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1 The sons of Juda: Phares, Hesron, and Charmi and Hur, and Sobal.
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The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.
2 And Raia the son of Sobal begot Jahath, of whom were born Ahumai, and Laad. These are the families of Sarathi.
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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 And this is the posterity of Etam: Jezrahel, and Jesema, And Jedebos: and the name of their sister was Asalelphuni.
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These were the sons of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash; and the name of their sister was Hazzelelponi,
4 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.
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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 And Assur the father of Thecua had two wives, Halaa and Naara:
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Ashhur father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah;
6 And Naara bore him Ozam, and Hepher, and Themani, and Ahasthari: these are the sons of Naara.
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Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.
7 And the sons of Halaa, Sereth, Isaar, and Ethnan.
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The sons of Helah: Zereth, Izhar, and Ethnan.
8 And Cos begot Anob, and Soboba, and the kindred of Aharehel the son of Arum.
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Koz became the father of Anub, Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel son of Harum.
9 And Jabes was more honourable than any of his brethren, and his mother called his name Jabes, saying: Because I bore him with sorrow.
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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 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.
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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 And Caleb the brother of Sua begot Mahir, who was the father of Esthon.
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Chelub the brother of Shuhah became the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.
12 And Esthon begot Bethrapha, and Phesse, and Tehinna father of the city of Naas: these are the men of Recha.
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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 And the sons of Cenez were Othoniel, and Saraia. And the sons of Othoniel, Hathath, and Maonathi.
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The sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah; and the sons of Othniel: Hathath and Meonothai.
14 Maonathi begot Ophra, and Saraia begot Joab the father of the Valley of artificers: for artificers were there.
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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 And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephone, were Hir, and Ela, and Naham. And the sons of Ela: Cenez.
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The sons of Caleb son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam; and the son of Elah: Kenaz.
16 The sons also of Jaleleel: Ziph, and Zipha, Thiria and Asrael.
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The sons of Jehallelel: Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.
17 And the sons of Esra, Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon, and he begot Mariam, and Sammai, and Jesba the father of Esthamo.
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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 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.
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And his Judean wife bore Jered father of Gedor, Heber father of Soco, and Jekuthiel father of Zanoah.
19 And the sons of his wife Odaia the sister of Naham the father of Celia, Garmi, and Esthamo, who was of Machathi.
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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 The sons also of Simon, Amnon, and Rinna the son of Hanan, and Thilon. And the sons of Jesi Zoheth, and Benzoheth.
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The sons of Shimon: Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-hanan, and Tilon. The sons of Ishi: Zoheth and Ben-zoheth.
21 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.
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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 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.
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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 These are the potters, and they dwelt in Plantations, and Hedges, with the king for his works, and they abode there.
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These were the potters and inhabitants of Netaim and Gederah; they lived there with the king in his service.
24 The sons of Simeon: Namuel and Jamin, Jarib, Zara, Saul:
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The sons of Simeon: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul;
25 Sellum his son, Mapsam his son, Masma his son.
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Shallum was his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his son.
26 The sons of Masma: Hamuel his son, Zachur his son, Semei his son.
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The sons of Mishma: Hammuel his son, Zaccur his son, Shimei his son.
27 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.
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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 And they dwelt in Bersabee, and Molada, and Hasarsuhal,
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They lived in Beer-sheba, Moladah, Hazar-shual,
29 And in Bala, and in Asom, and in Tholad,
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Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,
30 And in Bathuel, and in Horma, and in Siceleg,
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Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,
31 And in Bethmarchaboth, and in Hasarsusim, and in Bethberai, and in Saarim. These were their cities unto the reign of David.
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Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susim, Beth-biri, and Shaaraim. These were their towns until David became king.
32 Their towns also were Etam, and Aen, Remmon, and Thochen, and Asan, five cities.
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And their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan, five towns,
33 And all their villages round about these cities as far as Baal. This was their habitation, and the distribution of their dwellings.
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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 And Mosabab and Jemlech, and Josaphat, the son of Amasias,
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Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah son of Amaziah,
35 And Joel, and Jehu the son of Josabia the son of Saraia, the son of Asiel,
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Joel, Jehu son of Joshibiah son of Seraiah son of Asiel,
36 And Elioenai, and Jacoba, and Isuhaia, and Asaia, and Adiel, and Ismiel, and Banaia,
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Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah,
37 Ziza also the son of Sephei the son of Allon the son of Idaia the son of Semri the son of Samaia.
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Ziza son of Shiphi son of Allon son of Jedaiah son of Shimri son of Shemaiah—
38 These were named princes in their kindreds, and in the houses of their families were multiplied exceedingly.
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these mentioned by name were leaders in their families, and their clans increased greatly.
39 And they went forth to enter into Gador as far as to the east side of the valley, to seek pastures 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 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.
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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 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.
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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 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:
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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 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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they destroyed the remnant of the Amalekites that had escaped, and they have lived there to this day.
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