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| 1These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, | 1These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah; Issachar and Zebulun; |
| 2Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. | 2Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin; Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. |
| 3The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by the daughter of Shua, the Canaanitess. Er, the firstborn of Judah, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; so He killed him. | 3The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bathshua, a Canaanite woman. Er, Judah's firstborn, displeased the LORD, so the LORD killed him. |
| 4And Tamar, his daughter-in-law, bore him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five. | 4Tamar, Judah's daughter-in-law, bore to him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all. |
| 5The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul. | 5The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul. |
| 6The sons of Zerah were Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara—five of them in all. | 6The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Kalkol, Dara--five in all. |
| 7The son of Carmi was Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in the accursed thing. | 7The son of Carmi: Achan, who brought the disaster on Israel when he stole what was devoted to God. |
| 8The son of Ethan was Azariah. | 8The son of Ethan: Azariah. |
| 9Also the sons of Hezron who were born to him were Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai. | 9The sons born to Hezron: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb. |
| 10Ram begot Amminadab, and Amminadab begot Nahshon, leader of the children of Judah; | 10Ram was the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, the tribal chief of Judah. |
| 11Nahshon begot Salma, and Salma begot Boaz; | 11Nahshon was the father of Salma, and Salma was the father of Boaz. |
| 12Boaz begot Obed, and Obed begot Jesse; | 12Boaz was the father of Obed, and Obed was the father of Jesse. |
| 13Jesse begot Eliab his firstborn, Abinadab the second, Shimea the third, | 13Jesse was the father of Eliab, his firstborn; Abinadab was born second, Shimea third, |
| 14Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth, | 14Nethanel fourth, Raddai fifth, |
| 15Ozem the sixth, and David the seventh. | 15Ozem sixth, David seventh. |
| 16Now their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel—three. | 16Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah's three sons were Abshai, Joab, and Asahel. |
| 17Abigail bore Amasa; and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite. | 17Abigail bore Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite. |
| 18Caleb the son of Hezron had children by Azubah, his wife, and by Jerioth. Now these were her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon. | 18Caleb son of Hezron fathered sons by his wife Azubah (also known as Jerioth). Her sons were Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon. |
| 19When Azubah died, Caleb took Ephrath as his wife, who bore him Hur. | 19When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur. |
| 20And Hur begot Uri, and Uri begot Bezalel. | 20Hur was the father of Uri, and Uri was the father of Bezalel. |
| 21Now afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he married when he was sixty years old; and she bore him Segub. | 21Later Hezron had sexual relations with the daughter of Makir, the father of Gilead. (He had married her when he was sixty years old.) She bore him Segub. |
| 22Segub begot Jair, who had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead. | 22Segub was the father of Jair, who owned twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead. |
| 23(Geshur and Syria took from them the towns of Jair, with Kenath and its towns—sixty towns.) All these belonged to the sons of Machir the father of Gilead. | 23(Geshur and Aram captured the towns of Jair, along with Kenath and its sixty surrounding towns.) All these were descendants of Makir, the father of Gilead. |
| 24After Hezron died in Caleb Ephrathah, Hezron’s wife Abijah bore him Ashhur the father of Tekoa. | 24After Hezron's death, Caleb had sexual relations with Ephrath, his father Hezron's widow, and she bore to him Ashhur the father of Tekoa. |
| 25The sons of Jerahmeel, the firstborn of Hezron, were Ram, the firstborn, and Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah. | 25The sons of Jerahmeel, Hezron's firstborn, were Ram, the firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah. |
| 26Jerahmeel had another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam. | 26Jerahmeel had another wife named Atarah; she was Onam's mother. |
| 27The sons of Ram, the firstborn of Jerahmeel, were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker. | 27The sons of Ram, Jerahmeel's firstborn, were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker. |
| 28The sons of Onam were Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai were Nadab and Abishur. | 28The sons of Onam were Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur. |
| 29And the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail, and she bore him Ahban and Molid. | 29Abishur's wife was Abihail, who bore him Ahban and Molid. |
| 30The sons of Nadab were Seled and Appaim; Seled died without children. | 30The sons of Nadab: Seled and Appaim. (Seled died without having sons.) |
| 31The son of Appaim was Ishi, the son of Ishi was Sheshan, and Sheshan’s son was Ahlai. | 31The son of Appaim: Ishi. The son of Ishi: Sheshan. The son of Sheshan: Ahlai. |
| 32The sons of Jada, the brother of Shammai, were Jether and Jonathan; Jether died without children. | 32The sons of Jada, Shammai's brother: Jether and Jonathan. (Jether died without having sons.) |
| 33The sons of Jonathan were Peleth and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel. | 33The sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza. These were the descendants of Jerahmeel. |
| 34Now Sheshan had no sons, only daughters. And Sheshan had an Egyptian servant whose name was Jarha. | 34Sheshan had no sons, only daughters. Sheshan had an Egyptian servant named Jarha. |
| 35Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant as wife, and she bore him Attai. | 35Sheshan gave his daughter to his servant Jarha as a wife; she bore him Attai. |
| 36Attai begot Nathan, and Nathan begot Zabad; | 36Attai was the father of Nathan, and Nathan was the father of Zabad. |
| 37Zabad begot Ephlal, and Ephlal begot Obed; | 37Zabad was the father of Ephlal, and Ephlal was the father of Obed. |
| 38Obed begot Jehu, and Jehu begot Azariah; | 38Obed was the father of Jehu, and Jehu was the father of Azariah. |
| 39Azariah begot Helez, and Helez begot Eleasah; | 39Azariah was the father of Helez, and Helez was the father of Eleasah. |
| 40Eleasah begot Sismai, and Sismai begot Shallum; | 40Eleasah was the father of Sismai, and Sismai was the father of Shallum. |
| 41Shallum begot Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begot Elishama. | 41Shallum was the father of Jekamiah, and Jekamiah was the father of Elishama. |
| 42The descendants of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha, his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron. | 42The sons of Caleb, Jerahmeel's brother: His firstborn Mesha, the father of Ziph, and his second son Mareshah, the father of Hebron. |
| 43The sons of Hebron were Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema. | 43The sons of Hebron: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema. |
| 44Shema begot Raham the father of Jorkoam, and Rekem begot Shammai. | 44Shema was the father of Raham, the father of Jorkeam. Rekem was the father of Shammai. |
| 45And the son of Shammai was Maon, and Maon was the father of Beth Zur. | 45Shammai's son was Maon, who was the father of Beth-Zur. |
| 46Ephah, Caleb’s concubine, bore Haran, Moza, and Gazez; and Haran begot Gazez. | 46Caleb's concubine Ephah bore Haran, Moza, and Gazez. Haran was the father of Gazez. |
| 47And the sons of Jahdai were Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph. | 47The sons of Jahdai: Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph. |
| 48Maachah, Caleb’s concubine, bore Sheber and Tirhanah. | 48Caleb's concubine Maacah bore Sheber and Tirhanah. |
| 49She also bore Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbenah and the father of Gibea. And the daughter of Caleb was Achsah. | 49She also bore Shaaph the father of Madmannah and Sheva the father of Machbenah and Gibea. Caleb's daughter was Achsah. |
| 50These were the descendants of Caleb: The sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, were Shobal the father of Kirjath Jearim, | 50These were the descendants of Caleb. The sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrath: Shobal, the father of Kiriath Jearim, |
| 51Salma the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth Gader. | 51Salma, the father of Bethlehem, Hareph, the father of Beth-Gader. |
| 52And Shobal the father of Kirjath Jearim had descendants: Haroeh, and half of the families of Manuhoth. | 52The sons of Shobal, the father of Kiriath Jearim, were Haroeh, half of the Manahathites, |
| 53The families of Kirjath Jearim were the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shumathites, and the Mishraites. From these came the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites. | 53the clans of Kiriath Jearim--the Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites, and Mishraites. (The Zorathites and Eshtaolites descended from these groups.) |
| 54The sons of Salma were Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth Beth Joab, half of the Manahethites, and the Zorites. | 54The sons of Salma: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth Beth-Joab, half the Manahathites, the Zorites, |
| 55And the families of the scribes who dwelt at Jabez were the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and the Suchathites. These were the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab. | 55and the clans of the scribes who lived in Jabez: the Tirathites, Shimeathites, and Sucathites. These are the Kenites who descended from Hammath, the father of Beth-Rechab. |
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