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1 The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron and Carmi and Hur and Shobal.
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The Bnei Yehudah; Peretz, Chetzron, and Carmi, and Chur, and Shoval.
2 And Reaiah, the son of Shobal, was the father of Jahath; and Jahath was the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites.
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And Reayah Ben Shoval fathered Yachat; and Yachat fathered Achumai, and Lahad. These are the mishpekhot of the Tzorati.
3 And these were the sons of Hur, the father of Etam: Jezreel and Ishma and Idbash, and the name of their sister was Hazzelelponi;
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And these were the sons of Etam; Yizre’el (Jezreel), Yishma, Yidbash; and the shem of their achot (sister) was Hatzlelponi;
4 And Penuel, the father of Gedor, and Ezer, the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the oldest son of Ephrathah, the father of Beth-lehem.
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And Penuel avi Gedor, and Ezer avi Chushah. These are the Bnei Chur, the bechor of Ephratah avi Beit- Lechem.
5 And Ashhur, the father of Tekoa, had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
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And Ashchur avi Tekoa had two nashim (wives), Chelah and Na’arah.
6 And Naarah had Ahuzzam by him, and Hepher and Temeni and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.
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And Na’arah bore him Achuzam, Chepher, Temeni, Achashtari, the Bnei Na’arah.
7 And the sons of Helah were Zereth, Izhar and Ethnan.
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And the Bnei Chelah were Tzeret, and Yetzochar, and Etnan.
8 And Koz was the father of Anub and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.
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And Kotz fathered Anuv, and Tzovevah, and the mishpekhot of Acharchel Ben Harum.
9 And Jabez was honoured more than his brothers; but his mother had given him the name Jabez, saying, Because I gave birth to him with sorrow.
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And Yabetz was more honorable than his brethren; and immo (his mother) called shmo Yabetz, saying, Because I bore him beotzev (with sorrow).
10 And Jabez made a prayer to the God of Israel, saying, If only you would truly give me a blessing, and make wider the limits of my land, and let your hand be with me, and keep me from evil, so that I may not be troubled by it! And God gave him his desire.
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And Yabetz called on Elohei Yisroel, saying, O that Thou wouldest put a barucha on me indeed, and enlarge my territory, and that Thine yad might be with me, and that Thou wouldest keep me from ra’ah, that it may not grieve me! And Elohim granted him that which he requested.
11 And Chelub, the brother of Shuhah, was the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.
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And Keluv achi (brother of) Shuchah fathered Mechir avi Eshton.
12 And Eshton was the father of Bethrapha and Paseah and Tehinnah, the father of Ir-nahash. These are the men of Recah.
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And Eshton fathered Beit Rapha, and Paseach, and Techinnah avi Ir Nachash. These are the anashim of Rechah.
13 And the sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah; and the sons of Othniel: Hathath.
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And the Bnei Kenaz; Otniel, and Serayah; and the Bnei Otniel; Chatat.
14 And Meonothai was the father of Ophrah; and Seraiah was the father of Joab, the father of Ge-harashim; they were expert workmen.
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And Meonotai fathered Ophrah; and Serayah fathered Yoav avi Gey Charashim; for they were charashim (craftsmen).
15 And the sons of Caleb, the son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam; and the son of Elah: Kenaz.
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And the Bnei Kalev Ben Yephunneh; Iru, Elah, and Na’am; and the Bnei Elah, even Kenaz.
16 And the sons of Jehallelel: Ziph and Ziphah, Tiria and Asarel.
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And the Bnei Yehallelel; Ziph, and Ziphah, Tirya, and Asare’el.
17 And the sons of Ezrah: Jether and Mered and Epher and Jalon; and these are the sons of Bithiah, the daughter of Pharaoh, the wife of Mered. And she became the mother of Miriam and Shammai and Ishbah, the father of Eshtemoa.
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And the Bnei Ezrah were Yeter, and Mered, and Epher, and Yalon; and she bore Miryam, and Shammai, and Yishbach avi Eshtemo’a.
18 And his wife, a woman of the tribe of Judah, became the mother of Jered, the father of Gedor, and Heber, the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel, the father of Zanoah.
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And his isha Yehudiyah bore Yered avi Gedor, Chever avi Socho, and Yekutiel avi Zanoach. And these are the Bnei Bityah Bat Pharaoh, which Mered took [as isha].
19 And the sons of the wife of Hodiah, the sister of Naham, were the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maacathite.
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And the Bnei eshet Hodiyah the achot (sister) of Nacham avi Keilah the Garmi, and Eshtemo’a the Ma’achati.
20 And the sons of Shimon: Amnon and Rinnah, Ben-hanan and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi: Zoheth; and the son of Zoheth. ...
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And the Bnei Shimon were Amnon, and Rinnah, Ben-Chanan, and Tilon. And the Bnei Yishi were Zochet, and Ben-Zochet.
21 The sons of Shelah, the son of Judah: Er, the father of Lecah, and Laadah, the father of Mareshah, and the families of those who made delicate linen, of the family of Ashbea;
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The Bnei Shelah Ben Yehudah were Er avi Lechah, and La’adah avi Mareshah, and the mishpekhot of the bais of them that were workers with fine linen, of the Bais Ashbe’a,
22 And Jokim, and the men of Cozeba, and Joash and Saraph, who were rulers in Moab, and went back to Beth-lehem. And the records are very old.
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And Yokim, and the anashim of Chozeva, and Yoash, and Saraph who ruled in Moav, and Yashuvi Lechem. And these are ancient records.
23 These were the potters, and the people living among planted fields with walls round them; they were there to do the king's work.
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These were the yotzerim, (potters) and those that dwelt in Neta’im and Gederah; there they dwelt and worked for the melech.
24 The sons of Simeon: Nemuel and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul;
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The Bnei Shim’on were Nemuel, and Yamin, Yariv, Zerach and Sha’ul;
25 Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his son.
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Shallum bno, Mivsam bno, Mishma bno.
26 And the sons of Mishma: Hammuel his son, Zaccur his son, Shimei his son.
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And the Bnei Mishma: Chamuel bno, Zakkur bno, Shimei bno.
27 And Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, but his brothers had only a small number of children, and their family was not as fertile as the children of Judah.
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And Shimei had sixteen banim and six banot, but his brethren had not many banim, neither did all their mishpakhat multiply like the Bnei Yehudah.
28 And they were living at Beer-sheba and Moladah and Hazar-shual,
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And they dwelt at Beer-Sheva, and Moladah, and Chatzar Shual,
29 And at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad,
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And at Bilhah, and at Etzem, and at Tolad,
30 And at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag,
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And at Betuel, and at Chormah, and at Tziklag,
31 And at Beth-marcaboth, and at Hazarsusim, and at Beth-biri, and at Shaaraim. These were their towns till David became king.
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And at Beit Marcavot, and Chatzar Susim, and at Beit Biri, and at Sha’arayim. These were their towns until the reign of Dovid.
32 And their small towns were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen and Ashan, five towns;
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And their villages were Etam, and Ayin, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five towns;
33 And all the small places round these towns, as far as Baalath-beer, the high place of the South. These were their living-places, and they have lists of their generations.
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And all their villages were all around these towns as far as Baal. These were their settlements, and their genealogical records.
34 And Meshobab and Jamlech and Joshah, the son of Amaziah,
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And Meshovav, and Yamlech, and Yoshah Ben Amatzyah,
35 And Joel and Jehu, the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel,
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And Yoel, and Yehu Ben Yoshivyah Ben Serayah Ben Asiel,
36 And Elioenai and Jaakobah and Jeshohaiah and Asaiah and Adiel and Jesimiel and Benaiah,
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And Elyo’enai, and Ya’akovah, and Yeshochayah, and Asayah, and Adiel, and Yesimiel, and Benayah,
37 And Ziza, the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah;
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And Ziza Ben Shiphi Ben Allon Ben Yedayah Ben Shimri Ben Shema’yah.
38 These, whose names are given, were chiefs in their families, and their families became very great in number.
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These listed by their shmot were nasi’im in their mishpekhot; and the bais of avoteihem increased greatly.
39 And they went to the opening into Gedor, as far as the east side of the valley, in search of grass-land for their flocks.
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And they went to the outlying area of Gedor, even unto the east side of the gey (valley), to seek mireh (pasture) for their tzon.
40 And they came to some good fertile grass-land, in a wide quiet country of peace-loving people; for the people who were living there before were of the offspring of Ham.
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And they found mireh fertile and tov, and ha’aretz was spacious, and quiet, and peaceful; for they of Cham had dwelt there of old.
41 And these whose names are given came in the days of Hezekiah, king of Judah, and made an attack on the Meunim who were living there, and put an end to them to this day, and took their place, because there was grass there for their flocks.
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And these listed by shemot came in the days of Chizkiyah Melech Yehudah, and attacked their ohalim, and the habitations that were found there, and destroyed them utterly unto this day, and dwelt in their place, because there was mireh there for their tzon.
42 And some of them, five hundred of the sons of Simeon, went to the hill-country of Seir, with Pelatiah and Neariah and Rephaiah and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi, at their head.
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And some of them, even of the Bnei Shim’on, five hundred anashim, went to Har Seir, having for their leaders Pelatyah, and Nearyah, and Refayah, and Uzziel, the Bnei Yishi.
43 And they put to death the rest of the Amalekites who had got away safely, and made it their living-place to this day.
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And they struck the she’erit (remnant) of Amalek that were escaped, and dwelt there unto this day.
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