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1 These are the sons of Israel [or, Jacob]: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,
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These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
2 Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
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Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad and Asher.
3 The sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah, which three were born unto him by the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the LORD; and He slew him.
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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.
4 And Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.
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Judah’s daughter-in-law Tamar bore Perez and Zerah to Judah. He had five sons in all.
5 The sons of Perez: Hezron, and Hamul.
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The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
6 And the sons of Zerah: Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara, five of them in all.
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The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Kalkol and Darda —five in all.
7 And the son of Carmi: Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in the thing accursed.
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The son of Karmi: Achar, who brought trouble on Israel by violating the ban on taking devoted things.
8 And the son of Ethan: Azariah.
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The son of Ethan: Azariah.
9 The sons also of Hezron who were born unto him: Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai.
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The sons born to Hezron were: Jerahmeel, Ram and Caleb.
10 And Ram begot Amminadab, and Amminadab begot Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah;
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Ram was the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab the father of Nahshon, the leader of the people of Judah.
11 and Nahshon begot Salma, and Salma begot Boaz;
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Nahshon was the father of Salmon, Salmon the father of Boaz,
12 and Boaz begot Obed, and Obed begot Jesse.
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Boaz the father of Obed and Obed the father of Jesse.
13 And Jesse begot his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimea the third,
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Jesse was the father of Eliab his firstborn; the second son was Abinadab, the third Shimea,
14 Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,
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the fourth Nethanel, the fifth Raddai,
15 Ozem the sixth, David the seventh,
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the sixth Ozem and the seventh David.
16 whose sisters were Zeruiah, and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three.
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Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah’s three sons were Abishai, Joab and Asahel.
17 And Abigail bore Amasa; and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite.
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Abigail was the mother of Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite.
18 And Caleb the son of Hezron begot children by Azubah his wife, and by Jerioth; her sons are these: Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon.
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Caleb son of Hezron had children by his wife Azubah (and by Jerioth). These were her sons: Jesher, Shobab and Ardon.
19 And when Azubah was dead, Caleb took unto him Ephrath, who bore him Hur.
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When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur.
20 And Hur begot Uri, and Uri begot Bezaleel.
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Hur was the father of Uri, and Uri the father of Bezalel.
21 And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir, the father of Gilead, whom he married when he was threescore years old; and she bore him Segub.
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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.
22 And Segub begot Jair, who had three and twenty cities in the land of Gilead.
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Segub was the father of Jair, who controlled twenty-three towns in Gilead.
23 And he took Geshur and Aram, with the towns of Jair, from them, with Kenath and the towns thereof, even threescore cities. All these belonged to the sons of Machir, the father of Gilead.
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(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.
24 And after Hezron was dead in Calebephrathah, then Abijah Hezron's wife bore him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.
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After Hezron died in Caleb Ephrathah, Abijah the wife of Hezron bore him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.
25 And the sons of Jerahmeel, the firstborn of Hezron were Ram the firstborn, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, and Ahijah.
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The sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron: Ram his firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem and Ahijah.
26 Jerahmeel had also 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 was the mother of Onam.
27 And the sons of Ram, the firstborn of Jerahmeel, were Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker.
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The sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel: Maaz, Jamin and Eker.
28 And the sons of Onam were Shammai, and Jada. And the sons of Shammai: Nadab, and Abishur.
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The sons of Onam: Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur.
29 And the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail, and she bore him Ahban and Molid.
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Abishur’s wife was named Abihail, who bore him Ahban and Molid.
30 And the sons of Nadab: Seled and Appaim; but Seled died without children.
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The sons of Nadab: Seled and Appaim. Seled died without children.
31 And the son of Appaim: Ishi. And the son of Ishi: Sheshan. And the child of Sheshan: Ahlai.
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The son of Appaim: Ishi, who was the father of Sheshan. Sheshan was the father of Ahlai.
32 And the sons of Jada the brother of Shammai: Jether and Jonathan; and Jether died without children.
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The sons of Jada, Shammai’s brother: Jether and Jonathan. Jether died without children.
33 And the sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel.
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The sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza. These were the descendants of Jerahmeel.
34 Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. And Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian whose name was Jarha.
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Sheshan had no sons—only daughters. He had an Egyptian servant named Jarha.
35 And Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant for a wife; and she bore him Attai.
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Sheshan gave his daughter in marriage to his servant Jarha, and she bore him Attai.
36 And Attai begot Nathan, and Nathan begot Zabad;
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Attai was the father of Nathan, Nathan the father of Zabad,
37 and Zabad begot Ephlal, and Ephlal begot Obed;
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Zabad the father of Ephlal, Ephlal the father of Obed,
38 and Obed begot Jehu, and Jehu begot Azariah;
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Obed the father of Jehu, Jehu the father of Azariah,
39 and Azariah begot Helez, and Helez begot Eleasah;
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Azariah the father of Helez, Helez the father of Eleasah,
40 and Eleasah begot Sismai, and Sismai begot Shallum;
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Eleasah the father of Sismai, Sismai the father of Shallum,
41 and Shallum begot Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begot Elishama.
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Shallum the father of Jekamiah, and Jekamiah the father of Elishama.
42 Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were: Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.
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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.
43 And the sons of Hebron: Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema.
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The sons of Hebron: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem and Shema.
44 And Shema begot Raham, the father of Jorkoam; and Rekem begot Shammai.
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Shema was the father of Raham, and Raham the father of Jorkeam. Rekem was the father of Shammai.
45 And the son of Shammai was Maon; and Maon was the father of Bethzur.
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The son of Shammai was Maon, and Maon was the father of Beth Zur.
46 And Ephah, Caleb's concubine, bore Haran, and Moza, and Gazez; and Haran begot Gazez.
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Caleb’s concubine Ephah was the mother of Haran, Moza and Gazez. Haran was the father of Gazez.
47 And the sons of Jahdai: Regem, and Jotham, and Geshan, and Pelet, and Ephah, and Shaaph.
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The sons of Jahdai: Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah and Shaaph.
48 Maachah, Caleb's concubine, bore Sheber and Tirhanah.
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Caleb’s concubine Maakah was the mother of Sheber and Tirhanah.
49 She bore also Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbenah and the father of Gibea; and the daughter of Caleb was Achsah.
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She also gave birth to Shaaph the father of Madmannah and to Sheva the father of Makbenah and Gibea. Caleb’s daughter was Aksah.
50 These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim,
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These were the descendants of Caleb. The sons of Hur the firstborn of Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim,
51 Salma the father of Bethlehem, Hareph the father of Bethgader.
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Salma the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth Gader.
52 And Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim had sons: Haroeh, and half of the Manahethites.
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The descendants of Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim were: Haroeh, half the Manahathites,
53 And the families of Kirjathjearim: the Ithrites, and the Puthites, and the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; from them came the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites.
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and the clans of Kiriath Jearim: the Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites and Mishraites. From these descended the Zorathites and Eshtaolites.
54 The sons of Salma: Bethlehem, and the Netophathites, Ataroth, the house of Joab, and half of the Manahethites, the Zorites.
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The descendants of Salma: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth Beth Joab, half the Manahathites, the Zorites,
55 And the families of the scribes who dwelt at Jabez: the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and Suchathites. These are the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.
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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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