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1 The descendants of Y'hudah: Peretz, Hetzron, Karmi, Hur and Shoval.
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The sons of Judah; Pharez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.
2 Re'ayah the son of Shoval fathered Yachat; Yachat fathered Achumai and Lahad. These are the families of the Tzor'ati.
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And Reaiah the son of Shobal begat Jahath; and Jahath begat Ahumai, and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites.
3 These are [the sons] of the father of 'Eitam: Yizre'el, Yishma and Yidbash; their sister's name was Hatzlelponi.
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And these were of the father of Etam; Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash: and the name of their sister was Hazelelponi:
4 P'nu'el fathered Geder, and 'Ezer fathered Hushah. These are the sons of Hur the firstborn of Efratah, the father of Beit-Lechem.
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And Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah, the father of Bethlehem.
5 Ashur the father of T'koa had two wives, Hel'ah and Na'arah.
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And Ashur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
6 Na'arah bore him Achuzam, Hefer, Teimni and Achashtari; these were the sons of Na'arah.
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And Naarah bare him Ahuzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.
7 The sons of Hel'ah were Tzeret, Tzochar and Etnan.
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And the sons of Helah were, Zereth, and Jezoar, and Ethnan.
8 Kotz fathered 'Anuv, Tzovevah and the families of Acharchel the son of Harum.
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And Coz begat Anub, and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.
9 Ya'betz was honored more than his brothers; his mother called him Ya'betz, she explained, "because I bore him in pain [Hebrew: 'otzev]."
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And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow.
10 Ya'betz called on the God of Isra'el: "Please bless me by enlarging my territory. May your hand be with me! Keep me from harm, so that it will not cause me pain [Hebrew: 'atzbi]." God granted his request.
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And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.
11 K'luv the brother of Shuchah fathered M'chir, who fathered Eshton.
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And Chelub the brother of Shuah begat Mehir, which was the father of Eshton.
12 Eshton fathered Beit-Rafa, Paseach and T'chinah the father of 'Ir-Nachash. These are the men of Rekhah.
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And Eshton begat Bethrapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Irnahash. These are the men of Rechah.
13 The sons of K'naz: 'Otni'el and S'rayah. The son of 'Otni'el: Hatat.
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And the sons of Kenaz; Othniel, and Seraiah: and the sons of Othniel; Hathath.
14 M'onotai fathered 'Ofrah, and S'rayah fathered Yo'av the father of Gei-Harashim; for they were craftsmen [Hebrew: harashim].
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And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab, the father of the valley of Charashim; for they were craftsmen.
15 The sons of Kalev the son of Y'funeh: 'Iru, Elah and Na'am. The son of Elah: K'naz.
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And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh; Iru, Elah, and Naam: and the sons of Elah, even Kenaz.
16 The sons of Yehallel'el: Zif, Zifah, Tirya and Asar'el.
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And the sons of Jehaleleel; Ziph, and Ziphah, Tiria, and Asareel.
17 The sons of 'Ezrah: Yeter, Mered, 'Efer and Yalon. These are the sons of Bityah the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered took as his wife: she conceived Miryam, Shamai and Yishbach the father of Esht'moa; while his Jewish wife bore Yered the father of G'dor, Hever the father of Sokho and Y'kuti'el the father of Zanoach.
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And the sons of Ezra were, Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon: and she bare Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.
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And his wife Jehudijah bare Jered the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Socho, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. And these are the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, which Mered took.
19 The sons of the wife of Hodiyah the sister of Nacham were the father of Ke'ilah the Garmi and Esht'moa the Ma'akhati.
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And the sons of his wife Hodiah the sister of Naham, the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maachathite.
20 The sons of Shimon: Amnon, Rinah, Ben-Hanan and Tilon. The sons of Yish'i: Zochet and Ben-Zochet.
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And the sons of Shimon were, Amnon, and Rinnah, Benhanan, and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi were, Zoheth, and Benzoheth.
21 The sons of Shelah the son of Y'hudah: 'Er the father of Lekha, La'adah the father of Mareshah and the clans of fine-linen-workers at Beit-Ashbea,
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The sons of Shelah the son of Judah were, Er the father of Lecah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of them that wrought fine linen, of the house of Ashbea,
22 Yokim, the men of Kozeva, Saraf the ruler in Mo'av, and Yashuvi-Lechem (the records are ancient).
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And Jokim, and the men of Chozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who had the dominion in Moab, and Jashubilehem. And these are ancient things.
23 These were potters and inhabitants of N'ta'im and G'derah; they lived there, occupied with the king's work.
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These were the potters, and those that dwelt among plants and hedges: there they dwelt with the king for his work.
24 The sons of Shim'on: N'mu'el, Yamin, Yariv, Zerach and Sha'ul.
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The sons of Simeon were, Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul:
25 His son was Shalum, his son was Mivsam, and his son was Mishma.
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Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his son.
26 The descendants of Mishma: his son Hamu'el, his son Zakur, his son Shim'i.
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And the sons of Mishma; Hamuel his son, Zacchur his son, Shimei his son.
27 Shim'i had sixteen sons and six daughters, but his brothers did not have many children, so their clans did not increase like those of Y'hudah.
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And Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brethren had not many children, neither did all their family multiply, like to the children of Judah.
28 They lived at Be'er-Sheva, Moladah, Hatzar-Shu'al,
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And they dwelt at Beersheba, and Moladah, and Hazarshual,
29 Bilhah, 'Etzem, Tolad,
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And at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad,
30 B'tu'el, Hormah, Ziklag,
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And at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag,
31 Beit-Markavot, Hatzar-Susim, Beit-Bir'i and Sha'arayim. These were their cities until the reign of David.
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And at Bethmarcaboth, and Hazarsusim, and at Bethbirei, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities unto the reign of David.
32 Their villages were 'Eitam, 'Ayin, Rimmon, Tokhen and 'Ashan, five cities,
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And their villages were, Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities:
33 along with all the villages surrounding these cities, as far as Ba'al. These are the places where they lived, and they have their official genealogy.
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And all their villages that were round about the same cities, unto Baal. These were their habitations, and their genealogy.
34 Meshovav, Yamlekh, Yoshah the son of Amatzyah,
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And Meshobab, and Jamlech, and Joshah the son of Amaziah,
35 Yo'el, Yehu the son of Yoshivyah the son of S'rayah the son of 'Asi'el,
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And Joel, and Jehu the son of Josibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel,
36 Elyo'einai, Ya'akovah, Y'shochayah,'Asayah, 'Adi'el, Y'simi'el, B'nayah,
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And Elioenai, and Jaakobah, and Jeshohaiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel, and Jesimiel, and Benaiah,
37 Ziza the son of Shif'i the son of Alon the son of Y'da'yah the son of Shimri the son of Sh'ma'yah -
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And Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah;
38 these mentioned by name were princes in their clans, and their fathers' houses increased greatly.
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These mentioned by their names were princes in their families: and the house of their fathers increased greatly.
39 Seeking pasture for their flocks they went to the entrance of Geder, as far as the east side of the valley.
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And they went to the entrance of Gedor, even unto the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.
40 They found rich, good pastures; and the land was spacious, quiet and peaceful. Those who had lived there previously belonged to Ham.
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And they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for they of Ham had dwelt there of old.
41 Those whose names are written above came during the time of Hizkiyahu king of Y'hudah; they attacked their tents and the Me'unim who were found there, destroyed them completely, and have lived there in place of them to this day; because there was pasture there for their flocks.
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And these written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and smote their tents, and the habitations that were found there, and destroyed them utterly unto this day, and dwelt in their rooms: because there was pasture there for their flocks.
42 Some 500 of them who were descendants of Shim'on went to Mount Se'ir under the leadership of P'latyah, Ne'aryah, Refayah and Uzi'el the sons of Yish'i.
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And some of them, even of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men, went to mount Seir, having for their captains Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi.
43 They attacked the remnant of 'Amalek who had escaped and have lived there to this day.
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And they smote the rest of the Amalekites that were escaped, and dwelt there unto this day.
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