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1 This was Israel's family: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
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Israel's (that is, Jacob's) sons: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
2 Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
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Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
3 Judah's family: Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him with Bath-shua the Canaanite. Although Er was Judah's oldest, the LORD considered him wicked and put him to death.
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Judah had Er, Onan, and Shelah; their mother was Bathshua the Canaanite. Er, Judah's firstborn, was so bad before God that God killed him.
4 His daughter-in-law Tamar bore him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.
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Judah also had Perez and Zerah by his daughter-in-law Tamar - a total of five sons.
5 Perez's family: Hezron and Hamul.
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Perez had Hezron and Hamul;
6 Zerah's family: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Darda—five in all.
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Zerah had Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Darda - five sons.
7 Carmi's family: Achar, who made trouble for Israel by disobeying the law dedicating war spoils to God.
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Carmi had Achar, who brought doom on Israel when he violated a holy ban.
8 Ethan's family: Azariah.
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Ethan's son was Azariah.
9 Hezron's family, who were born to him: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai.
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And Hezron had Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai.
10 Ram was the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, tribal chief of the Judeans.
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Ram had Amminadab and Amminadab had Nahshon, a prominent leader in the Judah family.
11 Nahshon was the father of Salma, Salma was the father of Boaz,
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Nahshon had Salmon and Salmon had Boaz.
12 Boaz was the father of Obed, and Obed was the father of Jesse.
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Boaz had Obed and Obed had Jesse.
13 Jesse was the father of Eliab his oldest son, Abinadab his second, Shimea his third,
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Jesse's firstborn was Eliab, followed by Abinadab, Shimea,
14 Nethanel his fourth, Raddai his fifth,
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Nethanel, Raddai,
15 Ozem his sixth, and David his seventh.
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Ozem, and finally David; David was the seventh.
16 Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah's family: Abishai, Joab, and Asahel—three in all.
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Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah gave birth to three sons: Abishai, Joab, and Asahel;
17 Abigail gave birth to Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite.
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Abigail was the mother of Amasa (the father was Jether the Ishmaelite).
18 Caleb, Hezron's son, had children with his wife Azubah, and with Jerioth. These were her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.
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Caleb son of Hezron had children by his wife Azubah and also by Jerioth. Azubah's sons were Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.
19 After Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who gave birth to Hur for him.
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After Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who gave birth to Hur.
20 Hur was the father of Uri, and Uri was the father of Bezalel.
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Hur had Uri and Uri had Bezalel.
21 Later, Hezron had sexual relations with the daughter of Machir, Gilead's father, whom he married when he was 60 years old, and she gave birth to Segub for him.
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Some time later Hezron married the daughter of Makir the father of Gilead; he was sixty years old when he married her; she gave birth to Segub.
22 Segub was the father of Jair, who owned twenty-three towns in the land of Gilead,
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Then Segub had Jair who owned twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead.
23 but Geshur and Aram took Havvoth-jair from them, as well as Kenath and its villages, sixty towns. All these were descendants of Machir, Gilead's father.
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Geshur and Aram captured the nomadic villages of Jair and Kenath and their satellite settlements - sixty towns. These all belonged to Makir the father of Gilead.
24 After Hezron's death, Caleb went to Ephrath. Abijah, Hezron's wife, bore him Ashhur, Tekoa's father.
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After the death of Hezron, Caleb married Ephrathah the wife of his father Hezron; she then gave birth to Ashhur the father of Tekoa.
25 The family of Jerahmeel, Hezron's oldest son: Ram his oldest, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah.
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The sons of Jerahmeel, Hezron's firstborn: Ram his firstborn, followed by Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah.
26 Jerahmeel had another wife named Atarah; she was the mother of Onam.
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Jerahmeel had another wife whose name was Atarah; she gave birth to Onam.
27 The family of Ram, Jerahmeel's oldest son: Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.
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The sons of Ram, Jerahmeel's firstborn: Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.
28 Onam's family: Shammai and Jada. Shammai's family: Nadab and Abishur.
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The sons of Onam: Shammai and Jada.
29 Abishur's wife's name was Abihail, and she gave birth to Ahban and Molid for him.
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Abishur's wife was Abihail; she gave birth to Ahban and Molid.
30 Nadab's family: Seled and Appaim, but Seled died without children.
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Nadab had Seled and Appaim. Seled died leaving no sons.
31 Appaim's family: Ishi. Ishi's family: Sheshan. Sheshan's family: Ahlai.
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Appaim had Ishi; Ishi had Sheshan; and Sheshan had Ahlai.
32 The family of Jada, Shammai's brother: Jether and Jonathan, but Jether died without children.
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Jada, Shammai's brother, had Jether and Jonathan. Jether died leaving no sons.
33 Jonathan's family: Peleth and Zaza. These were Jerahmeel's descendants.
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Jonathan had Peleth and Zaza. This is the family tree of the sons of Jerahmeel.
34 Sheshan had no sons, only daughters; but Sheshan had an Egyptian servant whose name was Jarha.
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Sheshan had no sons, only daughters. But Sheshan had an Egyptian servant, Jarha.
35 Sheshan gave his daughter in marriage to Jarha his servant, and she gave birth to Attai for him.
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Sheshan married his daughter to Jarha and she gave birth to Attai.
36 Attai was the father of Nathan, Nathan was the father of Zabad,
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Attai had Nathan, Nathan had Zabad,
37 Zabad was the father of Ephlal, Ephlal was the father of Obed,
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Zabad had Ephlal, Ephlal had Obed,
38 Obed was the father of Jehu, Jehu was the father of Azariah,
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Obed had Jehu, Jehu had Azariah,
39 Azariah was the father of Helez, Helez was the father of Eleasah,
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Azariah had Helez, Helez had Eleasah,
40 Eleasah was the father of Sismai, Sismai was the father of Shallum,
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Eleasah had Sismai, Sismai had Shallum,
41 Shallum was the father of Jekamiah, and Jekamiah was the father of Elishama.
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Shallum had Jekamiah, and Jekamiah had Elishama.
42 The family of Caleb, Jerahmeel's brother: Mesha his oldest son and Ziph's father; and his second son Mareshah, Hebron's father.
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Jerahmeel's brother Caleb had a son, his firstborn, named Mesha; Mesha had Ziph; Ziph's son was Mareshah the father of Hebron.
43 Hebron's family: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.
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The sons of Hebron: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.
44 Shema was the father of Raham, Jorkeam's father; and Rekem was the father of Shammai.
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Shema had Raham the father of Jorkeam; Rekem had Shammai.
45 Shammai's son: Maon; Maon was Beth-zur's father.
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Shammai's son was Maon and Maon was the father of Beth Zur.
46 Ephah, Caleb's secondary wife, gave birth to Haran, Moza, and Gazez. Haran was the father of Gazez.
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Caleb's concubine Ephah gave birth to Haran, Moza, and Gazez; Haran had Gazez.
47 Jahdai's family: Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.
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The sons of Jahdai: Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.
48 Maacah, Caleb's secondary wife, gave birth to Sheber and Tirhanah.
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Another concubine of Caleb, Maacah, gave birth to Sheber and Tirhanah.
49 She also gave birth to Shaaph, Madmannah's father; and to Sheva, Machbenah and Gibea's father. Caleb's daughter was Achsah.
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She also bore Shaaph the father of Madmannah and Sheva the father of Macbenah and Gibea. Caleb's daughter was Acsah.
50 These were Caleb's descendants. The family of Hur, Ephrathah's oldest son: Shobal, Kiriath-jearim's father;
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These made up the Caleb branch of the family tree.
51 Salma, Bethlehem's father; and Hareph, Beth-gader's father.
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Salma who had Bethlehem, and Hareph father of Beth Gader.
52 Shobal, Kiriath-jearim's father, had a family: Haroeh, and the ancestor of half of the Menuhoth.
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The family of Shobal, father of Kiriath Jearim: Haroeh, half of the population of Manahath,
53 Kiriath-jearim's clans: the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shumathites, and the Mishraites. From these came the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites.
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the families of Kiriath Jearim, the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shumathites, and the Mishraites. The Zorathites and Eshtaolites also came from this line.
54 The family of Salma, Bethlehem's father: the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab, half of the Manahathites, and the Zorites.
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The sons of Salma: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth Beth Joab, half of the Manahathites, the Zorites,
55 The clans of the scribes who lived at Jabez: the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and the Sucathites. They were Kenites who descended from Hammath, Beth-rechab's father.
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and the families of Sopherim who lived at Jabez - the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and the Sucathites. They made up the Kenites who came from Hammath the father of the house of Recab.
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