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1 The descendants of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Karmi, Hur and Shobal.
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The sons of Juda: Phares, Hesron, and Charmi and Hur, and Sobal.
2 Reaiah son of Shobal was the father of Jahath, and Jahath the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These were the clans of the Zorathites.
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And Raia the son of Sobal begot Jahath, of whom were born Ahumai, and Laad. These are the families of Sarathi.
3 These were the sons of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma and Idbash. Their sister was named Hazzelelponi.
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And this is the posterity of Etam: Jezrahel, and Jesema, And Jedebos: and the name of their sister was Asalelphuni.
4 Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These were the descendants of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah and father of Bethlehem.
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And Phanuel the father of Gedor, and Ezar the father of Hosa, these are the sons of Hur the firstborn of Ephratha the father of Bethlehem.
5 Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
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And Assur the father of Thecua had two wives, Halaa and Naara:
6 Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni and Haahashtari. These were the descendants of Naarah.
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And Naara bore him Ozam, and Hepher, and Themani, and Ahasthari: these are the sons of Naara.
7 The sons of Helah: Zereth, Zohar, Ethnan,
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And the sons of Halaa, Sereth, Isaar, and Ethnan.
8 and Koz, who was the father of Anub and Hazzobebah and of the clans of Aharhel son of Harum.
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And Cos begot Anob, and Soboba, and the kindred of Aharehel the son of Arum.
9 Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez, saying, “I gave birth to him in pain.”
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And Jabes was more honourable than any of his brethren, and his mother called his name Jabes, saying: Because I bore him with sorrow.
10 Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, “Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted his request.
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And Jabes called upon the God of Israel, saying: If blessing thou wilt bless me, and wilt enlarge my borders, and thy hand be with me, and thou save me from being oppressed by evil. And God granted him the things he prayed for.
11 Kelub, Shuhah’s brother, was the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.
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And Caleb the brother of Sua begot Mahir, who was the father of Esthon.
12 Eshton was the father of Beth Rapha, Paseah and Tehinnah the father of Ir Nahash. These were the men of Rekah.
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And Esthon begot Bethrapha, and Phesse, and Tehinna father of the city of Naas: these are the men of Recha.
13 The sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah. The sons of Othniel: Hathath and Meonothai.
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And the sons of Cenez were Othoniel, and Saraia. And the sons of Othoniel, Hathath, and Maonathi.
14 Meonothai was the father of Ophrah. Seraiah was the father of Joab, the father of Ge Harashim. It was called this because its people were skilled workers.
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Maonathi begot Ophra, and Saraia begot Joab the father of the Valley of artificers: for artificers were there.
15 The sons of Caleb son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah and Naam. The son of Elah: Kenaz.
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And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephone, were Hir, and Ela, and Naham. And the sons of Ela: Cenez.
16 The sons of Jehallelel: Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria and Asarel.
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The sons also of Jaleleel: Ziph, and Zipha, Thiria and Asrael.
17 The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher and Jalon. One of Mered’s wives gave birth to Miriam, Shammai and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.
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And the sons of Esra, Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon, and he begot Mariam, and Sammai, and Jesba the father of Esthamo.
18 (His wife from the tribe of Judah gave birth to Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soko, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah.) These were the children of Pharaoh’s daughter Bithiah, whom Mered had married.
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And his wife Judaia, bore Jared the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Socho, and Icuthiel the father of Zanoe. And these are the sons of Bethia the daughter of Pharao, whom Mered took to wife.
19 The sons of Hodiah’s wife, the sister of Naham: the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maakathite.
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And the sons of his wife Odaia the sister of Naham the father of Celia, Garmi, and Esthamo, who was of Machathi.
20 The sons of Shimon: Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-Hanan and Tilon. The descendants of Ishi: Zoheth and Ben-Zoheth.
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The sons also of Simon, Amnon, and Rinna the son of Hanan, and Thilon. And the sons of Jesi Zoheth, and Benzoheth.
21 The sons of Shelah son of Judah: Er the father of Lekah, Laadah the father of Mareshah and the clans of the linen workers at Beth Ashbea,
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The sons of Sela the son of Juda: Her the father of Lecha, and Laada the father of Maresa, and the families of the house of them that wrought fine linen in the House of oath.
22 Jokim, the men of Kozeba, and Joash and Saraph, who ruled in Moab and Jashubi Lehem. (These records are from ancient times.)
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And he that made the sun to stand, and the men of Lying, and Secure, and Burning, who were princes in Moab, and who returned into Lahem. Now these are things of old.
23 They were the potters who lived at Netaim and Gederah; they stayed there and worked for the king.
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These are the potters, and they dwelt in Plantations, and Hedges, with the king for his works, and they abode there.
24 The descendants of Simeon: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah and Shaul;
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The sons of Simeon: Namuel and Jamin, Jarib, Zara, Saul:
25 Shallum was Shaul’s son, Mibsam his son and Mishma his son.
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Sellum his son, Mapsam his son, Masma his son.
26 The descendants of Mishma: Hammuel his son, Zakkur his son and Shimei his son.
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The sons of Masma: Hamuel his son, Zachur his son, Semei his son.
27 Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, but his brothers did not have many children; so their entire clan did not become as numerous as the people of Judah.
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The sons of Semei were sixteen, and six daughters: but his brethren had not many sons, and the whole kindred could not reach to the sum of the children of Juda.
28 They lived in Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar Shual,
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And they dwelt in Bersabee, and Molada, and Hasarsuhal,
29 Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,
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And in Bala, and in Asom, and in Tholad,
30 Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,
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And in Bathuel, and in Horma, and in Siceleg,
31 Beth Markaboth, Hazar Susim, Beth Biri and Shaaraim. These were their towns until the reign of David.
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And in Bethmarchaboth, and in Hasarsusim, and in Bethberai, and in Saarim. These were their cities unto the reign of David.
32 Their surrounding villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Token and Ashan—five towns—
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Their towns also were Etam, and Aen, Remmon, and Thochen, and Asan, five cities.
33 and all the villages around these towns as far as Baalath. These were their settlements. And they kept a genealogical record.
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And all their villages round about these cities as far as Baal. This was their habitation, and the distribution of their dwellings.
34 Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah son of Amaziah,
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And Mosabab and Jemlech, and Josaphat, the son of Amasias,
35 Joel, Jehu son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel,
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And Joel, and Jehu the son of Josabia the son of Saraia, the son of Asiel,
36 also Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah,
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And Elioenai, and Jacoba, and Isuhaia, and Asaia, and Adiel, and Ismiel, and Banaia,
37 and Ziza son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah.
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Ziza also the son of Sephei the son of Allon the son of Idaia the son of Semri the son of Samaia.
38 The men listed above by name were leaders of their clans. Their families increased greatly,
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These were named princes in their kindreds, and in the houses of their families were multiplied exceedingly.
39 and they went to the outskirts of Gedor to the east of the valley in search of pasture for their flocks.
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And they went forth to enter into Gador as far as to the east side of the valley, to seek pastures for their flocks.
40 They found rich, good pasture, and the land was spacious, peaceful and quiet. Some Hamites had lived there formerly.
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And they found fat pastures, and very good, and a country spacious, and quiet, and fruitful, in which some of the race of Cham had dwelt before.
41 The men whose names were listed came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah. They attacked the Hamites in their dwellings and also the Meunites who were there and completely destroyed them, as is evident to this day. Then they settled in their place, because there was pasture for their flocks.
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And these whose names are written above, came in the days of Ezechias king of Juda: and they beat down their tents, and slew the inhabitants that were found there, and utterly destroyed them unto this day: and they dwelt in their place, because they found there fat pastures.
42 And five hundred of these Simeonites, led by Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi, invaded the hill country of Seir.
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Some also of the children of Simeon, five hundred men, went into mount Seir, having for their captains Phaltias and Naaria and Raphaia and Oziel the sons of Jesi:
43 They killed the remaining Amalekites who had escaped, and they have lived there to this day.
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And they slew the remnant of the Amalecites, who had been able to escape, and they dwelt there in their stead unto this day.
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