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1 The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.
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Sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.
2 Re-ai'ah the son of Shobal was the father of Jahath, and Jahath was the father of Ahu'mai and Lahad. These were the families of the Zo'rathites.
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Reaiah, Shobal's son, had Jahath; and Jahath had Ahumai and Lahad. These made up the families of the Zorathites.
3 These were the sons of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash; and the name of their sister was Hazzelelpo'ni,
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Sons of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. Their sister was named Hazzelelponi.
4 and Penu'el was the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These were the sons of Hur, the first-born of Eph'rathah, the father of Bethlehem.
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Penuel had Gedor and Ezer had Hushah. These were the sons of Hur, firstborn son of Ephrathah, who was the father of Bethlehem.
5 Ashhur, the father of Teko'a, had two wives, Helah and Na'arah;
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Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
6 Na'arah bore him Ahuz'zam, Hepher, Te'meni, and Ha-ahash'tari. These were the sons of Na'arah.
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Naarah gave birth to Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari - Naarah's children.
7 The sons of Helah: Zereth, Izhar, and Ethnan.
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Helah's sons were Zereth, Zohar, Ethnan,
8 Koz was the father of Anub, Zobe'bah, and the families of Ahar'hel the son of Harum.
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and Koz, who had Anub, Hazzobebah, and the families of Aharhel son of Harum.
9 Jabez was more honorable than his brothers; and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, "Because I bore him in pain."
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Jabez was a better man than his brothers, a man of honor. His mother had named him Jabez (Oh, the pain!), saying, "A painful birth! I bore him in great pain!"
10 Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, "Oh that thou wouldst bless me and enlarge my border, and that thy hand might be with me, and that thou wouldst keep me from harm so that it might not hurt me!" And God granted what he asked.
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Jabez prayed to the God of Israel: "Bless me, O bless me! Give me land, large tracts of land. And provide your personal protection - don't let evil hurt me." God gave him what he asked.
11 Chelub, the brother of Shuhah, was the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.
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Kelub, Shuhah's brother, had Mehir; Mehir had Eshton;
12 Eshton was the father of Bethra'pha, Pase'ah, and Tehin'nah the father of Irna'hash. These are the men of Recah.
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Eshton had Beth Rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah, who founded Ir Nahash (City of Smiths). These were known as the men of Recah.
13 The sons of Kenaz: Oth'ni-el and Serai'ah; and the sons of Oth'ni-el: Hathath and Meo'nothai.
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The sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah. The sons of Othniel: Hathath and Meonothai.
14 Meo'nothai was the father of Ophrah; and Serai'ah was the father of Jo'ab the father of Ge-har'ashim, so-called because they were craftsmen.
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Meonothai had Ophrah; Seraiah had Joab, the founder of Ge Harashim (Colony of Artisans).
15 The sons of Caleb the son of Jephun'neh: Iru, Elah, and Na'am; and the sons of Elah: Kenaz.
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The sons of Caleb son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam. The son of Elah: Kenaz.
16 The sons of Jehal'lelel: Ziph, Ziphah, Tir'i-a, and As'arel.
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The sons of Jehallelel: Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.
17 The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. These are the sons of Bith'i-ah, the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered married; and she conceived and bore Miriam, Sham'mai, and Ishbah, the father of Eshtemo'a.
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The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. One of Mered's wives, Pharaoh's daughter Bithiah, gave birth to Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.
18 And his Jewish wife bore Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soco, and Jeku'thiel the father of Zano'ah.
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His Judean wife gave birth to Jered father of Gedor, Heber father of Soco, and Jekuthiel father of Zanoah.
19 The sons of the wife of Hodi'ah, the sister of Naham, were the fathers of Kei'lah the Garmite and Eshtemo'a the Ma-ac'athite.
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The sons of Hodiah's wife, Naham's sister: the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maacathite.
20 The sons of Shimon: Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-ha'nan, and Tilon. The sons of Ishi: Zoheth and Ben-zo'heth.
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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 Shelah the son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, La'adah the father of Mare'shah, and the families of the house of linen workers at Beth-ashbe'a;
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The sons of Shelah son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah and the family of linen workers at Beth Ashbea,
22 and Jokim, and the men of Coze'ba, and Jo'ash, and Saraph, who ruled in Moab and returned to Lehem (now the records are ancient).
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Jokim, the men of Cozeba, and Joash and Saraph, who ruled in Moab and Jashubi Lehem. (These records are from very old traditions.)
23 These were the potters and inhabitants of Neta'im and Gede'rah; they dwelt there with the king for his work.
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They were the potters who lived at Netaim and Gederah, resident potters who worked for the king.
24 The sons of Simeon: Nem'uel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Sha'ul;
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The Simeon family tree: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul;
25 Shallum was his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his son.
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Shaul had Shallum, Shallum had Mibsam, and Mibsam had Mishma.
26 The sons of Mishma: Ham'mu-el his son, Zac'cur his son, Shim'e-i his son.
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The sons of Mishma: Hammuel had Zaccur and Zaccur had Shimei.
27 Shim'e-i had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brothers had not many children, nor did all their family multiply like the men of Judah.
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Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, but his brothers were not nearly as prolific and never became a large family like Judah.
28 They dwelt in Beer-sheba, Mola'dah, Ha'zar-shu'al,
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They lived in Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar Shual,
29 Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,
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Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,
30 Bethu'el, Hormah, Ziklag,
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Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,
31 Beth-mar'caboth, Ha'zar-su'sim, Beth-biri, and Sha-ara'im. These were their cities until David reigned.
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Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susim, Beth Biri, and Shaaraim. They lived in these towns until David became king.
32 And their villages were Etam, A'in, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan, five cities,
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Other settlements in the vicinity were the five towns of Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Token, and Ashan,
33 along with all their villages which were round about these cities as far as Ba'al. These were their settlements, and they kept a genealogical record.
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and all the villages around these towns as far as Baalath. These were their settlements. And they kept good family records.
34 Mesho'bab, Jamlech, Joshah the son of Amazi'ah,
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Meshobab; Jamlech; Joshah the son of Amaziah;
35 Jo'el, Jehu the son of Joshibi'ah, son of Serai'ah, son of As'i-el,
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Joel; Jehu the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel;
36 Eli-o-e'nai, Ja-ako'bah, Jeshohai'ah, Asai'ah, Ad'i-el, Jesim'iel, Benai'ah,
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Elioenai; Jaakobah; Jeshohaiah; Asaiah; Adiel; Jesimiel; Benaiah;
37 Ziza the son of Shiphi, son of Allon, son of Jedai'ah, son of Shimri, son of Shemai'ah--
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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 families, and their fathers' houses increased greatly.
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- all these were the leaders in their families. They prospered and increased in numbers
39 They journeyed to the entrance of Gedor, to the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks,
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so that they had to go as far as Gedor (Gerar) to the east of the valley looking for pasture for their flocks.
40 where they found rich, good pasture, and the land was very broad, quiet, and peaceful; for the former inhabitants there belonged to Ham.
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And they found it - lush pasture, lots of elbow room, peaceful and quiet.
41 These, registered by name, came in the days of Hezeki'ah, king of Judah, and destroyed their tents and the Me-u'nim who were found there, and exterminated them to this day, and settled in their place, because there was pasture there for their flocks.
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But the men in these family trees came when Hezekiah was king of Judah and attacked the Hamites, tearing down their tents and houses. There was nothing left of them, as you can see today. Then they moved in and took over because of the great pastureland.
42 And some of them, five hundred men of the Simeonites, went to Mount Se'ir, having as their leaders Pelati'ah, Ne-ari'ah, Rephai'ah, and Uz'ziel, the sons of Ishi;
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Five hundred of these Simeonites went on and invaded the hill country of Seir, led by Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi.
43 and they destroyed the remnant of the Amal'ekites that had escaped, and they have dwelt there to this day.
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They killed all the escaped Amalekites who were still around. And they still live there.