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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 [or, Jacob]: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,
2 Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad and Asher.
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Dan, Joseph, and 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, and Onan, and Shelah, which three were born unto him by 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 Judah’s daughter-in-law Tamar bore Perez and Zerah to Judah. He had five sons in all.
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And Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.
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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And the sons of Zerah: Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara, five of them 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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And the son of Carmi: Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in the thing accursed.
8 The son of Ethan: Azariah.
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And the son of Ethan: Azariah.
9 The sons born to Hezron were: Jerahmeel, Ram and Caleb.
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The sons also of Hezron who were born unto him: Jerahmeel, and 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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And Ram begot Amminadab, and Amminadab begot Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah;
11 Nahshon was the father of Salmon, Salmon the father of Boaz,
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and Nahshon begot Salma, and Salma begot Boaz;
12 Boaz the father of Obed and Obed the father of Jesse.
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and Boaz begot Obed, and Obed begot Jesse.
13 Jesse was the father of Eliab his firstborn; the second son was Abinadab, the third Shimea,
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And Jesse begot his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and 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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whose sisters were Zeruiah, and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three.
17 Abigail was the mother of Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite.
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And 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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And Caleb the son of Hezron begot children by Azubah his wife, and by Jerioth; her sons are these: Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon.
19 When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur.
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And when Azubah was dead, Caleb took unto him Ephrath, who bore him Hur.
20 Hur was the father of Uri, and Uri the father of Bezalel.
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And Hur begot Uri, and Uri begot Bezaleel.
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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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 bore him Segub.
22 Segub was the father of Jair, who controlled twenty-three towns in Gilead.
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And Segub begot Jair, who had three and twenty 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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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 Hezron died in Caleb Ephrathah, Abijah the wife of Hezron bore him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.
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And after Hezron was dead in Calebephrathah, then Abijah Hezron's wife bore him 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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And the sons of Jerahmeel, the firstborn of Hezron were Ram the firstborn, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, and Ahijah.
26 Jerahmeel 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 of Jerahmeel: Maaz, Jamin 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: Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur.
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And the sons of Onam were Shammai, and Jada. And the sons of Shammai: Nadab, and Abishur.
29 Abishur’s wife was named Abihail, who bore him Ahban and Molid.
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And the name of the wife of Abishur 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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And the sons of Nadab: Seled and Appaim; but Seled died without children.
31 The son of Appaim: Ishi, who was the father of Sheshan. Sheshan was the father of Ahlai.
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And the son of Appaim: Ishi. And the son of Ishi: Sheshan. And the child of Sheshan: Ahlai.
32 The sons of Jada, Shammai’s brother: Jether and Jonathan. Jether died without 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 Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza. These were the descendants of Jerahmeel.
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And the sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza. These were the sons 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, but daughters. And Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian whose name was Jarha.
35 Sheshan gave his daughter in marriage to his servant Jarha, and she bore him Attai.
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And Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant for a wife; and she bore him Attai.
36 Attai was the father of Nathan, Nathan the father of Zabad,
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And Attai begot Nathan, and Nathan begot Zabad;
37 Zabad the father of Ephlal, Ephlal the father of Obed,
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and Zabad begot Ephlal, and Ephlal begot Obed;
38 Obed the father of Jehu, Jehu the father of Azariah,
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and Obed begot Jehu, and Jehu begot Azariah;
39 Azariah the father of Helez, Helez the father of Eleasah,
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and Azariah begot Helez, and Helez begot Eleasah;
40 Eleasah the father of Sismai, Sismai the father of Shallum,
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and Eleasah begot Sismai, and Sismai begot Shallum;
41 Shallum the father of Jekamiah, and Jekamiah the father of Elishama.
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and Shallum begot Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begot 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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Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were: Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.
43 The sons of Hebron: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem and Shema.
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And the sons of Hebron: Korah, and Tappuah, and 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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And Shema begot Raham, the father of Jorkoam; and Rekem begot Shammai.
45 The son of Shammai was Maon, and Maon was the father of Beth Zur.
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And the son of Shammai was Maon; and Maon 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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And Ephah, Caleb's concubine, bore Haran, and Moza, and Gazez; and Haran begot Gazez.
47 The sons of Jahdai: Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah and Shaaph.
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And the sons of Jahdai: Regem, and Jotham, and Geshan, and Pelet, and Ephah, and Shaaph.
48 Caleb’s concubine Maakah was the mother of Sheber and Tirhanah.
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Maachah, 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 bore 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 Caleb. The sons of Hur the firstborn of Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim,
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These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim,
51 Salma the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth Gader.
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Salma the father of Bethlehem, Hareph the father of Bethgader.
52 The descendants of Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim were: Haroeh, half the Manahathites,
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And Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim had sons: Haroeh, and half of the Manahethites.
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 Kirjathjearim: the Ithrites, and the Puthites, and the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; from them 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, and the Netophathites, Ataroth, the house of Joab, and half of the Manahethites, 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 the scribes who dwelt at Jabez: the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and Suchathites. These are the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.
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