1
Now the
sons of
Reuben the
firstborn of
Israel (for he was the
firstborn, but because he
defiled his
father's bed, his
birthright was
given to the
sons of
Joseph the
son of
Israel; so that he is not
enrolled in the
genealogy according to the
birthright.
rw{k.B;h a.Wh yiK lea'r.fIy -rw{k.B !eb.Wa.r yen.b.W ? yen.bil w{t'r{k.B h'n.Tin wyib'a ye[.Wc.y w{l.L;x.b.W ? h'r{k.B;l fex;y.tih.l a{l.w lea'r.fIy -n,B @esw{y<#st03130
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Though Judah prevailed over his
brothers, and from him came the
leader, yet the
birthright belonged to
Joseph ),
.WN,Mim dyig'n.l.W wy'x,a.B r;b'G h'd.Wh.y yiK ? @esw{y.l<03130)> h'r{k.B;h.w
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the
sons of
Reuben the
firstborn of
Israel were
Hanoch and
Pallu,
Hezron and
Carmi.
a.WL;p.W .$w{n]x lea'r.fIy rw{k.B !eb.Wa.r yen.B ? yim.r;k.w !w{r.c,x
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The
sons of
Joel were
Shemaiah his
son,
Gog his
son,
Shimei his
son,
yi[.miv w{n.B gw{G w{n.b h'y.[;m.v leaw{y yen.B ? w{n.b
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Micah his
son,
Reaiah his
son,
Baal his
son,
w{n.B l;[;B w{n.b h'y'a.r w{n.b h'kyim
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Beerah his
son,
whom Tilgath-pilneser king of
Assyria carried away into
exile; he was
leader of the
Reubenites.
.$,l,m r,s,a.n.liP t;g.LiT h'l.g,h r,v]a w{n.b h'rea.B ? yineb.War'l ayif'n a.Wh rUV;a
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His
kinsmen by their
families, in the
genealogy of their
generations, were
Jeiel the
chief, then
Zechariah
va{r'h ~'tw{d.l{t.l fex;y.tih.B wy't{x.P.vim.l wy'x,a.w ? .Wh'y.r;k.z.W leayi[.y
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and
Bela the
son of
Azaz, the
son of
Shema, the
son of
Joel,
who lived in
Aroer, even to
Nebo and
Baal-meon.
a.Wh leaw{y -n,B [;m,v -n,B z'z'[ -n,B [;l,b.W ? !w{[.m l;[;b.W w{b.n -d;[.w re[{r][;B bevw{y
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To the
east he
settled as
far as the
entrance of the
wilderness from the
river Euphrates,
because their
cattle had
increased in the
land of
Gilead.
r'h'N;h -nim.l h'r'B.dim aw{b.l -d;[ b;v'y x'r.ziM;l.w ? d'[.liG #,r,a.B .Wb'r ~,hyen.qim yiK t'r.P
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In the
days of
Saul they
made war with the
Hagrites, who
fell by their
hand, so that they
occupied their
tents throughout all the
land east of
Gilead.
~yiair.g;h;h -mi[ h'm'x.lim .Wf'[ l.Wa'v yemyib.W ? yen.P -l'K -l;[ ~,hyel\h'a.B .Wb.veY;w ~'d'y.B .Wl.PiY;w ? d'[.liG;l x'r.zim
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Now the
sons of
Gad lived opposite them in the
land of
Bashan as
far as
Salecah.
h'k.l;s -d;[ !'v'B;h #,r,a.B .Wb.v'y ~'D.g,n.l d'g -yen.b.W
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Joel was the
chief and
Shapham the
second, then
Janai and
Shaphat in
Bashan.
j'p'v.w y;n.[;y.w h,n.viM;h ~'p'v.w va{r'h leaw{y ? !'v'B;B
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Their
kinsmen of their
fathers' households were
Michael,
Meshullam,
Sheba,
Jorai,
Jacan,
Zia and
Eber,
seven.
~'LUv.m.W lea'kyim ~,hyetw{b]a tyeb.l ~,hyex]a;w ? h'[.biv r,be['w ;[yiz.w !'K.[;y.w y;rw{y.w [;b,v.w
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These were the
sons of
Abihail, the
son of
Huri, the
son of
Jaroah, the
son of
Gilead, the
son of
Michael, the
son of
Jeshishai, the
son of
Jahdo, the
son of
Buz;
;xw{r'y -n,B yir.Wx -n,B lIy;xyib]a yen.B h,Lea ? w{D.x;y -n,B y;vyiv.y -n,B lea'kyim -n,B d'[.liG -n,B ? z.WB -n,B
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Ahi the
son of
Abdiel, the
son of
Guni, was
head of their
fathers' households.
tyeb.l va{r yin.WG -n,B leayiD.b;[ -n,B yix]a ? ~'tw{b]a
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They
lived in
Gilead, in
Bashan and in its
towns, and in
all the
pasture lands of
Sharon, as
far as their
borders.
yev.r.gim -l'k.b.W 'hy,t{n.bib.W !'v'B;B d'[.liG;B .Wb.veY;w ? ~'tw{a.cw{t -l;[ !w{r'v
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All of these were
enrolled in the
genealogies in the
days of
Jotham king of
Judah and in the
days of
Jeroboam king of
Israel.
h'd.Wh.y -.k,l,m ~'tw{y yemyiB .Wf.x;y.tih ~'LUK ? lea'r.fIy -.k,l,m ~'[.b'r'y yemyib.W
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The
sons of
Reuben and the
Gadites and the
half-tribe * of
Manasseh, consisting of
valiant men,
men who
bore shield and
sword and
shot with
bow and were
skillful in
battle, were
44,760 * * * * *, who
went to
war.
h,V;n.m -j,bev yic]x;w yid'g.w !eb.Wa.r -yen.B ? b,r,x.w !eg'm yea.f{n ~yiv'n]a lIy;x -yen.B -nim ? h'['B.r;a.w ~yi['B.r;a h'm'x.lim yed.Wm.l.W t,v,q yek.r{d.w ? a'b'c yea.c{y ~yiViv.w tw{aem -[;b.v.W @,l,a
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They
made war against the
Hagrites,
Jetur,
Naphish and
Nodab.
r.Wjyiw ~yiayir.g;h;h -mi[ h'm'x.lim .Wf][;Y;w ? b'dw{n.w vyip'n.w
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They were
helped against them, and the
Hagrites and
all who were with them were
given into their
hand; for they
cried out to
God in the
battle, and He
answered their
prayers because they
trusted in Him.
~yiayir.g;h;h ~'d'y.b .Wn.t'NiY;w ~,hyel][ .Wr.z'[eY;w ? h'm'x.liM;B .Wq]['z ~yih{lael yiK ~,h'Mi[,v l{k.w ? w{b .Wx.j'b -yiK ~,h'l rw{T.[;n.w
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They
took away their
cattle: their
50,000 * camels,
250,000 * * sheep,
2,000 donkeys; and
100,000 * men *.
!a{c.w @,l,a ~yiVim]x ~,hyeL;m.G ~,hyen.qim .WB.viY;w ? ~Iy'P.l;a ~yirw{m]x;w @,l,a ~yiVim]x;w ~Iy;ta'm ? @,l'a h'aem ~'d'a v,p,n.w
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For
many fell slain,
because the
war was of
God. And they
settled in their
place until the
exile.
~yih{l/a'hem yiK .Wl'p'n ~yiB;r ~yil'l]x -yiK ? @ h'l{G;h -d;[ ~,hyeT.x;t .Wb.veY;w h'm'x.liM;h
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Now the
sons of the
half-tribe * of
Manasseh lived in the
land; from
Bashan to
Baal-hermon and
Senir and
Mount Hermon they were
numerous.
!'v'Bim #,r'a'B .Wb.v'y h,V;n.m j,bev yic]x yen.b.W ? !w{m.r,x -r;h.w ryin.f.W !w{m.r,x l;[;B -d;[ ? .Wb'r h'Meh
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These were the
heads of their
fathers' households, even
Epher,
Ishi,
Eliel,
Azriel,
Jeremiah,
Hodaviah and
Jahdiel,
mighty men of
valor,
famous men,
heads of their
fathers' households.
yi[.vIy.w r,pe[.w ~'tw{b]a -tyeb yeva'r h,Lea.w ? leayiD.x;y.w h'y.w;dw{h.w h'y.m.rIy.w leayir.z;[.w leayil/a,w ? ~yiva'r tw{mev yev.n;a lIy;x yerw{BiG ~yiv'n]a ? ~'tw{b]a tyeb.l
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But they
acted treacherously against the
God of their
fathers and
played the
harlot after the
gods of the
peoples of the
land,
whom God had
destroyed before * them.
yer]x;a .Wn.ziY;w ~,hyetw{b]a yeh{laeB .Wl][.miY;w ? ~yih{l/a dyim.vih -r,v]a #,r'a'h -yeM;[ yeh{l/a ? ~,hyen.Pim
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So the
God of
Israel stirred up the
spirit of
Pul,
king of
Assyria, even the
spirit of
Tilgath-pilneser king of
Assyria, and he
carried them
away into
exile, namely the
Reubenites, the
Gadites and the
half-tribe * of
Manasseh, and
brought them to
Halah,
Habor,
Hara and to the
river of
Gozan, to
this day.
r.WV;a -.k,l,m l.WP ;x.Wr -t,a lea'r.fIy yeh{l/a r;['Y;w ? ~el.g;Y;w r.WV;a .$,l,m r,s,n.liP t;g.LiT ;x.Wr -t,a.w ? ~eayib.y;w h,V;n.m j,bev yic]x;l.w yid'G;l.w yineb.War'l ? ~w{Y;h d;[ !'zw{G r;h.n.W a'r'h.w rw{b'x.w x;l.x;l ? h,Z;h