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1 The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puah, Jashub and Shimron—four in all.
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Issachar had four sons: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron.
2 The sons of Tola: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam and Samuel—heads of their families. During the reign of David, the descendants of Tola listed as fighting men in their genealogy numbered 22,600.
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Tola had six sons: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Shemuel. They were heads of families of the clan of Tola and were famous soldiers. At the time of King David their descendants numbered 22,600.
3 The son of Uzzi: Izrahiah. The sons of Izrahiah: Michael, Obadiah, Joel and Ishiah. All five of them were chiefs.
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Uzzi had one son, Izrahiah. Izrahiah and his four sons, Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah, were all heads of families.
4 According to their family genealogy, they had 36,000 men ready for battle, for they had many wives and children.
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They had so many wives and children that their descendants were able to provide 36,000 men for military duty.
5 The relatives who were fighting men belonging to all the clans of Issachar, as listed in their genealogy, were 87,000 in all.
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The official records of all the families of the tribe of Issachar listed 87,000 men eligible for military duty.
6 Three sons of Benjamin: Bela, Beker and Jediael.
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Benjamin had three sons: Bela, Becher, and Jediael.
7 The sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth and Iri, heads of families—five in all. Their genealogical record listed 22,034 fighting men.
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Bela had five sons: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri. They were heads of families in the clan and were all famous soldiers. Their descendants included 22,034 men eligible for military duty.
8 The sons of Beker: Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth and Alemeth. All these were the sons of Beker.
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Becher had nine sons: Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth.
9 Their genealogical record listed the heads of families and 20,200 fighting men.
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The official record of their descendants by families listed 20,200 men eligible for military duty.
10 The son of Jediael: Bilhan. The sons of Bilhan: Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Kenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish and Ahishahar.
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Jediael had one son, Bilhan, and Bilhan had seven sons: Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar.
11 All these sons of Jediael were heads of families. There were 17,200 fighting men ready to go out to war.
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They were heads of families in the clan and were all famous soldiers. Their descendants included 17,200 men eligible for military duty.
12 The Shuppites and Huppites were the descendants of Ir, and the Hushites the descendants of Aher.
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Shuppim and Huppim also belonged to this tribe. Dan had one son, Hushim.
13 The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer and Shillem —the descendants of Bilhah.
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Naphtali had four sons: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum. (They were descendants of Bilhah. )
14 The descendants of Manasseh: Asriel was his descendant through his Aramean concubine. She gave birth to Makir the father of Gilead.
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By his Aramean concubine, Manasseh had two sons, Asriel and Machir. Machir was the father of Gilead.
15 Makir took a wife from among the Huppites and Shuppites. His sister’s name was Maakah. Another descendant was named Zelophehad, who had only daughters.
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Machir found a wife for Huppim and one for Shuppim. His sister's name was Maacah. Machir's second son was Zelophehad, and he had only daughters.
16 Makir’s wife Maakah gave birth to a son and named him Peresh. His brother was named Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rakem.
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Maacah, Machir's wife, gave birth to two sons, whom they named Peresh and Sheresh. Peresh had two sons, Ulam and Rakem,
17 The son of Ulam: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead son of Makir, the son of Manasseh.
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and Ulam had a son named Bedan. These are all descendants of Gilead, the son of Machir and grandson of Manasseh.
18 His sister Hammoleketh gave birth to Ishhod, Abiezer and Mahlah.
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Gilead's sister Hammolecheth had three sons: Ishod, Abiezer, and Mahlah
19 The sons of Shemida were: Ahian, Shechem, Likhi and Aniam.
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(Shemida had four sons: Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.)
20 The descendants of Ephraim: Shuthelah, Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eleadah his son, Tahath his son,
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These are the descendants of Ephraim from generation to generation: Shuthelah, Bered, Tahath, Eleadah, Tahath,
21 Zabad his son and Shuthelah his son. Ezer and Elead were killed by the native-born men of Gath, when they went down to seize their livestock.
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Zabad, Shuthelah. Ephraim had two other sons besides Shuthelah: Ezer and Elead, who were killed when they tried to steal the livestock belonging to the native inhabitants of Gath.
22 Their father Ephraim mourned for them many days, and his relatives came to comfort him.
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Their father Ephraim mourned for them for many days, and his relatives came to comfort him.
23 Then he made love to his wife again, and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. He named him Beriah, because there had been misfortune in his family.
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Then he had intercourse with his wife again, and she became pregnant and had a son. They named him Beriah, because of the trouble that had come to their family.
24 His daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth Horon as well as Uzzen Sheerah.
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Ephraim had a daughter named Sheerah. She built the towns of Upper and Lower Beth Horon, and Uzzen Sheerah.
25 Rephah was his son, Resheph his son,Telah his son, Tahan his son,
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Ephraim also had a son named Rephah, whose descendants were as follows: Resheph, Telah, Tahan,
26 Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son,
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Ladan, Ammihud, Elishama,
27 Nun his son and Joshua his son.
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Nun, Joshua.
28 Their lands and settlements included Bethel and its surrounding villages, Naaran to the east, Gezer and its villages to the west, and Shechem and its villages all the way to Ayyah and its villages.
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The territory which they took and settled included Bethel and the towns around it, as far east as Naaran and as far west as Gezer and the towns around it. It also included the cities of Shechem and Ayyah, and the towns around them.
29 Along the borders of Manasseh were Beth Shan, Taanach, Megiddo and Dor, together with their villages. The descendants of Joseph son of Israel lived in these towns.
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The descendants of Manasseh controlled the cities of Beth Shan, Taanach, Megiddo, and Dor, and the towns around them. All these are the places where the descendants of Joseph son of Jacob lived.
30 The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi and Beriah. Their sister was Serah.
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These are the descendants of Asher. He had four sons: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah; and one daughter, Serah.
31 The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malkiel, who was the father of Birzaith.
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Beriah had two sons, Heber and Malchiel. (Malchiel founded the city of Birzaith.)
32 Heber was the father of Japhlet, Shomer and Hotham and of their sister Shua.
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Heber had three sons: Japhlet, Shomer, and Hotham; and one daughter, Shua.
33 The sons of Japhlet: Pasak, Bimhal and Ashvath. These were Japhlet’s sons.
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Japhlet also had three sons: Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath.
34 The sons of Shomer: Ahi, Rohgah, Hubbah and Aram.
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His brother Shomer had three sons: Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram.
35 The sons of his brother Helem: Zophah, Imna, Shelesh and Amal.
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His brother Hotham had four sons: Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal.
36 The sons of Zophah: Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah,
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The descendants of Zophah were 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 The sons of Jether: Jephunneh, Pispah and Ara.
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The descendants of Jether were Jephunneh, Pispa, and Ara,
39 The sons of Ulla: Arah, Hanniel and Rizia.
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and the descendants of Ulla were Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia.
40 All these were descendants of Asher—heads of families, choice men, brave warriors and outstanding leaders. The number of men ready for battle, as listed in their genealogy, was 26,000.
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All of these were descendants of Asher. They were heads of families, famous fighting men, outstanding leaders. Asher's descendants included 26,000 men eligible for military duty.
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