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1 These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
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These are the 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 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.
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The sons of Judah: Er and Onan and Shelah; these three were his sons by Bathshua, the Canaanite woman. And Er, Judah's oldest son, did evil in the eyes of the Lord; and he put him to death.
4 His daughter-in-law Tamar also bore him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.
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And Tamar, his daughter-in-law, had Perez and Zerah by him. 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, Calcol, and Dara, five in all.
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And the sons of Zerah: Zimri and Ethan and Heman and Calcol and Dara; five of them.
7 The sons of Carmi: Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in the matter of the devoted thing;
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And the sons of Carmi: Achan, the troubler of Israel, who did wrong about the cursed thing.
8 and Ethan's son was Azariah.
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And the son of Ethan: Azariah.
9 The sons of Hezron, who were born to him: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai.
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And the sons of Hezron, the offspring of his body: Jerahmeel and Ram and Chelubai.
10 Ram became the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, prince of the sons of Judah.
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And Ram was the father of Amminadab; and Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, chief of the children of Judah;
11 Nahshon became the father of Salma, Salma of Boaz,
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And Nahshon was the father of Salma, and Salma was the father of Boaz,
12 Boaz of Obed, Obed of Jesse.
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And Boaz was the father of Obed, and Obed was the father of Jesse,
13 Jesse became the father of Eliab his firstborn, Abinadab the second, Shimea the third,
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And Jesse was the father of Eliab, his oldest son, and Abinadab, the second, and Shimea, the third,
14 Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,
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Nethanel, the fourth, Raddai, the fifth,
15 Ozem the sixth, David the seventh;
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Ozem, the sixth, David, the seventh;
16 and their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. The sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, Joab, and Asahel, three.
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And their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And Zeruiah had three sons: Abishai and Joab and Asahel.
17 Abigail bore Amasa, and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite.
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And Abigail was the mother of 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, had children by Azubah his wife, the daughter of Jerioth; and these were her sons: Jesher and Shobab and Ardon.
19 When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur.
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And after the death of Azubah, Caleb took as his wife Ephrath, who was the mother of Hur.
20 Hur became the father of Uri, and Uri became the father of Bezalel.
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And Hur was the father of Uri; and Uri was the father of Bezalel.
21 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;
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And after that, Hezron had connection with the daughter of Machir, the father of Gilead, whom he took as his wife when he was sixty years old; and she had Segub by him.
22 and Segub became the father of Jair, who had twenty-three towns in the land of Gilead.
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And Segub was the father of Jair, who had twenty-three towns in the land of Gilead.
23 But Geshur and Aram took from them Havvoth-jair, Kenath and its villages, sixty towns. All these were descendants of Machir, father of Gilead.
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And Geshur and Aram took the tent-towns of Jair from them, with Kenath and the small places round it, even sixty towns. All these were the sons of Machir, the father of Gilead.
24 After the death of Hezron, in Caleb-ephrathah, Abijah wife of Hezron bore him Ashhur, father of Tekoa.
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And after the death of Hezron, Caleb had connection with Ephrath, his father Hezron's wife, and she gave birth to his son Asshur, 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 oldest son of Hezron, were Ram, the oldest, and Bunah and Oren and Ozem and Ahijah.
26 Jerahmeel also had another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam.
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And Jerahmeel 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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And the sons of Ram, the oldest son 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 The name of Abishur's wife was Abihail, and she bore him Ahban and Molid.
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And the name of Abishur's wife was Abihail; and she had Ahban and Molid by him.
30 The sons of Nadab: Seled and Appaim; and Seled died childless.
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And the sons of Nadab: Seled and Appaim; but Seled came to his end without sons.
31 The son of Appaim: Ishi. The son of Ishi: Sheshan. The son of Sheshan: Ahlai.
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And the sons of Appaim: Ishi. And the sons of Ishi: Sheshan. And the sons of Sheshan: Ahlai.
32 The sons of Jada, Shammai's brother: Jether and Jonathan; and Jether died childless.
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And the sons of Jada, the brother of Shammai: Jether and Jonathan; and Jether came to his end without sons.
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 Now Sheshan had no sons, only daughters; but Sheshan had an Egyptian slave, whose name was Jarha.
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Now Sheshan had no sons, but only daughters. And Sheshan had an Egyptian servant, whose name was Jarha.
35 So Sheshan gave his daughter in marriage to his slave Jarha; and she bore him Attai.
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And Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha, his servant, as a wife; and she had Attai by him.
36 Attai became the father of Nathan, and Nathan of Zabad.
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And Attai was the father of Nathan, and Nathan was the father of Zabad,
37 Zabad became the father of Ephlal, and Ephlal of Obed.
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And Zabad was the father of Ephlal, and Ephlal was the father of Obed,
38 Obed became the father of Jehu, and Jehu of Azariah.
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And Obed was the father of Jehu, and Jehu was the father of Azariah,
39 Azariah became the father of Helez, and Helez of Eleasah.
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And Azariah was the father of Helez, and Helez was the father of Eleasah,
40 Eleasah became the father of Sismai, and Sismai of Shallum.
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And Eleasah was the father of Sismai, and Sismai was the father of Shallum,
41 Shallum became the father of Jekamiah, and Jekamiah of Elishama.
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And Shallum was the father of Jekamiah, and Jekamiah was the father of Elishama.
42 The sons of Caleb brother of Jerahmeel: Mesha his firstborn, who was father of Ziph. The sons of Mareshah father of Hebron.
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And the sons of Caleb, the brother of Jerahmeel, were Mareshah, his oldest son, who was the father of Ziph and 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 became father of Raham, father of Jorkeam; and Rekem became the father of Shammai.
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And Shema was the father of Raham, the father of Jorkeam, and Rekem was the father of Shammai.
45 The son of Shammai: 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 Beth-zur.
46 Ephah also, Caleb's concubine, bore Haran, Moza, and Gazez; and Haran became the father of Gazez.
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And Ephah, Caleb's servant-wife, had Haran and Moza and Gazez; and Haran was the father of 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 Maacah, Caleb's concubine, bore Sheber and Tirhanah.
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Maacah, Caleb's servant-wife, was the mother of Sheber and Tirhanah,
49 She also bore Shaaph father of Madmannah, Sheva father of Machbenah and father of Gibea; and the daughter of Caleb was Achsah.
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And Shaaph, the father of Madmannah, Sheva, the father of Machbena and the father of Gibea; and Caleb's daughter was Achsah. These were the sons of Caleb.
50 These were the descendants of Caleb. The sons of Hur the firstborn of Ephrathah: Shobal father of Kiriath-jearim,
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The sons of Hur, the oldest son of Ephrathah; Shobal, the father of Kiriath-jearim,
51 Salma father of Bethlehem, and Hareph father of Beth-gader.
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Salma, the father of Beth-lehem, Hareph, the father of Beth-gader.
52 Shobal father of Kiriath-jearim had other sons: Haroeh, half of the Menuhoth.
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And Shobal, the father of Kiriath-jearim, had sons: Haroeh, half of the Manahathites.
53 And the families of Kiriath-jearim: the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; from these came the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites.
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And the families of Kiriath-jearim: the Ithrites and the Puthites and the Shumathites and the Mishraites; from them came the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites.
54 The sons of Salma: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab, and half of the Manahathites, the Zorites.
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The sons of Salma: Beth-lehem and the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-Joab and half of the Manahathites, the Zorites.
55 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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And the families of scribes who were living at Jabez: the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, the Sucathites. These are the Kenites, the offspring of Hammath, the father of the family of Rechab.
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