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1 These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
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These [are] sons of Israel: 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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Sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah, three have been born to him of a daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, first-born of Judah, is evil in the eyes of Jehovah, and He putteth 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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And Tamar his daughter-in-law hath borne to him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah [are] five.
5 The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
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Sons of Pharez: Hezron, and Hamul.
6 The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Kalkol and Darda —five in all.
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And sons of Zerah: Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara; all of them five.
7 The son of Karmi: Achar, who brought trouble on Israel by violating the ban on taking devoted things.
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And sons of Carmi: Achar, troubler of Israel, who trespassed in the devoted thing.
8 The son of Ethan: Azariah.
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And sons of Ethan: Azariah.
9 The sons born to Hezron were: Jerahmeel, Ram and Caleb.
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And sons of Hezron who were born to 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 begat Amminadab, and Amminadab begat Nahshon, prince of the sons of Judah;
11 Nahshon was the father of Salmon, Salmon the father of Boaz,
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and Nahshon begat Salma, and Salma begat Boaz,
12 Boaz the father of Obed and Obed the father of Jesse.
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and Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse;
13 Jesse was the father of Eliab his firstborn; the second son was Abinadab, the third Shimea,
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and Jesse begat his first-born Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimea the third,
14 the fourth Nethanel, the fifth Raddai,
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Nethaneel 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 Zeruiah and Abigail. And sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, and Joab, and Asah-El -- three.
17 Abigail was the mother of Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite.
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And Abigail hath borne Amasa, and the father of Amasa [is] Jether the Ishmeelite.
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 son of Hezron hath begotten Azubah, Isshah, and Jerioth; and these [are] her sons: Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon.
19 When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur.
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And Azubah dieth, and Caleb taketh to him Ephrath, and she beareth to him Hur.
20 Hur was the father of Uri, and Uri the father of Bezalel.
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And Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat 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 afterwards hath Hezron gone in unto a daughter of Machir father of Gilead, and he hath taken her, and he [is] a son of sixty years, and she beareth to him Segub.
22 Segub was the father of Jair, who controlled twenty-three towns in Gilead.
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And Segub begat Jair, and he hath twenty and 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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and he taketh Geshur and Aram, the small villages of Jair, from them, with Kenath and its small towns, sixty cities -- all these [belonged to] the sons 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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And after the death of Hezron in Caleb-Ephratah, then the wife of Hezron, Abijah, even beareth to him Asshur, 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 sons of Jerahmeel, first-born of Hezron, are: the first-born Ram, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, Ahijah.
26 Jerahmeel had another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam.
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And Jerahmeel hath another wife, and her name [is] Atarah, she [is] mother of Onam.
27 The sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel: Maaz, Jamin and Eker.
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And sons of Ram, first-born of Jerahmeel, are 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 sons of Onam are Shammai and Jada. And 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 [is] Abihail, and she beareth to him Ahban and Molid.
30 The sons of Nadab: Seled and Appaim. Seled died without children.
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And sons of Nadab: Seled, and Appaim; and Seled dieth without sons.
31 The son of Appaim: Ishi, who was the father of Sheshan. Sheshan was the father of Ahlai.
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And sons of Appaim: Ishi. And sons of Ishi: Sheshan. And sons of Sheshan: Ahlai.
32 The sons of Jada, Shammai’s brother: Jether and Jonathan. Jether died without children.
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And sons of Jada, brother of Shammai: Jether, and Jonathan: and Jether dieth without sons.
33 The sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza. These were the descendants of Jerahmeel.
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And sons of Jonathan: Peleth, and Zaza. These were sons of Jerahmeel.
34 Sheshan had no sons—only daughters. He had an Egyptian servant named Jarha.
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And Sheshan had no sons, but daughters, and Sheshan hath a servant, an Egyptian, and his name [is] Jarha,
35 Sheshan gave his daughter in marriage to his servant Jarha, and she bore him Attai.
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and Sheshan giveth his daughter to Jarha his servant for a wife, and she beareth to him Attai;
36 Attai was the father of Nathan, Nathan the father of Zabad,
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and Attai begat Nathan, and Nathan begat Zabad,
37 Zabad the father of Ephlal, Ephlal the father of Obed,
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and Zabad begat Ephlal, and Ephlal begat Obed,
38 Obed the father of Jehu, Jehu the father of Azariah,
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and Obed begat Jehu,
39 Azariah the father of Helez, Helez the father of Eleasah,
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and Jehu begat Azariah, and Azariah begat Helez, and Helez begat Eleasah,
40 Eleasah the father of Sismai, Sismai the father of Shallum,
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and Eleasah begat Sismai, and Sismai begat Shallum,
41 Shallum the father of Jekamiah, and Jekamiah the father of Elishama.
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and Shallum begat Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begat 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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And sons of Caleb brother of Jerahmeel: Mesha his first-born, he [is] father of Ziph; and sons of Mareshah: Abi-Hebron.
43 The sons of Hebron: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem and Shema.
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And 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 begat Raham father of Jorkoam, and Rekem begat Shammai.
45 The son of Shammai was Maon, and Maon was the father of Beth Zur.
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And a son of Shammai [is] Maon, and Maon [is] 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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And Ephah concubine of Caleb bare Haran, and Moza, and Gazez; and Haran begat Gazez.
47 The sons of Jahdai: Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah and Shaaph.
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And sons of Jahdai: Regem, and Jotham, and Geshem, and Pelet, and Ephah, and Shaaph.
48 Caleb’s concubine Maakah was the mother of Sheber and Tirhanah.
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The concubine of Caleb, Maachah, bare 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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and she beareth Shaaph father of Madmannah, Sheva father of Machbenah, and father of Gibea; and a daughter of Caleb [is] Achsa.
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 sons of Caleb son of Hur, first-born of Ephrathah: Shobal father of Kirjath-Jearim,
51 Salma the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth Gader.
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Salma father of Beth-Lehem, Hareph father of Beth-Gader.
52 The descendants of Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim were: Haroeh, half the Manahathites,
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And there are sons to Shobal father of Kirjath-Jearim: Haroeh, half of the Menuhothite;
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 Kirjath-Jearim: the Ithrite, and the Puhite, and the Shumathite, and the Mishraite: from these went out the Zareathite, and the Eshtaulite.
54 The descendants of Salma: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth Beth Joab, half the Manahathites, the Zorites,
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Sons of Salma: Beth-Lehem, and the Netophathite, Atroth, Beth-Joab, and half of the Menuhothite, the Zorite;
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 the inhabitants of Jabez: Tirathites, Shimeathites, Suchathites. They [are] the Kenites, those coming of Hammath father of the house of Rechab.
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