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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 sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Is'sachar, Zeb'ulun,
2 Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
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Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naph'tali, Gad, and Asher.
3 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.
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The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah; these three Bath-shu'a the Canaanitess bore to him. Now Er, Judah's first-born, was wicked in the sight of the LORD, and he slew him.
4 And Tamar his daughter in law bare him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.
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His daughter-in-law Tamar also bore him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.
5 The sons of Pharez; Hezron, and Hamul.
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The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
6 And the sons of Zerah; Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara: five of them in all.
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The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara, five in all.
7 And the sons of Carmi; Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in the thing accursed.
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The sons of Carmi: Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in the matter of the devoted thing;
8 And the sons of Ethan; Azariah.
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and Ethan's son was Azari'ah.
9 The sons also of Hezron, that were born unto him; Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai.
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The sons of Hezron, that were born to him: Jerah'meel, Ram, and Chelu'bai.
10 And Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah;
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Ram was the father of Ammin'adab, and Ammin'adab was the father of Nahshon, prince of the sons of Judah.
11 And Nahshon begat Salma, and Salma begat Boaz,
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Nahshon was the father of Salma, Salma of Bo'az,
12 And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse,
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Bo'az of Obed, Obed of Jesse.
13 And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third,
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Jesse was the father of Eli'ab his first-born, Abin'adab the second, Shim'ea the third,
14 Nethaneel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,
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Nethan'el the fourth, Raddai the fifth,
15 Ozem the sixth, David the seventh:
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Ozem the sixth, David the seventh;
16 Whose sisters were Zeruiah, and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah; Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three.
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and their sisters were Zeru'iah and Ab'igail. The sons of Zeru'iah: Abi'shai, Jo'ab, and As'ahel, three.
17 And Abigail bare Amasa: and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmeelite.
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Ab'igail bore Ama'sa, and the father of Ama'sa was Jether the Ish'maelite.
18 And Caleb the son of Hezron begat children of Azubah his wife, and of Jerioth: her sons are these; Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon.
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Caleb the son of Hezron had children by his wife Azu'bah, and by Jer'ioth; and these were her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.
19 And when Azubah was dead, Caleb took unto him Ephrath, which bare him Hur.
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When Azu'bah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur.
20 And Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat Bezaleel.
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Hur was the father of Uri, and Uri was the father of Bez'alel.
21 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.
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Afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he married when he was sixty years old; and she bore him Segub;
22 And Segub begat Jair, who had three and twenty cities in the land of Gilead.
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and Segub was the father of Ja'ir, who had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead.
23 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.
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But Geshur and Aram took from them Havvoth-ja'ir, Kenath and its villages, sixty towns. All these were descendants of Machir, the father of Gilead.
24 And after that Hezron was dead in Calebephratah, then Abiah Hezron's wife bare him Ashur the father of Tekoa.
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After the death of Hezron, Caleb went in to Eph'rathah, the wife of Hezron his father, and she bore him Ashhur, the father of Teko'a.
25 And the sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were, Ram the firstborn, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, and Ahijah.
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The sons of Jerah'meel, the first-born of Hezron: Ram, his first-born, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahi'jah.
26 Jerahmeel had also another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam.
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Jerah'meel also had another wife, whose name was At'arah; she was the mother of Onam.
27 And the sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel were, Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker.
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The sons of Ram, the first-born of Jerah'meel: Ma'az, Jamin, and Eker.
28 And the sons of Onam were, Shammai, and Jada. And the sons of Shammai; Nadab, and Abishur.
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The sons of Onam: Sham'mai and Jada. The sons of Sham'mai: Nadab and Abi'shur.
29 And the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail, and she bare him Ahban, and Molid.
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The name of Abi'shur's wife was Ab'ihail, and she bore him Ahban and Molid.
30 And the sons of Nadab; Seled, and Appaim: but Seled died without children.
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The sons of Nadab: Seled and Ap'pa-im; and Seled died childless.
31 And the sons of Appaim; Ishi. And the sons of Ishi; Sheshan. And the children of Sheshan; Ahlai.
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The sons of Ap'pa-im: Ishi. The sons of Ishi: Sheshan. The sons of Sheshan: Ahlai.
32 And the sons of Jada the brother of Shammai; Jether, and Jonathan: and Jether died without children.
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The sons of Jada, Sham'mai's brother: Jether and Jonathan; and Jether died childless.
33 And the sons of Jonathan; Peleth, and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel.
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The sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza. These were the descendants of Jerah'meel.
34 Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. And Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha.
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Now Sheshan had no sons, only daughters; but Sheshan had an Egyptian slave, whose name was Jarha.
35 And Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant to wife; and she bare him Attai.
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So Sheshan gave his daughter in marriage to Jarha his slave; and she bore him Attai.
36 And Attai begat Nathan, and Nathan begat Zabad,
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Attai was the father of Nathan and Nathan of Zabad.
37 And Zabad begat Ephlal, and Ephlal begat Obed,
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Zabad was the father of Ephlal, and Ephlal of Obed.
38 And Obed begat Jehu, and Jehu begat Azariah,
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Obed was the father of Jehu, and Jehu of Azari'ah.
39 And Azariah begat Helez, and Helez begat Eleasah,
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Azari'ah was the father of Helez, and Helez of Ele-a'sah.
40 And Eleasah begat Sisamai, and Sisamai begat Shallum,
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Ele-a'sah was the father of Sismai, and Sismai of Shallum.
41 And Shallum begat Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begat Elishama.
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Shallum was the father of Jekami'ah, and Jekami'ah of Eli'shama.
42 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.
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The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerah'meel: Mare'shah his first-born, who was the father of Ziph. The sons of Mare'shah: Hebron.
43 And the sons of Hebron; Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema.
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The sons of Hebron: Korah, Tap'puah, Rekem, and Shema.
44 And Shema begat Raham, the father of Jorkoam: and Rekem begat Shammai.
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Shema was the father of Raham, the father of Jor'ke-am; and Rekem was the father of Sham'mai.
45 And the son of Shammai was Maon: and Maon was the father of Bethzur.
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The son of Sham'mai: Ma'on; and Ma'on was the father of Bethzur.
46 And Ephah, Caleb's concubine, bare Haran, and Moza, and Gazez: and Haran begat Gazez.
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Ephah also, Caleb's concubine, bore Haran, Moza, and Gazez; and Haran was the father of Gazez.
47 And the sons of Jahdai; Regem, and Jotham, and Geshan, and Pelet, and Ephah, and Shaaph.
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The sons of Jah'dai: Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Sha'aph.
48 Maachah, Caleb's concubine, bare Sheber, and Tirhanah.
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Ma'acah, Caleb's concubine, bore Sheber and Tir'hanah.
49 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.
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She also bore Sha'aph the father of Madman'nah, Sheva the father of Machbe'nah and the father of Gib'e-a; and the daughter of Caleb was Achsah.
50 These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah; Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim,
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These were the descendants of Caleb. The sons of Hur the first-born of Eph'rathah: Shobal the father of Kir'iath-je'arim,
51 Salma the father of Bethlehem, Hareph the father of Bethgader.
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Salma, the father of Bethelem, and Hareph the father of Beth-gader.
52 And Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim had sons; Haroeh, and half of the Manahethites.
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Shobal the father of Kir'iath-je'arim had other sons: Haro'eh, half of the Menu'hoth.
53 And the families of Kirjathjearim; the Ithrites, and the Puhites, and the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; of them came the Zareathites, and the Eshtaulites.
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And the families of Kir'iath-je'arim: the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shu'mathites, and the Mish'ra-ites; from these came the Zo'rathites and the Esh'taolites.
54 The sons of Salma; Bethlehem, and the Netophathites, Ataroth, the house of Joab, and half of the Manahethites, the Zorites.
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The sons of Salma: Bethlehem, the Netoph'athites, At'roth-beth-jo'ab, and half of the Man'aha'thites, the Zorites.
55 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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The families also of the scribes that dwelt at Jabez: the Ti'rathites, the Shim'e-athites, and the Su'cathites. These are the Ken'ites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.
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