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1 And these are the sons of Israel: Ruben, Simeon, Levi, Juda, Issachar, and Zabulon,
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Israel's (that is, Jacob's) sons: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
2 Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Nephtali, Gad, and Aser.
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Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
3 The sons of Juda: Her, Onan and Sela. These three were born to him of the Chanaanitess the daughter of Sue. And Her the firstborn of Juda, was wicked in the sight of the Lord, and he slew 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 And Thamar his daughter in law bore him Phares and Zara. So all the sons of Juda were five.
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Judah also had Perez and Zerah by his daughter-in-law Tamar - a total of five sons.
5 And the sons of Phares, were Hesron and Hamul.
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Perez had Hezron and Hamul;
6 And the sons also of Zare: Zamri, and Ethan, and Eman, and Chalchal, and Dara, five in all.
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Zerah had Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Darda - five sons.
7 And the sons of Charmi: Achar, who troubled Israel, and sinned by the theft of the anathema.
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Carmi had Achar, who brought doom on Israel when he violated a holy ban.
8 The sons of Ethan: Azarias,
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Ethan's son was Azariah.
9 And the sons of Hesron that were born to him: Jerameel, and Ram, and Calubi.
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And Hezron had Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai.
10 And Ram begot Aminadab, and Aminadab begot Nahasson, prince of the children of Juda.
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Ram had Amminadab and Amminadab had Nahshon, a prominent leader in the Judah family.
11 And Nahasson begot Salma, the father of Booz.
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Nahshon had Salmon and Salmon had Boaz.
12 And Booz begot Obed, and Obed begot Isai.
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Boaz had Obed and Obed had Jesse.
13 And Isai begot Eliab his firstborn, the second Abinadab, the third Simmaa,
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Jesse's firstborn was Eliab, followed by Abinadab, Shimea,
14 The fourth, Nathanael, the fifth Raddai,
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Nethanel, Raddai,
15 The sixth Asom, the seventh David.
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Ozem, and finally David; David was the seventh.
16 And their sisters were Sarvia, and Abigail. The sons of Sarvia: Abisai, Joab, and Asael, three.
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Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah gave birth to three sons: Abishai, Joab, and Asahel;
17 And Abigail bore Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ismahelite.
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Abigail was the mother of Amasa (the father was Jether the Ishmaelite).
18 And Caleb the son of Hesron took a wife named Azuba, of whom he had Jerioth: and her sons were Jaser, and Sobab, 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 And when Azuba was dead, Caleb took to wife Ephrata: who bore him Hur.
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After Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who gave birth to Hur.
20 And Hur begot Uri: and Uri begot Bezeleel.
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Hur had Uri and Uri had Bezalel.
21 And afterwards Hesron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Galaad, and took her to wife when he was threescore 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 begot Jair, and he had three and twenty cities in the land of Galaad.
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Then Segub had Jair who owned twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead.
23 And he took Gessur, and Aram the towns of Jair, and Canath, and the villages thereof, threescore cities. All these, the sons of Machir father of Galaad.
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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 And when Hesron was dead, Caleb went in to Ephrata. Hesron also had to wife Abia who bore him Ashur the father of Thecua.
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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 And the sons of Jerameel the firstborn of Hesron, were Ram his firstborn, and Buna, and Aram, and Asom, and Achia.
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The sons of Jerahmeel, Hezron's firstborn: Ram his firstborn, followed by Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah.
26 And Jerameel married another wife, named Atara, who was the mother of Onam.
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Jerahmeel had another wife whose name was Atarah; she gave birth to Onam.
27 And the sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerameel, were Moos, Jamin, and Achar.
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The sons of Ram, Jerahmeel's firstborn: Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.
28 And Onam had sons Semei, and Jada. And the sons of Semei: Nadab, and Abisur.
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The sons of Onam: Shammai and Jada.
29 And the name of Abisur’s wife was Abihail, who bore him Ahobban, and Molid.
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Abishur's wife was Abihail; she gave birth to Ahban and Molid.
30 And the sons of Nadab were Saled and Apphaim. And Saled died without children.
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Nadab had Seled and Appaim. Seled died leaving no sons.
31 But the son of Apphaim was Jesi: and Jesi begot Sesan. And Sesan begot Oholai.
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Appaim had Ishi; Ishi had Sheshan; and Sheshan had Ahlai.
32 And the sons of Jada the brother of Semei: Jether and Jonathan. And Jether also died without children.
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Jada, Shammai's brother, had Jether and Jonathan. Jether died leaving no sons.
33 But Jonathan begot Phaleth, and Ziza. These were the sons of Jerameel.
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Jonathan had Peleth and Zaza. This is the family tree of the sons of Jerahmeel.
34 And Sesan had no sons, but daughters and a servant an Egyptian, named Jeraa.
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Sheshan had no sons, only daughters. But Sheshan had an Egyptian servant, Jarha.
35 And he gave him his daughter to wife: and she bore him Ethei.
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Sheshan married his daughter to Jarha and she gave birth to Attai.
36 And Ethei begot Nathan, and Nathan begot Zabad.
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Attai had Nathan, Nathan had Zabad,
37 And Zabad begot Ophlal, and Ophlal begot Obed.
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Zabad had Ephlal, Ephlal had Obed,
38 Obed begot Jehu, Jehu begot Azarias.
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Obed had Jehu, Jehu had Azariah,
39 Azarias begot Helles, and Helles begot Elasa.
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Azariah had Helez, Helez had Eleasah,
40 Elasa begot Sisamoi, Sisamoi begot Sellum,
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Eleasah had Sismai, Sismai had Shallum,
41 Sellum begot Icamia, and Icamia begot Elisama.
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Shallum had Jekamiah, and Jekamiah had Elishama.
42 Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerameel were Mesa his firstborn, who was the father of Siph: and the sons of Maresa 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 And the sons of Hebron, Core, and Thaphua, and Recem, and Samma.
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The sons of Hebron: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.
44 And Samma begot Raham, the father of Jercaam, and Recem begot Sammai.
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Shema had Raham the father of Jorkeam; Rekem had Shammai.
45 The son of Sammai, Maon: and Maon the father of Bethsur.
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Shammai's son was Maon and Maon was the father of Beth Zur.
46 And Epha the concubine of Caleb bore Haran, and Mosa, and Gezez. And Haran begot Gezez.
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Caleb's concubine Ephah gave birth to Haran, Moza, and Gazez; Haran had Gazez.
47 And the sons of Jahaddai, Rogom, and Joathan, and Gesan, and Phalet, and Epha, and Saaph.
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The sons of Jahdai: Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.
48 And Maacha the concubine of Caleb bore Saber, and Tharana.
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Another concubine of Caleb, Maacah, gave birth to Sheber and Tirhanah.
49 And Saaph the father of Madmena begot Sue the father of Machbena, and the father of Gabaa. And the daughter of Caleb was Achsa.
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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 sons of Caleb, the son of Hur the firstborn of Ephrata, Sobal the father of Cariathiarim.
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These made up the Caleb branch of the family tree.
51 Salma the father of Bethlehem, Hariph the father of Bethgader.
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Salma who had Bethlehem, and Hareph father of Beth Gader.
52 And Sobal the father of Cariathiarim had sons: he that saw half of the places of rest.
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The family of Shobal, father of Kiriath Jearim: Haroeh, half of the population of Manahath,
53 And of the kindred of Cariathiarim, the Jethrites, and Aphuthites, and Semathites, and Maserites. Of them came the Saraites, and Esthaolites.
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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, and Netophathi, the crowns of the house of Joab, and half of the place of rest of Sarai.
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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 the scribes that dwell in Jabes, singing and making melody, and abiding in tents. These are the Cinites, who came of Calor (Chamath) 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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