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1 These are the sons of Isra'el: Re'uven, Shim'on, Levi, Y'hudah, Yissakhar, Z'vulun,
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These are the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,
2 Dan, Yosef, Binyamin, Naftali, Gad and Asher.
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Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
3 The sons of Y'hudah: 'Er, Onan and Shelah; the mother of these three was Bat-Shua the Kena'anit. 'Er, Y'hudah's firstborn, was wicked from ADONAI's perspective, so he killed him.
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The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the LORD; and he slew him.
4 Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Peretz and Zerach; thus Y'hudah had five sons altogether.
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And Tamar his daughter in law bare him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.
5 The sons of Peretz: Hetzron and Hamul.
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The sons of Pharez; Hezron, and Hamul.
6 The sons of Zerach: Zimri, Eitan, Heiman, Kalkol and Dara - five of them altogether.
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And the sons of Zerah; Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara: five of them in all.
7 The sons of Karmi: 'Akhar [troubler], who troubled Isra'el by violating the rule concerning things set aside to be destroyed.
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And the sons of Carmi; Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in the thing accursed.
8 The son of Eitan: 'Azaryah.
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And the sons of Ethan; Azariah.
9 The sons born to Hetzron: Yerachme'el, Ram and K'luvai.
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The sons also of Hezron, that were born unto him; Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai.
10 Ram fathered 'Amminadav; 'Amminadav fathered Nachshon prince of the descendants of Y'hudah;
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And Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah;
11 Nachshon fathered Salma; Salma fathered Bo'az;
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And Nahshon begat Salma, and Salma begat Boaz,
12 Bo'az fathered 'Oved; 'Oved fathered Yishai;
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And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse,
13 and Yishai fathered Eli'av his firstborn, Avinadav second, Shim'a third,
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And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third,
14 N'tan'el fourth, Radai fifth,
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Nethaneel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,
15 Otzem sixth, David seventh,
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Ozem the sixth, David the seventh:
16 and their sisters Tz'ruyah and Avigayil. The sons of Tz'ruyah: Avshai, Yo'av and 'Asah'el, three of them.
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Whose sisters were Zeruiah, and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah; Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three.
17 Avigayil was the mother of 'Amasa; the father of 'Amasa was Yeter the Yishma'eli.
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And Abigail bare Amasa: and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmeelite.
18 Kalev the son of Hetzron fathered sons with 'Azuvah his wife (and with Yeri'ot); these were her sons: Yesher, Shovav and Ardon.
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And Caleb the son of Hezron begat children of Azubah his wife, and of Jerioth: her sons are these; Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon.
19 After 'Azuvah died, Kalev married Efrat, who bore him Hur.
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And when Azubah was dead, Caleb took unto him Ephrath, which bare him Hur.
20 Hur fathered Uri, and Uri fathered B'tzal'el.
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And Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat Bezaleel.
21 Afterwards, Hetzron had sexual relations with the daughter of Machir the father of Gil'ad; he married her when he was sixty years old, and she bore him S'guv.
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And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he married when he was threescore years old; and she bare him Segub.
22 S'guv fathered Ya'ir, who had twenty-three cities in the land of Gil'ad.
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And Segub begat Jair, who had three and twenty cities in the land of Gilead.
23 (But G'shur and Aram took Havot-Ya'ir away from them, along with K'nat and its villages - sixty cities.) All these were descendants of Machir the father of Gil'ad.
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And he took Geshur, and Aram, with the towns of Jair, from them, with Kenath, and the towns thereof, even threescore cities. All these belonged to the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.
24 After Hetzron died in Kalev-Efratah, Aviyah Hetzron's wife bore him Ash'chur the father of T'koa.
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And after that Hezron was dead in Calebephratah, then Abiah Hezron's wife bare him Ashur the father of Tekoa.
25 The sons of Yerachme'el Hetzron's firstborn: Ram the firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Otzem and Achiyah.
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And the sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were, Ram the firstborn, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, and Ahijah.
26 Yerachme'el had another wife, whose name was 'Atarah; she was the mother of Onam.
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Jerahmeel had also another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam.
27 The sons of Ram the firstborn son of Yerachme'el: Ma'atz, Yamin and 'Eker.
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And the sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel were, Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker.
28 The sons of Onam: Shamai and Yada. The sons of Shamai: Nadav and Avishur.
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And the sons of Onam were, Shammai, and Jada. And the sons of Shammai; Nadab, and Abishur.
29 Avishur's wife was named Avichayil, and she bore him Achban and Molid.
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And the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail, and she bare him Ahban, and Molid.
30 The sons of Nadav: Seled and Apayim. Seled died without having any children.
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And the sons of Nadab; Seled, and Appaim: but Seled died without children.
31 The son of Apayim: Yish'i. The son of Yish'i: Sheshan. The son of Sheshan: Achlai.
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And the sons of Appaim; Ishi. And the sons of Ishi; Sheshan. And the children of Sheshan; Ahlai.
32 The sons of Yada the brother of Shamai: Yeter and Yonatan. Yeter died without having any children.
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And the sons of Jada the brother of Shammai; Jether, and Jonathan: and Jether died without children.
33 The sons of Yonatan: Pelet and Zaza. These were the descendants of Yerachme'el.
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And the sons of Jonathan; Peleth, and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel.
34 Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Yarcha;
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Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. And Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha.
35 Sheshan gave his daughter in marriage to Yarcha his servant, and she bore him 'Atai.
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And Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant to wife; and she bare him Attai.
36 'Atai fathered Natan, Natan fathered Zavad,
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And Attai begat Nathan, and Nathan begat Zabad,
37 Zavad fathered Eflal, Eflal fathered 'Oved,
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And Zabad begat Ephlal, and Ephlal begat Obed,
38 'Oved fathered Yehu, Yehu fathered 'Azaryah,
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And Obed begat Jehu, and Jehu begat Azariah,
39 'Azaryah fathered Heletz, Heletz fathered El'asah,
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And Azariah begat Helez, and Helez begat Eleasah,
40 El'asah fathered Sismai, Sismai fathered Shalum,
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And Eleasah begat Sisamai, and Sisamai begat Shallum,
41 Shalum fathered Y'kamyah and Y'kamyah fathered Elishama.
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And Shallum begat Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begat Elishama.
42 The sons of Kalev the brother of Yerachme'el: Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Zif; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hevron.
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Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were, Mesha his firstborn, which was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.
43 The sons of Hevron: Korach, Tapuach, Rekem and Shema.
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And the sons of Hebron; Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema.
44 Shema fathered Racham the father of Yorke'am, and Rekem fathered Shamai.
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And Shema begat Raham, the father of Jorkoam: and Rekem begat Shammai.
45 The son of Shamai was Ma'on, and Ma'on was the father of Beit-Tzur.
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And the son of Shammai was Maon: and Maon was the father of Bethzur.
46 'Eifah, Kalev's concubine, bore Haran, Motza and Gazez; and Haran fathered Gazez.
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And Ephah, Caleb's concubine, bare Haran, and Moza, and Gazez: and Haran begat Gazez.
47 The sons of Yahdai: Regem, Yotam, Geshan, Pelet, 'Eifah and Sha'af.
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And the sons of Jahdai; Regem, and Jotham, and Geshan, and Pelet, and Ephah, and Shaaph.
48 Ma'akhah, Kalev's concubine, bore Shever and Tirchanah.
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Maachah, Caleb's concubine, bare Sheber, and Tirhanah.
49 [The wife of] Sha'af the father of Madmanah bore Sh'va the father of Machbenah and the father of Giv'a. The daughter of Kalev was 'Akhsah.
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She bare also Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbenah, and the father of Gibea: and the daughter of Caleb was Achsah.
50 These were the descendants of Kalev. The sons of Hur the firstborn of Efratah: Shoval the father of Kiryat-Ye'arim,
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These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah; Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim,
51 Salma the father of Beit-Lechem and Haref the father of Beit-Gader.
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Salma the father of Bethlehem, Hareph the father of Bethgader.
52 Shoval the father of Kiryat-Ye'arim had sons: HaRo'eh and half of the [inhabitants of] M'nuchot.
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And Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim had sons; Haroeh, and half of the Manahethites.
53 The families of Kiryat-Ye'arim: the Yitri, the Puti, the Shumati and the Mishra'i; from them came the Tzor'ati and the Eshta'uli.
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And the families of Kirjathjearim; the Ithrites, and the Puhites, and the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; of them came the Zareathites, and the Eshtaulites.
54 The sons of Salma: Beit-Lechem, the N'tofati, 'Atrot-Beit-Yo'av, half of the Manachati, the Tzor'i,
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The sons of Salma; Bethlehem, and the Netophathites, Ataroth, the house of Joab, and half of the Manahethites, the Zorites.
55 the families of scribes that lived in Ya'betz, the Tir'atim, the Shim'atim and the Sukhatim. These are the Kinim, who came from Hamat, father of the house of Rekhav.
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And the families of the scribes which dwelt at Jabez; the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and Suchathites. These are the Kenites that came of Hemath, the father of the house of Rechab.
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