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1 These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi and Judah, Issachar and Zebulun;
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These are the Bnei Yisroel: Reuven, Shim’on, Levi, and Yehudah, Yissakhar, and Zevulun,
2 Dan, Joseph and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad and Asher.
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Dan, Yosef, and Binyamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
3 The sons of Judah: Er and Onan and Shelah; these three were his sons by Bathshua, the Canaanite woman. And Er, Judah's oldest son, did evil in the eyes of the Lord; and he put him to death.
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The Bnei Yehudah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah, which three were born unto him of Bat-Shua the Kanaanit. And Er, the bechor of Yehudah, was rah in the eyes of Hashem; and He put him to death.
4 And Tamar, his daughter-in-law, had Perez and Zerah by him. All the sons of Judah were five.
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And Tamar his kallah (daughter-in-law) bore him Peretz and Zerach. All the Bnei Yehudah were five.
5 The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
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The Bnei Peretz: Chetzron, and Chamul.
6 And the sons of Zerah: Zimri and Ethan and Heman and Calcol and Dara; five of them.
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And the Bnei Zerach; Zimri, and Eitan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara, five of them in all.
7 And the sons of Carmi: Achan, the troubler of Israel, who did wrong about the cursed thing.
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And the Bnei Carmi: Achar, the troubler of Yisroel, who transgressed the cherem.
8 And the son of Ethan: Azariah.
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And the Bnei Eitan; Azaryah.
9 And the sons of Hezron, the offspring of his body: Jerahmeel and Ram and Chelubai.
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The Bnei Chetzron also, that were born unto him: Yerachme’el, and Ram, and Keluvai.
10 And Ram was the father of Amminadab; and Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, chief of the children of Judah;
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And Ram fathered Amminadav; and Amminadav fathered Nachshon Nasi Bnei Yehudah;
11 And Nahshon was the father of Salma, and Salma was the father of Boaz,
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And Nachshon fathered Salma; Salma fathered Boaz,
12 And Boaz was the father of Obed, and Obed was the father of Jesse,
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And Boaz fathered Oved, and Oved fathered Yishai,
13 And Jesse was the father of Eliab, his oldest son, and Abinadab, the second, and Shimea, the third,
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And Yishai fathered his bechor Eliav, and Avinadav the second, and Shimma the third,
14 Nethanel, the fourth, Raddai, the fifth,
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Netanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,
15 Ozem, the sixth, David, the seventh;
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Otzem the sixth, Dovid the seventh;
16 And their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And Zeruiah had three sons: Abishai and Joab and Asahel.
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Whose achayot (sisters) were Tzeruyah, and Avigal. And the Bnei Tzeruyah: Avishai, and Yoav, and Asahel, three.
17 And Abigail was the mother of Amasa; and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite.
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And Avigal bore Amasa, and avi Amasa was Yeter the Yishme’eli.
18 And Caleb, the son of Hezron, had children by Azubah his wife, the daughter of Jerioth; and these were her sons: Jesher and Shobab and Ardon.
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And Kalev Ben Chetzron fathered by Azuvah his isha, and by Yeriot; her banim are these; Yesher, and Shovav, and Ardon.
19 And after the death of Azubah, Caleb took as his wife Ephrath, who was the mother of Hur.
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And when Azuvah was dead, Kalev took [as isha] unto him Ephrat, which bore him Chur.
20 And Hur was the father of Uri; and Uri was the father of Bezalel.
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And Chur fathered Uri, and Uri fathered Betzale’el.
21 And after that, Hezron had connection with the daughter of Machir, the father of Gilead, whom he took as his wife when he was sixty years old; and she had Segub by him.
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And afterward Chetzron went in to the Bat Machir avi Gil’ad, whom he married when his age was threescore shanim; and she bore him Seguv.
22 And Segub was the father of Jair, who had twenty-three towns in the land of Gilead.
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And Seguv fathered Yair, who had three and twenty towns in Eretz Gil’ad.
23 And Geshur and Aram took the tent-towns of Jair from them, with Kenath and the small places round it, even sixty towns. All these were the sons of Machir, the father of Gilead.
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And he took Geshur, and Aram, with Chavvot Yair, from them, with Kenat, and the towns thereof, even threescore towns. All these belonged to the Bnei Machir avi Gil’ad.
24 And after the death of Hezron, Caleb had connection with Ephrath, his father Hezron's wife, and she gave birth to his son Asshur, the father of Tekoa.
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And after that Chetzron was dead in Kalev Ephratah, then Aviyah Chetzron’s isha bore him Ashchur avi Tekoa.
25 And the sons of Jerahmeel, the oldest son of Hezron, were Ram, the oldest, and Bunah and Oren and Ozem and Ahijah.
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And the Bnei Yerachme’el the bechor of Chetzron were Ram the bechor, and Bunah, and Oren, and Otzem, and Achiyah.
26 And Jerahmeel had another wife, whose name was Atarah: she was the mother of Onam.
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Yerachme’el had also another isha, whose shem was Atarah; she was the em of Onam.
27 And the sons of Ram, the oldest son of Jerahmeel, were Maaz and Jamin and Eker.
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And the Bnei Ram the bechor of Yerachme’el were Ma’atz, and Yamin, and Eker.
28 And the sons of Onam were Shammai and Jada; and the sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur.
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And the Bnei Onam were Shammai, and Yada. And the Bnei Shammai; Nadav and Avishur.
29 And the name of Abishur's wife was Abihail; and she had Ahban and Molid by him.
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And the shem of the isha of Avishur was Avichayil, and she bore him Achban, and Molid.
30 And the sons of Nadab: Seled and Appaim; but Seled came to his end without sons.
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And the Bnei Nadav: Seled, and Apayim, but Seled died without banim.
31 And the sons of Appaim: Ishi. And the sons of Ishi: Sheshan. And the sons of Sheshan: Ahlai.
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And the Bnei Apayim; Yishi. And the Bnei Yishi; Sheshan. And the Bnei Sheshan; Achlai.
32 And the sons of Jada, the brother of Shammai: Jether and Jonathan; and Jether came to his end without sons.
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And the Bnei Yada the brother of Shammai: Yeter, and Yonatan, and Yeter died without banim.
33 And the sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel.
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And the Bnei Yonatan: Pelet, and Zaza. These were the Bnei Yerachme’el.
34 Now Sheshan had no sons, but only daughters. And Sheshan had an Egyptian servant, whose name was Jarha.
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Now Sheshan had no banim, but only banot. And Sheshan had an eved, a Mitzri (an Egyptian), shmo Yarcha.
35 And Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha, his servant, as a wife; and she had Attai by him.
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And Sheshan gave his bat to Yarcha his eved as isha; and she bore him Attai.
36 And Attai was the father of Nathan, and Nathan was the father of Zabad,
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And Attai fathered Natan, and Natan fathered Zavad,
37 And Zabad was the father of Ephlal, and Ephlal was the father of Obed,
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And Zavad fathered Ephlal, and Ephlal fathered Oved,
38 And Obed was the father of Jehu, and Jehu was the father of Azariah,
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And Oved fathered Yehu, and Yehu fathered Azaryah,
39 And Azariah was the father of Helez, and Helez was the father of Eleasah,
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And Azaryah fathered Cheletz, and Cheletz fathered Eleasah,
40 And Eleasah was the father of Sismai, and Sismai was the father of Shallum,
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And Eleasah fathered Sismai, and Sismai fathered Shallum,
41 And Shallum was the father of Jekamiah, and Jekamiah was the father of Elishama.
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And Shallum fathered Yekamyah, and Yekamyah fathered Elishama.
42 And the sons of Caleb, the brother of Jerahmeel, were Mareshah, his oldest son, who was the father of Ziph and Hebron.
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Now the Bnei Kalev the brother of Yerachme’el were Mesha his bechor, who was avi Ziph; and the Bnei Mareshah avi Chevron.
43 And the sons of Hebron: Korah and Tappuah and Rekem and Shema.
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And the Bnei Chevron; Korach, and Tapuach, and Rekem, and Shema.
44 And Shema was the father of Raham, the father of Jorkeam, and Rekem was the father of Shammai.
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And Shema fathered Racham avi Yorkeam; and Rekem fathered Shammai.
45 And the son of Shammai was Maon; and Maon was the father of Beth-zur.
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And the Ben of Shammai was Maon, and Maon was avi Beit-tzur.
46 And Ephah, Caleb's servant-wife, had Haran and Moza and Gazez; and Haran was the father of Gazez.
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And Ephah, Kalev’s pilegesh, bore Charan, Motza, Gazez; and Charan fathered Gazez.
47 And the sons of Jahdai: Regem and Jotham and Geshan and Pelet and Ephah and Shaaph.
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And the Bnei Yahdai; Regem, and Yotam, and Geshan, and Pelet, and Eiphah, and Sha’aph.
48 Maacah, Caleb's servant-wife, was the mother of Sheber and Tirhanah,
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Ma’achah, Kalev’s pilegesh (concubine), bore Shever, and Tirchanah.
49 And Shaaph, the father of Madmannah, Sheva, the father of Machbena and the father of Gibea; and Caleb's daughter was Achsah. These were the sons of Caleb.
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She bore also Sha’aph avi Madmannah, Sheva avi Machbenah, and avi Givea; and the Bat Kalev was Achsa.
50 The sons of Hur, the oldest son of Ephrathah; Shobal, the father of Kiriath-jearim,
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These were the Bnei Kalev Ben Chur, the bechor of Ephratah; Shoval avi Kiryat Yearim.
51 Salma, the father of Beth-lehem, Hareph, the father of Beth-gader.
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Salma avi Beit-lechem, Chareph avi Beit-gader.
52 And Shobal, the father of Kiriath-jearim, had sons: Haroeh, half of the Manahathites.
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And Shoval avi Kiryat Yearim had banim; Haroeh, and half of Manuchot.
53 And the families of Kiriath-jearim: the Ithrites and the Puthites and the Shumathites and the Mishraites; from them came the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites.
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And the mishpekhot of Kiryat Yearim; the Yitri, and the Puti, and the Shumati, and the Mishra’i; of them came the Tzareati, and the Eshtauli.
54 The sons of Salma: Beth-lehem and the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-Joab and half of the Manahathites, the Zorites.
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The Bnei Salma; Beitlechem, and the Netophati, Atarot Bais Yoav, and half of the Manachati, the Tzori.
55 And the families of scribes who were living at Jabez: the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, the Sucathites. These are the Kenites, the offspring of Hammath, the father of the family of Rechab.
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And the mishpekhot of the sofrim (scribes) which dwelt at Yabetz; the Tiratim, the Shimeatim, and Sukhatim. These are the Kinim that came of Chamat avi Bais Rechav.
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