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1 These were the sons of Israel: 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 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 Er, Onan, and Shelah; their mother was Bathshua the Canaanite. Er, Judah's firstborn, was so bad before God that God 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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Judah also had Perez and Zerah by his daughter-in-law Tamar - a total of five sons.
5 The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
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Perez had Hezron and Hamul;
6 The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Kalkol and Darda —five in all.
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Zerah had Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Darda - five sons.
7 The son of Karmi: Achar, who brought trouble on Israel by violating the ban on taking devoted things.
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Carmi had Achar, who brought doom on Israel when he violated a holy ban.
8 The son of Ethan: Azariah.
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Ethan's son was Azariah.
9 The sons born to Hezron were: Jerahmeel, Ram and Caleb.
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And Hezron had Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai.
10 Ram was the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab the father of Nahshon, the leader of the people of Judah.
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Ram had Amminadab and Amminadab had Nahshon, a prominent leader in the Judah family.
11 Nahshon was the father of Salmon, Salmon the father of Boaz,
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Nahshon had Salmon and Salmon had Boaz.
12 Boaz the father of Obed and Obed the father of Jesse.
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Boaz had Obed and Obed had Jesse.
13 Jesse was the father of Eliab his firstborn; the second son was Abinadab, the third Shimea,
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Jesse's firstborn was Eliab, followed by Abinadab, Shimea,
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 finally David; David was the seventh.
16 Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah’s three sons were Abishai, Joab and Asahel.
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Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah gave birth to three sons: Abishai, Joab, and Asahel;
17 Abigail was the mother of 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 son of Hezron had children by his wife Azubah (and by 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 When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur.
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After Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who gave birth to Hur.
20 Hur was the father of Uri, and Uri the father of Bezalel.
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Hur had Uri and Uri had 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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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 controlled twenty-three towns in Gilead.
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Then Segub had Jair who owned twenty-three cities in the land 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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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 died in Caleb Ephrathah, Abijah the wife of Hezron bore him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.
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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 sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron: Ram his firstborn, 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, whose name was 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 sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel: Maaz, Jamin and Eker.
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The sons of Ram, Jerahmeel's firstborn: Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.
28 The sons of Onam: Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur.
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The sons of Onam: Shammai and Jada.
29 Abishur’s wife was named Abihail, who bore him Ahban and Molid.
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Abishur's wife was Abihail; she gave birth to Ahban and Molid.
30 The sons of Nadab: Seled and Appaim. Seled died without children.
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Nadab had Seled and Appaim. Seled died leaving no sons.
31 The son of Appaim: Ishi, who was the father of Sheshan. Sheshan was the father of Ahlai.
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Appaim had Ishi; Ishi had Sheshan; and Sheshan had Ahlai.
32 The sons of Jada, Shammai’s brother: Jether and Jonathan. Jether died without children.
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Jada, Shammai's brother, had Jether and Jonathan. Jether died leaving no sons.
33 The sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza. These were the descendants of Jerahmeel.
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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. He had an Egyptian servant named 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 his servant Jarha, and she bore him Attai.
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Sheshan married his daughter to Jarha and she gave birth to Attai.
36 Attai was the father of Nathan, Nathan the father of Zabad,
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Attai had Nathan, Nathan had Zabad,
37 Zabad the father of Ephlal, Ephlal the father of Obed,
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Zabad had Ephlal, Ephlal had Obed,
38 Obed the father of Jehu, Jehu the father of Azariah,
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Obed had Jehu, Jehu had Azariah,
39 Azariah the father of Helez, Helez the father of Eleasah,
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Azariah had Helez, Helez had Eleasah,
40 Eleasah the father of Sismai, Sismai the father of Shallum,
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Eleasah had Sismai, Sismai had Shallum,
41 Shallum the father of Jekamiah, and Jekamiah the father of Elishama.
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Shallum had Jekamiah, and Jekamiah had 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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Jerahmeel's brother Caleb had a son, his firstborn, named Mesha; Mesha had Ziph; Ziph's son was Mareshah the father of Hebron.
43 The sons of Hebron: 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, and Raham the father of Jorkeam. Rekem was the father of Shammai.
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Shema had Raham the father of Jorkeam; Rekem had Shammai.
45 The son of Shammai was Maon, and Maon was the father of Beth Zur.
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Shammai's son was Maon and Maon was the father of Beth Zur.
46 Caleb’s concubine Ephah was the mother of 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 The sons of Jahdai: Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah and Shaaph.
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The sons of Jahdai: Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.
48 Caleb’s concubine Maakah was the mother of 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 the father of Madmannah and to Sheva the father of Makbenah and Gibea. Caleb’s daughter was Aksah.
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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 the descendants of Caleb. The sons of Hur the firstborn of Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim,
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These made up the Caleb branch of the family tree.
51 Salma the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth Gader.
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Salma who had Bethlehem, and Hareph father of Beth Gader.
52 The descendants of Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim were: Haroeh, half the Manahathites,
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The family of Shobal, father of Kiriath Jearim: Haroeh, half of the population of Manahath,
53 and the clans of Kiriath Jearim: the Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites and Mishraites. From these descended the Zorathites and 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 descendants of Salma: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth Beth Joab, half the Manahathites, the Zorites,
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The sons of Salma: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth Beth Joab, half of the Manahathites, the Zorites,
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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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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