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1 The sons of Yissakhar were: Tola, Pu'ah, Yashuv and Shimron - four.
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The four sons of Issachar were Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron.
2 The sons of Tola were: 'Uzi, Refayah, Yeri'el, Yachmai, Yivsam and Sh'mu'el. They were heads of their fathers' clans, descended from Tola; they were strong, brave men in their generations. In the time of David they numbered 22,600.
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The sons of Tola were Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Shemuel. Each of them was the leader of an ancestral clan. At the time of King David, the total number of mighty warriors listed in the records of these clans was 22,600.
3 The son of 'Uzi was Yizrachyah, and the sons of Yizrachyah were: Mikha'el, 'Ovadyah, Yo'el and Yishiyah - five, all of them leaders.
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The son of Uzzi was Izrahiah. The sons of Izrahiah were Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah. These five became the leaders of clans.
4 With them, by their generations, in their fathers' clans, were army troops organized for war, 36,000 of them, because they had many women and children.
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All of them had many wives and many sons, so the total number of men available for military service among their descendants was 36,000.
5 Their kinsmen among all the clans of Yissakhar, strong, brave men, numbered 87,000, listed in genealogical records.
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The total number of mighty warriors from all the clans of the tribe of Issachar was 87,000. All of them were listed in their genealogical records.
6 [The sons of] Binyamin were: Bela, Bekher and Y'dia'el - three.
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Three of Benjamin’s sons were Bela, Beker, and Jediael.
7 The sons of Bela were: Etzbon, 'Uzi, 'Uzi'el, Yerimot and 'Iri - five; they were leaders of fathers' clans, strong, brave men. They numbered 22,034, listed in genealogical records.
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The five sons of Bela were Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri. Each of them was the leader of an ancestral clan. The total number of mighty warriors from these clans was 22,034, as listed in their genealogical records.
8 The sons of Bekher were: Z'mirah, Yo'ash, Eli'ezer, Elyo'enai, 'Omri, Yeremot, Aviyah, 'Anatot and 'Alemet; all these were sons of Bekher.
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The sons of Beker were Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth.
9 Listed in genealogical records by generations under leaders of fathers' clans, who were strong, brave men, were 20,200.
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Each of them was the leader of an ancestral clan. The total number of mighty warriors and leaders from these clans was 20,200, as listed in their genealogical records.
10 The son of Y'dia'el was Bilhan. The sons of Bilhan were: Ye'ush, Binyamin, Ehud, Kena'anah, Zeitan, Tarshish and Achishachar.
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The son of Jediael was Bilhan. The sons of Bilhan were Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Kenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar.
11 All these were descendants of Y'dia'el, leaders of their fathers' clans, who were brave, strong men; they numbered 17,200, all fit to fight with the army.
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Each of them was the leader of an ancestral clan. From these clans the total number of mighty warriors ready for war was 17,200.
12 [More descendants of Binyamin:] Shupim, Hupim, the sons of 'Ir. Hushim, the son of another [of Isra'el's sons, namely, Dan].
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The sons of Ir were Shuppim and Huppim. Hushim was the son of Aher.
13 The sons of Naftali were: Yachtzi'el, Guni, Yetzer, Shalum, the sons of Bilhah.
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The sons of Naphtali were Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem. They were all descendants of Jacob’s concubine Bilhah.
14 The descendants of M'nasheh: his concubine the woman from Aram bore Makhir the father of Gil'ad; Asri'el [Gil'ad's son] was descended from her.
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The descendants of Manasseh through his Aramean concubine included Asriel. She also bore Makir, the father of Gilead.
15 Makhir's wife was from the families of Hupim and Shupim, and his sister's name was Ma'akhah. M'nasheh's second son was Tz'lof'chad, and Tz'lof'chad had daughters.
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Makir found wives for Huppim and Shuppim. Makir had a sister named Maacah. One of his descendants was Zelophehad, who had only daughters.
16 Ma'akhah the wife of Makhir bore a son whom she named Peresh, the name of his brother was Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rekem.
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Makir’s wife, Maacah, gave birth to a son whom she named Peresh. His brother’s name was Sheresh. The sons of Peresh were Ulam and Rakem.
17 The son of Ulam was B'dan. These were the descendants of Gil'ad the son of Makhir the son of M'nasheh.
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The son of Ulam was Bedan. All these were considered Gileadites, descendants of Makir son of Manasseh.
18 His sister Hammolekhet [the governor] bore Ish-Hod, Avi'ezer and Machlah.
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Makir’s sister Hammoleketh gave birth to Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.
19 The sons of Sh'mida were Achyan, Sh'khem, Lik'chi and Ani'am.
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The sons of Shemida were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.
20 The descendants of Efrayim were: Shutelach, his son Bered, his son Tachat, his son El'adah, his son Tachat,
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The descendants of Ephraim were Shuthelah, Bered, Tahath, Eleadah, Tahath,
21 his son Zavad and his son Shutelach; also 'Ezer and El'ad, whom the men of Gat born in the land killed when they came down to raid their cattle.
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Zabad, Shuthelah, Ezer, and Elead. These two were killed trying to steal livestock from the local farmers near Gath.
22 Efrayim their father mourned for a long time, and his kinsmen came to comfort him.
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Their father, Ephraim, mourned for them a long time, and his relatives came to comfort him.
23 Then he had sexual relations with his wife, and she conceived and bore a son whom he called B'ri'ah [in calamity], because his household had suffered a calamity.
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Afterward Ephraim slept with his wife, and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. Ephraim named him Beriah because of the tragedy his family had suffered.
24 His daughter was She'erah, who built upper and lower Beit-Horon and Uzen-She'erah.
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He had a daughter named Sheerah. She built the towns of Lower and Upper Beth-horon and Uzzen-sheerah.
25 Refach was his son, and Reshef, then his son Telach, his son Tachan
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The descendants of Ephraim included Rephah, Resheph, Telah, Tahan,
26 his son La'dan, his son 'Ammihud, his son Elishama,
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Ladan, Ammihud, Elishama,
27 his son Nun and his son Y'hoshua.
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Nun, and Joshua.
28 Their possessions and settlements were Beit-El with its towns; Na'aran to the east; and to the west, Gezer with its towns; also Sh'khem with its towns, as far as 'Ayah and its towns;
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The descendants of Ephraim lived in the territory that included Bethel and its surrounding towns to the south, Naaran to the east, Gezer and its villages to the west, and Shechem and its surrounding villages to the north as far as Ayyah and its towns.
29 and, near the territory of the descendants of M'nasheh, Beit-Sh'an with its towns, Ta'nakh with its towns, Megiddo with its towns and Dor with its towns. In these places lived the descendants of Yosef the son of Isra'el.
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Along the border of Manasseh were the towns of Beth-shan, Taanach, Megiddo, Dor, and their surrounding villages. The descendants of Joseph son of Israel lived in these towns.
30 The children of Asher were: Yimnah, Yishvah, Yishvi, B'ri'ah and their sister Serach.
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The sons of Asher were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah. They had a sister named Serah.
31 The sons of B'ri'ah were: Hever and Malki'el, who fathered Birzayit.
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The sons of Beriah were Heber and Malkiel (the father of Birzaith).
32 Hever fathered Yaflet, Shomer, Hotam and their sister Shua.
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The sons of Heber were Japhlet, Shomer, and Hotham. They had a sister named Shua.
33 The sons of Yaflet were: Pasakh, Bimhal and 'Ashvat; these were the sons of Yaflet.
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The sons of Japhlet were Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath.
34 The sons of Shemer were: Achi, Rohgah, Hubah and Aram.
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The sons of Shomer were Ahi, Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram.
35 The sons of his brother Helem were: Zofach, Yimnah, Shelesh and 'Amal.
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The sons of his brother Helem were Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal.
36 The sons of Zofach were: Suach, Harnefer, Shu'al, Beri, Yimrah,
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The sons of Zophah were Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah,
37 Betzer, Hod, Shama, Shilshah, Yitran and Be'era.
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Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran, and Beera.
38 The sons of Yeter were: Y'funeh, Pispah and Ara.
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The sons of Jether were Jephunneh, Pispah, and Ara.
39 The sons of 'Ula were: Arach, Hani'el and Ritzya.
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The sons of Ulla were Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia.
40 All these were descendants of Asher, leaders of their fathers'clans, elite, strong, brave men, the most important of the princes. Those fit for battle service, listed in genealogies, numbered 26,000 men.
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Each of these descendants of Asher was the head of an ancestral clan. They were all select men—mighty warriors and outstanding leaders. The total number of men available for military service was 26,000, as listed in their genealogical records.
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