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1 These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
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These are the sons of Israel: 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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The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah; these three the Canaanite woman Bath-shua bore to him. Now Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lord, and he put him to death.
4 Judah’s daughter-in-law Tamar bore Perez and Zerah to Judah. He had five sons in all.
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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 Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
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The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
6 The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Kalkol and Darda —five in all.
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The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara, five in all.
7 The son of Karmi: Achar, who brought trouble on Israel by violating the ban on taking devoted things.
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The sons of Carmi: Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in the matter of the devoted thing;
8 The son of Ethan: Azariah.
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and Ethan's son was Azariah.
9 The sons born to Hezron were: Jerahmeel, Ram and Caleb.
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The sons of Hezron, who were born to him: 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 became the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, prince of the sons of Judah.
11 Nahshon was the father of Salmon, Salmon the father of Boaz,
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Nahshon became the father of Salma, Salma of Boaz,
12 Boaz the father of Obed and Obed the father of Jesse.
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Boaz of Obed, Obed of Jesse.
13 Jesse was the father of Eliab his firstborn; the second son was Abinadab, the third Shimea,
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Jesse became the father of Eliab his firstborn, Abinadab the second, Shimea the third,
14 the fourth Nethanel, the fifth Raddai,
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Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,
15 the sixth Ozem and the seventh David.
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Ozem the sixth, David the seventh;
16 Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah’s three sons were Abishai, Joab and Asahel.
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and their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. The sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, Joab, and Asahel, three.
17 Abigail was the mother of Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite.
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Abigail bore Amasa, and the father of Amasa 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 by Jerioth; these were her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.
19 When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur.
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When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur.
20 Hur was the father of Uri, and Uri the father of Bezalel.
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Hur became the father of Uri, and Uri became the father of 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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Afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir father of Gilead, whom he married when he was sixty years old; and she bore him Segub;
22 Segub was the father of Jair, who controlled twenty-three towns in Gilead.
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and Segub became the father of Jair, who had twenty-three towns 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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But Geshur and Aram took from them Havvoth-jair, Kenath and its villages, sixty towns. All these were descendants of Machir, 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, in Caleb-ephrathah, Abijah wife of Hezron bore him Ashhur, 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, the firstborn of Hezron: Ram his firstborn, 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 also had another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam.
27 The sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel: Maaz, Jamin and Eker.
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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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The sons of Onam: Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur.
29 Abishur’s wife was named Abihail, who bore him Ahban and Molid.
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The name of Abishur's wife was Abihail, and she bore him Ahban and Molid.
30 The sons of Nadab: Seled and Appaim. Seled died without children.
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The sons of Nadab: Seled and Appaim; and Seled died childless.
31 The son of Appaim: Ishi, who was the father of Sheshan. Sheshan was the father of Ahlai.
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The son of Appaim: Ishi. The son of Ishi: Sheshan. The son of Sheshan: Ahlai.
32 The sons of Jada, Shammai’s brother: Jether and Jonathan. Jether died without children.
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The sons of Jada, Shammai's brother: Jether and Jonathan; and Jether died childless.
33 The sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza. These were the descendants of Jerahmeel.
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The sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza. These were the descendants of Jerahmeel.
34 Sheshan had no sons—only daughters. He had an Egyptian servant named Jarha.
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Now Sheshan had no sons, only daughters; but Sheshan had an Egyptian slave, whose name was Jarha.
35 Sheshan gave his daughter in marriage to his servant Jarha, and she bore him Attai.
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So Sheshan gave his daughter in marriage to his slave Jarha; and she bore him Attai.
36 Attai was the father of Nathan, Nathan the father of Zabad,
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Attai became the father of Nathan, and Nathan of Zabad.
37 Zabad the father of Ephlal, Ephlal the father of Obed,
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Zabad became the father of Ephlal, and Ephlal of Obed.
38 Obed the father of Jehu, Jehu the father of Azariah,
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Obed became the father of Jehu, and Jehu of Azariah.
39 Azariah the father of Helez, Helez the father of Eleasah,
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Azariah became the father of Helez, and Helez of Eleasah.
40 Eleasah the father of Sismai, Sismai the father of Shallum,
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Eleasah became the father of Sismai, and Sismai of Shallum.
41 Shallum the father of Jekamiah, and Jekamiah the father of Elishama.
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Shallum became the father of Jekamiah, and Jekamiah of 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 sons of Caleb brother of Jerahmeel: Mesha his firstborn, who was father of Ziph. The sons of Mareshah 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 became father of Raham, father of Jorkeam; and Rekem became the father of Shammai.
45 The son of Shammai was Maon, and Maon was the father of Beth Zur.
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The son of Shammai: 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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Ephah also, Caleb's concubine, bore Haran, Moza, and Gazez; and Haran became the father of 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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Maacah, Caleb's concubine, bore 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 father of Madmannah, Sheva father of Machbenah and father of Gibea; and the daughter of Caleb was 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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These were the descendants of Caleb. The sons of Hur the firstborn of Ephrathah: Shobal father of Kiriath-jearim,
51 Salma the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth Gader.
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Salma father of 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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Shobal father of Kiriath-jearim had other sons: Haroeh, half of the 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 the families of Kiriath-jearim: the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; from these came the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites.
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, and 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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The families also of the scribes that lived at Jabez: the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and the Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came from Hammath, father of the house of Rechab.
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