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The sons of Judah were Pharez (The sons of Judah were Perez), and Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.
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And Reaiah, the son of Shobal, begat Jahath; of whom were born Ahumai, and Lahad. These were the kindreds of Zorathites.
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And this is the generation of Etam (And these be the descendants of Etam); Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash; and the name of the sister of them was Hazelelponi.
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And Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer was the father of Hushah; these be the sons of Hur, the first begotten son of Ephratah, the father of Bethlehem.
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And Ashhur, the father of Tekoa, had two wives, Helah, and Naarah;
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and Naarah childed to him Ahuzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Haahashtari; these be the sons of Naarah.
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And the sons of Helah were Zereth, Jezoar, and Ethnan.
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And Coz begat Anub, and Zobebah, and the kindreds of Aharhel, the son of Harum.
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And Jabez was noble before all his brethren; and his mother called his name Jabez, and said, For I childed him in sorrow. (And Jabez was more respected than all his brothers; and his mother called him Jabez, or He who maketh sorrow, saying, For I gave birth to him in pain.)
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And Jabez called inwardly (to the) God of Israel, and said, If thou blessing shalt bless me, and shalt enlarge my terms, and if thine hand shall be with me, and thou shalt make me to be not oppressed of malice. And God gave to him that thing, that he prayed. (And Jabez inwardly called on the God of Israel, and said, If thou blessing shalt bless me, and shalt enlarge my borders, and thy hand shall be with me, and thou shalt keep me from being oppressed by malice, I shall be blessed indeed. And God gave him what he prayed for.)