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1 These are the sons of Israel: 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 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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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 His daughter-in-law Tamar also bore him Perez and Zerah. 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: Hezron and Hamul.
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Perez had Hezron and Hamul;
6 The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara, five in all.
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Zerah had Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Darda - five sons.
7 The sons of Carmi: Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in the matter of the devoted thing;
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Carmi had Achar, who brought doom on Israel when he violated a holy ban.
8 and Ethan's son was Azariah.
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Ethan's son was Azariah.
9 The sons of Hezron, who were born to him: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai.
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And Hezron had Jerahmeel, 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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Ram had Amminadab and Amminadab had Nahshon, a prominent leader in the Judah family.
11 Nahshon became the father of Salma, Salma of Boaz,
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Nahshon had Salmon and Salmon had Boaz.
12 Boaz of Obed, Obed of Jesse.
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Boaz had Obed and Obed had Jesse.
13 Jesse became the father of Eliab his firstborn, Abinadab the second, Shimea the third,
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Jesse's firstborn was Eliab, followed by Abinadab, Shimea,
14 Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,
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Nethanel, Raddai,
15 Ozem the sixth, David the seventh;
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Ozem, and finally David; David was the seventh.
16 and their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. The sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, Joab, and Asahel, three.
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Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah gave birth to three sons: Abishai, Joab, and Asahel;
17 Abigail bore Amasa, and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite.
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Abigail was the mother of Amasa (the father 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 also by Jerioth. Azubah's sons were Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.
19 When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur.
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After Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who gave birth to Hur.
20 Hur became the father of Uri, and Uri became the father of Bezalel.
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Hur had Uri and Uri had 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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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 and Segub became the father of Jair, who had 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 took from them Havvoth-jair, Kenath and its villages, sixty towns. All these were descendants of Machir, 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 After the death of Hezron, in Caleb-ephrathah, Abijah wife of Hezron bore him Ashhur, 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 firstborn of Hezron: Ram his 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 also had another wife, whose name was 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 firstborn of Jerahmeel: Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.
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The sons of Ram, Jerahmeel's firstborn: 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.
29 The name of Abishur's wife was Abihail, and she bore him Ahban and Molid.
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Abishur's wife was Abihail; she gave birth to Ahban and Molid.
30 The sons of Nadab: Seled and Appaim; and Seled died childless.
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Nadab had Seled and Appaim. Seled died leaving no sons.
31 The son of Appaim: Ishi. The son of Ishi: Sheshan. The son of Sheshan: Ahlai.
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Appaim had Ishi; Ishi had Sheshan; and Sheshan had Ahlai.
32 The sons of Jada, Shammai's brother: Jether and Jonathan; and Jether died childless.
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Jada, Shammai's brother, had Jether and Jonathan. Jether died leaving no sons.
33 The sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza. These were the descendants of Jerahmeel.
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Jonathan had Peleth and Zaza. This is the family tree of 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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Sheshan had no sons, only daughters. But Sheshan had an Egyptian servant, Jarha.
35 So Sheshan gave his daughter in marriage to his slave Jarha; and she bore him Attai.
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Sheshan married his daughter to Jarha and she gave birth to Attai.
36 Attai became the father of Nathan, and Nathan of Zabad.
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Attai had Nathan, Nathan had Zabad,
37 Zabad became the father of Ephlal, and Ephlal of Obed.
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Zabad had Ephlal, Ephlal had Obed,
38 Obed became the father of Jehu, and Jehu of Azariah.
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Obed had Jehu, Jehu had Azariah,
39 Azariah became the father of Helez, and Helez of Eleasah.
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Azariah had Helez, Helez had Eleasah,
40 Eleasah became the father of Sismai, and Sismai of Shallum.
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Eleasah had Sismai, Sismai had Shallum,
41 Shallum became the father of Jekamiah, and Jekamiah of Elishama.
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Shallum had Jekamiah, and Jekamiah had 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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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: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.
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The sons of Hebron: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.
44 Shema became father of Raham, father of Jorkeam; and Rekem became the father of Shammai.
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Shema had Raham the father of Jorkeam; Rekem had Shammai.
45 The son of Shammai: Maon; and 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 Ephah also, Caleb's concubine, bore Haran, Moza, and Gazez; and Haran became 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: Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.
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The sons of Jahdai: Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.
48 Maacah, Caleb's concubine, bore Sheber and Tirhanah.
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Another concubine of Caleb, Maacah, gave birth to 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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She also bore Shaaph the father of Madmannah and Sheva the father of Macbenah and Gibea. Caleb's daughter was Acsah.
50 These were the descendants of Caleb. The sons of Hur the firstborn of Ephrathah: Shobal father of Kiriath-jearim,
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These made up the Caleb branch of the family tree.
51 Salma father of Bethlehem, and Hareph father of Beth-gader.
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Salma who had Bethlehem, and Hareph father of Beth Gader.
52 Shobal father of Kiriath-jearim had other sons: Haroeh, half of the Menuhoth.
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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, the Puthites, the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; from these came the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites.
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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 sons of Salma: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab, and 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 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 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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