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1 The sons of Israel were 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 Judah had three sons from Bathshua, a Canaanite woman. Their names were Er, Onan, and Shelah. But the LORD saw that the oldest son, Er, was a wicked man, so he killed him.
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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 Later Judah had twin sons from Tamar, his widowed daughter-in-law. Their names were Perez and Zerah. So Judah 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 were Hezron and Hamul.
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Perez had Hezron and Hamul;
6 The sons of Zerah were Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Darda —five in all.
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Zerah had Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Darda - five sons.
7 The son of Carmi (a descendant of Zimri) was Achan, who brought disaster on Israel by taking plunder that had been set apart for the LORD .
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Carmi had Achar, who brought doom on Israel when he violated a holy ban.
8 The son of Ethan was Azariah.
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Ethan's son was Azariah.
9 The sons of Hezron were Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb.
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And Hezron had Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai.
10 Ram was the father of Amminadab. Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, a leader 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 was the father of Boaz.
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Nahshon had Salmon and Salmon had Boaz.
12 Boaz was the father of Obed. Obed was the father of Jesse.
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Boaz had Obed and Obed had Jesse.
13 Jesse’s first son was Eliab, his second was Abinadab, his third was Shimea,
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Jesse's firstborn was Eliab, followed by Abinadab, Shimea,
14 his fourth was Nethanel, his fifth was Raddai,
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Nethanel, Raddai,
15 his sixth was Ozem, and his seventh was David.
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Ozem, and finally David; David was the seventh.
16 Their sisters were named Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah had three sons named 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 married a man named Jether, an Ishmaelite, and they had a son named Amasa.
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Abigail was the mother of Amasa (the father was Jether the Ishmaelite).
18 Hezron’s son Caleb had sons from his wife Azubah and from Jerioth. Her sons were named 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 After Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrathah, and they had a son named Hur.
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After Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who gave birth to Hur.
20 Hur was the father of Uri. Uri was the father of Bezalel.
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Hur had Uri and Uri had Bezalel.
21 When Hezron was sixty years old, he married Gilead’s sister, the daughter of Makir. They had a son named 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 ruled twenty-three towns in the land of 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 the Towns of Jair and also took Kenath and its sixty surrounding villages.) 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 Soon after Hezron died in the town of Caleb-ephrathah, his wife Abijah gave birth to a son named 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 oldest son of Hezron, were Ram (the 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 a second wife named 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 oldest son of Jerahmeel, were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.
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The sons of Ram, Jerahmeel's firstborn: Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.
28 The sons of Onam were Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai were Nadab and Abishur.
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The sons of Onam: Shammai and Jada.
29 The sons of Abishur and his wife Abihail were Ahban and Molid.
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Abishur's wife was Abihail; she gave birth to Ahban and Molid.
30 The sons of Nadab were Seled and Appaim. Seled died without children,
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Nadab had Seled and Appaim. Seled died leaving no sons.
31 but Appaim had a son named Ishi. The son of Ishi was Sheshan. Sheshan had a descendant named Ahlai.
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Appaim had Ishi; Ishi had Sheshan; and Sheshan had Ahlai.
32 The sons of Jada, Shammai’s brother, were 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 but Jonathan had two sons named Peleth and Zaza. These were all 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, though he did have daughters. He also 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 one of his daughters to be the wife of Jarha, and they had a son named 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 was the father of Zabad.
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Attai had Nathan, Nathan had Zabad,
37 Zabad was the father of Ephlal. Ephlal was the father of Obed.
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Zabad had Ephlal, Ephlal had Obed,
38 Obed was the father of Jehu. Jehu was the father of Azariah.
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Obed had Jehu, Jehu had Azariah,
39 Azariah was the father of Helez. Helez was the father of Eleasah.
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Azariah had Helez, Helez had Eleasah,
40 Eleasah was the father of Sismai. Sismai was the father of Shallum.
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Eleasah had Sismai, Sismai had Shallum,
41 Shallum was the father of Jekamiah. Jekamiah was the father of Elishama.
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Shallum had Jekamiah, and Jekamiah had Elishama.
42 The descendants of Caleb, the brother of Jerahmeel, included Mesha (the firstborn), who became the father of Ziph. Caleb’s descendants also included the sons of Mareshah, 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 were 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. Raham was 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. 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 gave birth to 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 were Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.
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The sons of Jahdai: Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.
48 Another of Caleb’s concubines, Maacah, gave birth to 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 Sheva (the father of Macbenah and Gibea). Caleb also had a daughter named Acsah.
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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 all descendants of Caleb. Descendants of Caleb’s Son Hur The sons of Hur, the oldest son of Caleb’s wife Ephrathah, were Shobal (the founder of Kiriath-jearim),
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These made up the Caleb branch of the family tree.
51 Salma (the founder of Bethlehem), and Hareph (the founder of Beth-gader).
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Salma who had Bethlehem, and Hareph father of Beth Gader.
52 The descendants of Shobal (the founder 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 families of Kiriath-jearim—the Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites, and Mishraites, from whom came the people of Zorah and Eshtaol.
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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 were the people of Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab, the other half of 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 families of scribes living at Jabez—the Tirathites, Shimeathites, and Sucathites. All these were Kenites who descended from Hammath, the father of the family of Recab.
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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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