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6 Benjamin had three sons: Bela, Beker, and Jediael.
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Three sons of Benjamin: Bela, Beker and Jediael.
7 Bela had five: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri, all of them chiefs and warriors. They counted 22,034 names in their family tree.
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The sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth and Iri, heads of families—five in all. Their genealogical record listed 22,034 fighting men.
8 Beker's sons were Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth.
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The sons of Beker: Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth and Alemeth. All these were the sons of Beker.
9 Through these chiefs their family tree listed 20,200 warriors.
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Their genealogical record listed the heads of families and 20,200 fighting men.
10 Jediael's son was Bilhan and the sons of Bilhan were Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Kenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar
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The son of Jediael: Bilhan. The sons of Bilhan: Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Kenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish and Ahishahar.
11 - all sons of Jediael and family chiefs; they counted 17,200 combat-ready warriors.
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All these sons of Jediael were heads of families. There were 17,200 fighting men ready to go out to war.
12 Shuppim and Huppim were the sons of Ir; Hushim were from the family of Aher.
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The Shuppites and Huppites were the descendants of Ir, and the Hushites the descendants of Aher.
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