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1 Issachar's sons: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron-four.
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The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron, four.
2 Tola's sons: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Shemuel, the heads of their ancestral houses. During David's reign, 22,600 descendants of Tola were recorded as warriors in their genealogies.
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The sons of Tola: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their fathers’ houses, namely of Tola, mighty warriors of their generations, their number in the days of David being 22,600.
3 Uzzi's son: Izrahiah. Izrahiah's sons: Michael, Obadiah, Joel, Isshiah. All five of them were chiefs.
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The son of Uzzi: Izrahiah. And the sons of Izrahiah: Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah, all five of them were chief men.
4 Along with them, they had 36,000 troops for battle according to the genealogical records of their ancestral houses, for they had many wives and children.
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And along with them, by their generations, according to their fathers’ houses, were units of the army for war, 36,000, for they had many wives and sons.
5 Their tribesmen who were warriors belonging to all the families of Issachar totalled 87,000 in their genealogies.
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Their kinsmen belonging to all the clans of Issachar were in all 87,000 mighty warriors, enrolled by genealogy.
6 Three of Benjamin's [sons]: Bela, Becher, and Jediael.
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The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, and Jediael, three.
7 Bela's sons: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri-five. They were warriors and heads of their ancestral houses; 22,034 were listed in their genealogies.
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The sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri, five, heads of fathers’ houses, mighty warriors. And their enrollment by genealogies was 22,034.
8 Becher's sons: Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth; all these were Becher's sons.
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The sons of Becher: Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth. All these were the sons of Becher.
9 Their genealogies were recorded according to the heads of their ancestral houses-20,200 warriors.
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And their enrollment by genealogies, according to their generations, as heads of their fathers’ houses, mighty warriors, was 20,200.
10 Jediael's son: Bilhan. Bilhan's sons: Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar.
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The son of Jediael: Bilhan. And the sons of Bilhan: Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar.
11 All these sons of Jediael listed by heads of families were warriors; there were 17,200 who could serve in the army.
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All these were the sons of Jediael according to the heads of their fathers’ houses, mighty warriors, 17,200, able to go to war.
12 Shuppim and Huppim were sons of Ir, and the Hushim were the sons of Aher.
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And Shuppim and Huppim were the sons of Ir, Hushim the son of Aher.
13 Naphtali's sons: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum-Bilhah's sons.
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The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer and Shallum, the descendants of Bilhah.
14 Manasseh's sons through his Aramean concubine: Asriel and Machir the father of Gilead.
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The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, whom his Aramean concubine bore; she bore Machir the father of Gilead.
15 Machir took wives from Huppim and Shuppim. The name of his sister was Maacah. Another descendant was named Zelophehad, but he had only daughters.
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And Machir took a wife for Huppim and for Shuppim. The name of his sister was Maacah. And the name of the second was Zelophehad, and Zelophehad had daughters.
16 Machir's wife Maacah gave birth to a son, and she named [him] Peresh. His brother was named Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rekem.
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And Maacah the wife of Machir bore a son, and she called his name Peresh; and the name of his brother was Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam and Rakem.
17 Ulam's son: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead son of Machir, son of Manasseh.
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The son of Ulam: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead the son of Machir, son of Manasseh.
18 His sister Hammolecheth gave birth to Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.
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And his sister Hammolecheth bore Ishhod, Abiezer and Mahlah.
19 Shemida's sons: Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.
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The sons of Shemida were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.
20 Ephraim's sons: Shuthelah, and his son Bered, his son Tahath, his son Eleadah, his son Tahath,
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The sons of Ephraim: Shuthelah, and Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eleadah his son, Tahath his son,
21 his son Zabad, his son Shuthelah, Ezer, and Elead. The men of Gath who were born in the land killed Ezer and Elead because they went down to raid their cattle.
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Zabad his son, Shuthelah his son, and Ezer and Elead, whom the men of Gath who were born in the land killed, because they came down to raid their livestock.
22 Their father Ephraim mourned a long time, and his relatives came to comfort him.
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And Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brothers came to comfort him.
23 He slept with his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. So he named him Beriah, because there had been misfortune in his home.
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And Ephraim went in to his wife, and she conceived and bore a son. And he called his name Beriah, because disaster had befallen his house.
24 His daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth-horon and Uzzen-sheerah,
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His daughter was Sheerah, who built both Lower and Upper Beth-horon, and Uzzen-sheerah.
25 his son Rephah, his son Resheph, his son Telah, his son Tahan,
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Rephah was his son, Resheph his son, Telah his son, Tahan his son,
26 his son Ladan, his son Ammihud, his son Elishama,
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Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son,
27 his son Nun, and his son Joshua.
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Nun his son, Joshua his son.
28 Their holdings and settlements were Bethel and its villages; Naaran to the east, Gezer and its villages to the west, and Shechem and its villages as far as Ayyah and its villages,
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Their possessions and settlements were Bethel and its towns, and to the east Naaran, and to the west Gezer and its towns, Shechem and its towns, and Ayyah and its towns;
29 and along the borders of the sons of Manasseh, Beth-shean and its villages, Taanach and its villages, Megiddo and its villages, and Dor and its villages. The sons of Joseph son of Israel lived in these towns.
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also in possession of the Manassites, Beth-shean and its towns, Taanach and its towns, Megiddo and its towns, Dor and its towns. In these lived the sons of Joseph the son of Israel.
30 Asher's sons: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah, with their sister Serah.
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The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah.
31 Beriah's sons: Heber, and Malchiel, who fathered Birzaith.
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The sons of Beriah: Heber, and Malchiel, who fathered Birzaith.
32 Heber fathered Japhlet, Shomer, and Hotham, with their sister Shua.
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Heber fathered Japhlet, Shomer, Hotham, and their sister Shua.
33 Japhlet's sons: Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These were Japhlet's sons.
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The sons of Japhlet: Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These are the sons of Japhlet.
34 Shemer's sons: Ahi, Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram.
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The sons of Shemer his brother: Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram.
35 His brother Helem's sons: Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal.
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The sons of Helem his brother: Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal.
36 Zophah's sons: Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah,
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The sons of Zophah: Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah.
37 Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran, and Beera.
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Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran, and Beera.
38 Jether's sons: Jephunneh, Pispa, and Ara.
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The sons of Jether: Jephunneh, Pispa, and Ara.
39 Ulla's sons: Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia.
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The sons of Ulla: Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia.
40 All these were Asher's sons. They were the heads of their ancestral houses, chosen men, warriors, and chiefs among the leaders. The number of men listed in their genealogies for military service was 26,000.
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All of these were men of Asher, heads of fathers’ houses, approved, mighty warriors, chiefs of the princes. Their number enrolled by genealogies, for service in war, was 26,000 men.
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