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1 The four sons of Issachar were Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron.
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Issachar's family: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron—four in all.
2 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.
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Tola's family: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Shemuel—the heads of their households in Tola's line, mighty warriors of their generations. In David's time they numbered 22,600.
3 The son of Uzzi was Izrahiah. The sons of Izrahiah were Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah. These five became the leaders of clans.
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Uzzi's family: Izrahiah; and Izrahiah's family—Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah—five in all, and all of them leaders.
4 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.
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According to the family records of their households, they had 36,000 troops in the units of their fighting force, since they had many wives and children.
5 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.
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Their relatives from all of Issachar's clans were 87,000 mighty warriors, all listed in the family records.
6 Three of Benjamin’s sons were Bela, Beker, and Jediael.
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Benjamin's family: Bela, Becher, and Jediael—three in all.
7 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.
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Bela's family: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri—five heads of households, mighty warriors; 22,034 were listed in their family records.
8 The sons of Beker were Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth.
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Becher's family: Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth. These were all Becher's family.
9 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.
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As listed in their family records by generation, as heads of their households, mighty warriors, there were 22,200.
10 The son of Jediael was Bilhan. The sons of Bilhan were Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Kenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar.
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Jediael's family: Bilhan. Bilhan's family: Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar.
11 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.
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All these were Jediael's family, heads of their households, and mighty warriors. There were 17,200 ready for battle.
12 The sons of Ir were Shuppim and Huppim. Hushim was the son of Aher.
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The Shuppites and Huppites were Ir's family, and the Hushites were Aher's family.
13 The sons of Naphtali were Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem. They were all descendants of Jacob’s concubine Bilhah.
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Naphtali's family: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum. These were Bilhah's family.
14 The descendants of Manasseh through his Aramean concubine included Asriel. She also bore Makir, the father of Gilead.
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Manasseh's family: Asriel, to whom his Aramean secondary wife gave birth. She gave birth to Machir, Gilead's father.
15 Makir found wives for Huppim and Shuppim. Makir had a sister named Maacah. One of his descendants was Zelophehad, who had only daughters.
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Machir married Huppite and Shuppite women. His sister's name was Maacah. The second descendant's name was Zelophehad, who had only daughters.
16 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.
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Machir's wife Maacah gave birth to a son and named him Peresh. His brother's name was Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rekem.
17 The son of Ulam was Bedan. All these were considered Gileadites, descendants of Makir son of Manasseh.
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Ulam's family: Bedan. This was the family of Gilead, Machir's son and Manasseh's grandson.
18 Makir’s sister Hammoleketh gave birth to Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.
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His sister Hammolecheth gave birth to Ishhod, Abiezer, Mahlah, and Shemida.
19 The sons of Shemida were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.
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The members of Shemida's family were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.
20 The descendants of Ephraim were Shuthelah, Bered, Tahath, Eleadah, Tahath,
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Ephraim's family: Shuthelah, his son Bered, his son Tahath, his son Eleadah, his son Tahath,
21 Zabad, Shuthelah, Ezer, and Elead. These two were killed trying to steal livestock from the local farmers near Gath.
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his son Zabad, his son Shuthelah, and Ezer and Elead. The men of Gath, who were born in the land, killed them when they came down to take their cattle.
22 Their father, Ephraim, mourned for them a long time, and his relatives came to comfort him.
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Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brothers came to comfort him.
23 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.
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Ephraim had sex with his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. He named him Beriah, because misfortune had come to his house.
24 He had a daughter named Sheerah. She built the towns of Lower and Upper Beth-horon and Uzzen-sheerah.
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His daughter was Sheerah. She built both Lower and Upper Beth-horon and Uzzen-sheerah.
25 The descendants of Ephraim included Rephah, Resheph, Telah, Tahan,
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His son was Rephah, his son Resheph, his son Telah, his son Tahan,
26 Ladan, Ammihud, Elishama,
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his son Ladan, his son Ammihud, his son Elishama,
27 Nun, and Joshua.
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his son Nun, and his son Joshua.
28 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.
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Their possessions and settlements were Bethel and its towns, to the east Naaran, and to the west Gezer and its towns, and Shechem and its towns as far as Ayyah and its towns.
29 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.
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Beth-shean and its towns, Taanach and its towns, Megiddo and its towns, and Dor and its towns were under Manassite authority. The family of Joseph, Israel's son, lived in them.
30 The sons of Asher were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah. They had a sister named Serah.
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Asher's family: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah.
31 The sons of Beriah were Heber and Malkiel (the father of Birzaith).
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Beriah's family: Heber and Malchiel, who was Birzaith's father.
32 The sons of Heber were Japhlet, Shomer, and Hotham. They had a sister named Shua.
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Heber was the father of Japhlet, Shomer, Hotham, and their sister Shua.
33 The sons of Japhlet were Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath.
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Japhlet's family: Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. This is Japhlet's family.
34 The sons of Shomer were Ahi, Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram.
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Shemer's family: Ahi, Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram.
35 The sons of his brother Helem were Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal.
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His brother Helem's family: Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal.
36 The sons of Zophah were Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah,
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Zophah's family: 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 were Jephunneh, Pispah, and Ara.
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Jether's family: Jephunneh, Pispa, and Ara.
39 The sons of Ulla were Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia.
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Ulla's family: Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia.
40 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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All these were Asher's family, heads of households, select mighty warriors, the heads of the princes. Those ready for battle listed in the records numbered 26,000.