. |
| 30And the sons of Nadab; Seled, and Appaim: but Seled died without children. | 30Nadab's sons: Seled and Appaim. Seled died without children. |
| 31And the sons of Appaim; Ishi. And the sons of Ishi; Sheshan. And the children of Sheshan; Ahlai. | 31Appaim's son: Ishi. Ishi's son: Sheshan. Sheshan's descendant: Ahlai. |
| 32And the sons of Jada the brother of Shammai; Jether, and Jonathan: and Jether died without children. | 32The sons of Jada, brother of Shammai: Jether and Jonathan. Jether died without children. |
| 33And the sons of Jonathan; Peleth, and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel. | 33Jonathan's sons: Peleth and Zaza. These were the descendants of Jerahmeel. |
| 34Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. And Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha. | 34Sheshan had no sons, only daughters, but he did have an Egyptian servant whose name was Jarha. |
| 35And Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant to wife; and she bare him Attai. | 35Sheshan gave his daughter in marriage to his servant Jarha, and she bore Attai to him. |
| 36And Attai begat Nathan, and Nathan begat Zabad, | 36Attai fathered Nathan, and Nathan fathered Zabad. |
| 37And Zabad begat Ephlal, and Ephlal begat Obed, | 37Zabad fathered Ephlal, and Ephlal fathered Obed. |
| 38And Obed begat Jehu, and Jehu begat Azariah, | 38Obed fathered Jehu, and Jehu fathered Azariah. |
| 39And Azariah begat Helez, and Helez begat Eleasah, | 39Azariah fathered Helez, and Helez fathered Elasah. |
| 40And Eleasah begat Sisamai, and Sisamai begat Shallum, | 40Elasah fathered Sismai, and Sismai fathered Shallum. |
| 41And Shallum begat Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begat Elishama. | 41Shallum fathered Jekamiah, and Jekamiah fathered Elishama. |
| 42Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were, Mesha his firstborn, which was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron. | 42The sons of Caleb brother of Jerahmeel: Mesha, his firstborn, fathered Ziph, and Mareshah, his second son, fathered Hebron. |
| 43And the sons of Hebron; Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema. | 43Hebron's sons: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema. |
| 44And Shema begat Raham, the father of Jorkoam: and Rekem begat Shammai. | 44Shema fathered Raham, who fathered Jorkeam, and Rekem fathered Shammai. |
| 45And the son of Shammai was Maon: and Maon was the father of Bethzur. | 45Shammai's son was Maon, and Maon fathered Beth-zur. |
| 46And Ephah, Caleb's concubine, bare Haran, and Moza, and Gazez: and Haran begat Gazez. | 46Caleb's concubine Ephah was the mother of Haran, Moza, and Gazez. Haran fathered Gazez. |
| 47And the sons of Jahdai; Regem, and Jotham, and Geshan, and Pelet, and Ephah, and Shaaph. | 47Jahdai's sons: Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph. |
| 48Maachah, Caleb's concubine, bare Sheber, and Tirhanah. | 48Caleb's concubine Maacah was the mother of Sheber and Tirhanah. |
| 49She bare also Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbenah, and the father of Gibea: and the daughter of Caleb was Achsah. | 49She was also the mother of Shaaph, Madmannah's father, and of Sheva, the father of Machbenah and Gibea. Caleb's daughter was Achsah. |
| 50These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah; Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim, | 50These were Caleb's descendants. The sons of Hur, Ephrathah's firstborn: Shobal fathered Kiriath-jearim; |
| 51Salma the father of Bethlehem, Hareph the father of Bethgader. | 51Salma fathered Bethlehem, and Hareph fathered Beth-gader. |
| 52And Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim had sons; Haroeh, and half of the Manahethites. | 52These were the descendants of Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim: Haroeh, half of the Manahathites, |
| 53And the families of Kirjathjearim; the Ithrites, and the Puhites, and the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; of them came the Zareathites, and the Eshtaulites. | 53and the families of Kiriath-jearim--the Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites, and Mishraites. The Zorathites and Eshtaolites descended from these. |
| 54The sons of Salma; Bethlehem, and the Netophathites, Ataroth, the house of Joab, and half of the Manahethites, the Zorites. | 54Salma's sons: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab, and half of the Manahathites, the Zorites, |
| 55And the families of the scribes which dwelt at Jabez; the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and Suchathites. These are the Kenites that came of Hemath, the father of the house of Rechab. | 55and the families of scribes who lived in Jabez--the Tirathites, Shimeathites, and Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of Rechab's family. |
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