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1 These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
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Jacob had twelve 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 The sons of Judah: Er, Onan and Shelah. These three were born to him by a Canaanite woman, the daughter of Shua. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the LORD’s sight; so the LORD put him to death.
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Judah had five sons in all. By his wife Bathshua, a Canaanite, he had three sons: Er, Onan, and Shelah. His oldest son, Er, was so evil that the Lord killed him.
4 Judah’s daughter-in-law Tamar bore Perez and Zerah to Judah. He had five sons in all.
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By his daughter-in-law Tamar, Judah had two more sons, Perez and Zerah.
5 The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
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Perez had two sons, Hezron and Hamul.
6 The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Kalkol and Darda —five in all.
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His brother Zerah had five sons: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Darda.
7 The son of Karmi: Achar, who brought trouble on Israel by violating the ban on taking devoted things.
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Achan son of Carmi, one of Zerah's descendants, brought disaster on the people of Israel by keeping loot that had been devoted to God.
8 The son of Ethan: Azariah.
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Ethan had one son, Azariah.
9 The sons born to Hezron were: Jerahmeel, Ram and Caleb.
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Hezron had three sons: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb.
10 Ram was the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab the father of Nahshon, the leader of the people of Judah.
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The family line from Ram to Jesse is as follows: Ram, Amminadab, Nahshon (a prominent man of the tribe of Judah),
11 Nahshon was the father of Salmon, Salmon the father of Boaz,
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Salmon, Boaz,
12 Boaz the father of Obed and Obed the father of Jesse.
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Obed, and Jesse.
13 Jesse was the father of Eliab his firstborn; the second son was Abinadab, the third Shimea,
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Jesse had seven sons. In order of age they were: Eliab, Abinadab, Shammah,
14 the fourth Nethanel, the fifth Raddai,
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Nethanel, Raddai,
15 the sixth Ozem and the seventh David.
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Ozem, and David.
16 Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah’s three sons were Abishai, Joab and Asahel.
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He also had two daughters, Zeruiah and Abigail. Jesse's daughter Zeruiah had three sons: Abishai, Joab, and Asahel.
17 Abigail was the mother of Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite.
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His other daughter Abigail married Jether, a descendant of Ishmael, and they had a son named Amasa.
18 Caleb son of Hezron had children by his wife Azubah (and by Jerioth). These were her sons: Jesher, Shobab and Ardon.
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Hezron's son Caleb married Azubah and had a daughter named Jerioth. She had three sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.
19 When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur.
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After the death of Azubah, Caleb married Ephrath, and they had a son named Hur.
20 Hur was the father of Uri, and Uri the father of Bezalel.
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Hur's son was Uri, and his grandson was Bezalel.
21 Later, Hezron, when he was sixty years old, married the daughter of Makir the father of Gilead. He made love to her, and she bore him Segub.
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When Hezron was sixty years old, he married Machir's daughter, the sister of Gilead. They had a son named Segub,
22 Segub was the father of Jair, who controlled twenty-three towns in Gilead.
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and Segub had a son named Jair. Jair ruled twenty-three cities in the territory of Gilead.
23 (But Geshur and Aram captured Havvoth Jair, as well as Kenath with its surrounding settlements—sixty towns.) All these were descendants of Makir the father of Gilead.
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But the kingdoms of Geshur and Aram conquered sixty towns there, including the villages of Jair and Kenath, and the towns nearby. All the people who lived there were descendants of Machir, the father of Gilead.
24 After Hezron died in Caleb Ephrathah, Abijah the wife of Hezron bore him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.
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After Hezron died, his son Caleb married Ephrath, his father's widow. They had a son named Ashhur, who founded the town of Tekoa.
25 The sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron: Ram his firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem and Ahijah.
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Jerahmeel, the oldest son of Hezron, had five sons: Ram, the oldest, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah.
26 Jerahmeel had another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam.
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Ram had three sons: Maaz, Jamin, and Eker. Jerahmeel had another wife, a woman named Atarah, and they had a son, Onam.
27 The sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel: Maaz, Jamin and Eker.
28 The sons of Onam: Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur.
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Onam had two sons, Shammai and Jada, and Shammai also had two sons, Nadab and Abishur.
29 Abishur’s wife was named Abihail, who bore him Ahban and Molid.
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Abishur married a woman named Abihail, and they had two sons, Ahban and Molid.
30 The sons of Nadab: Seled and Appaim. Seled died without children.
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Abishur's brother Nadab had two sons, Seled and Appaim, but Seled died without having any sons.
31 The son of Appaim: Ishi, who was the father of Sheshan. Sheshan was the father of Ahlai.
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Appaim was the father of Ishi, Ishi was the father of Sheshan, and Sheshan the father of Ahlai.
32 The sons of Jada, Shammai’s brother: Jether and Jonathan. Jether died without children.
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Jada, the brother of Shammai, had two sons, Jether and Jonathan, but Jether died without having any sons.
33 The sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza. These were the descendants of Jerahmeel.
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Jonathan had two sons, Peleth and Zaza. All these were descendants of Jerahmeel.
34 Sheshan had no sons—only daughters. He had an Egyptian servant named Jarha.
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Sheshan had no sons, only daughters. He had an Egyptian servant named Jarha,
35 Sheshan gave his daughter in marriage to his servant Jarha, and she bore him Attai.
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to whom he gave one of his daughters in marriage. They had a son named Attai.
36 Attai was the father of Nathan, Nathan the father of Zabad,
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The family line from Attai to Elishama is as follows: Attai, Nathan, Zabad,
37 Zabad the father of Ephlal, Ephlal the father of Obed,
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Ephlal, Obed,
38 Obed the father of Jehu, Jehu the father of Azariah,
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Jehu, Azariah,
39 Azariah the father of Helez, Helez the father of Eleasah,
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Helez, Eleasah,
40 Eleasah the father of Sismai, Sismai the father of Shallum,
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Sismai, Shallum,
41 Shallum the father of Jekamiah, and Jekamiah the father of Elishama.
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Jekamiah, and Elishama.
42 The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel: Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and his son Mareshah, who was the father of Hebron.
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The oldest son of Caleb, Jerahmeel's brother, was named Mesha. Mesha was the father of Ziph, who was the father of Mareshah, who was the father of Hebron.
43 The sons of Hebron: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem and Shema.
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Hebron had four sons: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.
44 Shema was the father of Raham, and Raham the father of Jorkeam. Rekem was the father of Shammai.
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Shema was the father of Raham and the grandfather of Jorkeam. Rekem, Shema's brother, was the father of Shammai,
45 The son of Shammai was Maon, and Maon was the father of Beth Zur.
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who was the father of Maon, who was the father of Bethzur.
46 Caleb’s concubine Ephah was the mother of Haran, Moza and Gazez. Haran was the father of Gazez.
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Caleb had a concubine named Ephah, and by her he had three more sons: Haran, Moza, and Gazez. Haran also had a son named Gazez.
47 The sons of Jahdai: Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah and Shaaph.
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(A man named Jahdai had six sons: Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.)
48 Caleb’s concubine Maakah was the mother of Sheber and Tirhanah.
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Caleb had another concubine, Maacah, who bore him two sons, Sheber and Tirhanah.
49 She also gave birth to Shaaph the father of Madmannah and to Sheva the father of Makbenah and Gibea. Caleb’s daughter was Aksah.
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Later she had two more sons: Shaaph, who founded the town of Madmannah; and Shevah, who founded the towns of Machbenah and Gibea. In addition, Caleb had a daughter named Achsah.
50 These were the descendants of Caleb. The sons of Hur the firstborn of Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim,
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The following are also descendants of Caleb. Hur was the oldest son of Caleb and his wife Ephrath. Hur's son Shobal founded Kiriath Jearim,
51 Salma the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth Gader.
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his second son Salma founded Bethlehem, and his third son Hareph founded Bethgader.
52 The descendants of Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim were: Haroeh, half the Manahathites,
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Shobal, the founder of Kiriath Jearim, was the ancestor of the people of Haroeh, of half the inhabitants of Menuhoth,
53 and the clans of Kiriath Jearim: the Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites and Mishraites. From these descended the Zorathites and Eshtaolites.
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and of the following clans that lived in Kiriath Jearim: the Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites, and Mishraites. (The people of the cities of Zorah and Eshtaol were members of these clans.)
54 The descendants of Salma: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth Beth Joab, half the Manahathites, the Zorites,
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Salma, the founder of Bethlehem, was the ancestor of the people of Netophath, of Atroth Beth Joab, and of the Zorites, who were one of the two clans in Manahath.
55 and the clans of scribes who lived at Jabez: the Tirathites, Shimeathites and Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the Rekabites.
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(The following clans of experts in writing and copying documents lived in the town of Jabez: the Tirathites, Shimeathites, and Sucathites. They were Kenites who had intermarried with the Rechabites.)
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