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1 Judah's family: Perez, Hezron, Caleb, Hur, and Shobal.
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The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.
2 Shobal's son Reaiah was Jahath's father, and Jahath was the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These were the Zorathite clans.
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Reaiah son of Shobal became the father of Jahath, and Jahath became the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These were the families of the Zorathites.
3 This was Etam's family: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. Their sister's name was Hazzelelponi.
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These were the sons of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash; and the name of their sister was Hazzelelponi,
4 Penuel was Gedor's father, and Ezer was Hushah's father. This was the family of Hur the oldest son of Ephrathah, Bethlehem's father:
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and Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These were the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, the father of Bethlehem.
5 Ashhur, Tekoa's father, had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
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Ashhur father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah;
6 Naarah gave birth to Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari for him. This was Naarah's family.
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Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.
7 Helah's family: Zereth, Zohar, and Ethnan.
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The sons of Helah: Zereth, Izhar, and Ethnan.
8 Koz was the father of Anub, Hazzobebah, and the clans of Aharhel, Harum's son.
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Koz became the father of Anub, Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel son of Harum.
9 Jabez was more honored than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez, saying, "I bore him in pain."
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Jabez was honored more than his brothers; and his mother named him Jabez, saying, "Because I bore him in pain."
10 Jabez called on Israel's God: "If only you would greatly bless me and increase my territory. May your power go with me to keep me from trouble, so as not to cause me pain." And God granted his request.
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Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, "Oh that you would bless me and enlarge my border, and that your hand might be with me, and that you would keep me from hurt and harm!" And God granted what he asked.
11 Chelub, Shuhah's brother, was the father of Mehir, who was Eshton's father.
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Chelub the brother of Shuhah became the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.
12 Eshton was the father of Beth-rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah, Ir-nahash's father. These are the men of Recah.
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Eshton became the father of Beth-rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Ir-nahash. These are the men of Recah.
13 Kenaz's family: Othniel and Seraiah. Othniel's family: Hathath and Meonothai.
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The sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah; and the sons of Othniel: Hathath and Meonothai.
14 Meonothai was the father of Ophrah. Seraiah was the father of Joab the father of Ge-harashim, so-called because they were skilled workers.
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Meonothai became the father of Ophrah; and Seraiah became the father of Joab father of Ge-harashim, so-called because they were artisans.
15 The family of Caleb, Jephunneh's son: Iru, Elah, and Naam. This was Kenaz's family.
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The sons of Caleb son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam; and the son of Elah: Kenaz.
16 Jehallelel's family: Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.
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The sons of Jehallelel: Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.
17 Ezrah's family: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. Jether was the father of Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah, Eshtemoa's father.
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The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. These are the sons of Bithiah, daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered married; and she conceived and bore Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah father of Eshtemoa.
18 His Judean wife gave birth to Jered, Gedor's father; Heber, Soco's father; and Jekuthiel, Zanoah's father. This is the family of Bithiah, Pharaoh's daughter, whom Mered married.
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And his Judean wife bore Jered father of Gedor, Heber father of Soco, and Jekuthiel father of Zanoah.
19 The family of his Judean wife, the sister of Naham, Keilah's father the Garmite and Eshtemoa the Maacathite.
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The sons of the wife of Hodiah, the sister of Naham, were the fathers of Keilah the Garmite and Eshtemoa the Maacathite.
20 Shimon's family: Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-hanan, and Tilon. Ishi's family: Zoheth and Ben-zoheth.
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The sons of Shimon: Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-hanan, and Tilon. The sons of Ishi: Zoheth and Ben-zoheth.
21 The family of Shelah, Judah's son: Er, Lecah's father; Laadah, Mareshah's father; the clans of the linen workers at Beth-ashbea;
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The sons of Shelah son of Judah: Er father of Lecah, Laadah father of Mareshah, and the families of the guild of linen workers at Beth-ashbea;
22 Jokim; the men of Cozeba; Joash; and Saraph, who married into Moab but returned to Bethlehem (the records are ancient).
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and Jokim, and the men of Cozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who married into Moab but returned to Lehem (now the records are ancient).
23 They were the potters who lived in Netaim and Gederah; they lived there with the king in his service.
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These were the potters and inhabitants of Netaim and Gederah; they lived there with the king in his service.
24 Simeon's family: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul,
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The sons of Simeon: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul;
25 his son Shallum, his son Mibsam, and his son Mishma.
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Shallum was his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his son.
26 Mishma's family: his son Hammuel, his son Zaccur, and his son Shimei.
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The sons of Mishma: Hammuel his son, Zaccur his son, Shimei his son.
27 Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brothers didn't have many children, and none of their clans became as numerous as the Judeans.
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Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brothers did not have many children, nor did all their family multiply like the Judeans.
28 They lived in Beer-sheba, Moladah, Hazar-shual,
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They lived in Beer-sheba, Moladah, Hazar-shual,
29 Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,
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Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,
30 Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,
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Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,
31 Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susim, Beth-biri, and Shaaraim. These were their towns until David became king.
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Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susim, Beth-biri, and Shaaraim. These were their towns until David became king.
32 Their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan—five towns—
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And their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan, five towns,
33 as well as all their villages around these towns as far as Baal. These were their settlements, and they kept their own family records:
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along with all their villages that were around these towns as far as Baal. These were their settlements. And they kept a genealogical record.
34 Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah son of Amaziah,
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Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah son of Amaziah,
35 Joel, Jehu son of Joshibiah son of Seraiah son of Asiel,
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Joel, Jehu son of Joshibiah son of Seraiah son of Asiel,
36 Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah,
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Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah,
37 and Ziza son of Shiphi son of Allon son of Jedaiah son of Shimri son of Shemaiah.
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Ziza son of Shiphi son of Allon son of Jedaiah son of Shimri son of Shemaiah—
38 These mentioned by name were leaders in their clans, and their households increased greatly.
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these mentioned by name were leaders in their families, and their clans increased greatly.
39 They went to the entrance of Gedor, as far as the east side of the valley, to find pasture for their flocks.
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They journeyed to the entrance of Gedor, to the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks,
40 They found fertile pasture, and the land was spacious, quiet, and peaceful; the people of Ham used to live there.
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where they found rich, good pasture, and the land was very broad, quiet, and peaceful; for the former inhabitants there belonged to Ham.
41 These whose names were recorded, however, came in the days of Judah's King Hezekiah, attacked their tents and the Meunim found there, and completely destroyed them, as can be seen today. They settled in their place, because there was pasture there for their flocks.
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These, registered by name, came in the days of King Hezekiah of Judah, and attacked their tents and the Meunim who were found there, and exterminated them to this day, and settled in their place, because there was pasture there for their flocks.
42 Some of them, five hundred Simeonites, went to Mount Seir, led by Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, Ishi's sons.
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And some of them, five hundred men of the Simeonites, went to Mount Seir, having as their leaders Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, sons of Ishi;
43 They struck down those who were left of the Amalekites and have lived there ever since.
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they destroyed the remnant of the Amalekites that had escaped, and they have lived there to this day.
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