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1 The sons of Is'sachar: Tola, Pu'ah, Jashub, and Shimron, four.
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The sons of Issachar were Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron - four sons.
2 The sons of Tola: Uzzi, Rephai'ah, Je'ri-el, Jah'mai, Ibsam, and Shem'uel, heads of their fathers' houses, namely of Tola, mighty warriors of their generations, their number in the days of David being twenty-two thousand six hundred.
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The sons of Tola were Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Samuel - the chiefs of their families. During David's reign, the Tola family counted 22,600 warriors in their lineage.
3 The sons of Uzzi: Izrahi'ah. And the sons of Izrahi'ah: Michael, Obadi'ah, Jo'el, and Isshi'ah, five, all of them chief men;
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The son of Uzzi was Izrahiah; the sons of Izrahiah were Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah - five sons and all of them chiefs.
4 and along with them, by their generations, according to their fathers' houses, were units of the army for war, thirty-six thousand, for they had many wives and sons.
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They counted 36,000 warriors in their lineage because they had more wives and sons than their brothers.
5 Their kinsmen belonging to all the families of Is'sachar were in all eighty-seven thousand mighty warriors, enrolled by genealogy.
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The extended families of Issachar accounted for 87,000 warriors - all of them listed in the family tree.
6 The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, and Jedi'a-el, three.
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Benjamin had three sons: Bela, Beker, and Jediael.
7 The sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uz'ziel, Jer'imoth, and Iri, five, heads of fathers' houses, mighty warriors; and their enrollment by genealogies was twenty-two thousand and thirty-four.
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Bela had five: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri, all of them chiefs and warriors. They counted 22,034 names in their family tree.
8 The sons of Becher: Zemi'rah, Jo'ash, Elie'zer, Eli-o-e'nai, Omri, Jer'emoth, Abi'jah, An'athoth, and Al'emeth. All these were the sons of Becher;
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Beker's sons were Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth.
9 and their enrollment by genealogies, according to their generations, as heads of their fathers' houses, mighty warriors, was twenty thousand two hundred.
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Through these chiefs their family tree listed 20,200 warriors.
10 The sons of Jedi'a-el: Bilhan. And the sons of Bilhan: Je'ush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chena'anah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahish'ahar.
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Jediael's son was Bilhan and the sons of Bilhan were Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Kenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar
11 All these were the sons of Jedi'a-el according to the heads of their fathers' houses, mighty warriors, seventeen thousand and two hundred, ready for service in war.
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- all sons of Jediael and family chiefs; they counted 17,200 combat-ready warriors.
12 And Shuppim and Huppim were the sons of Ir, Hushim the sons of Aher.
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Shuppim and Huppim were the sons of Ir; Hushim were from the family of Aher.
13 The sons of Naph'tali: Jah'zi-el, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum, the offspring of Bilhah.
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The sons of Naphtali were Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum; they are listed under the maternal line of Bilhah, their grandfather's concubine.
14 The sons of Manas'seh: As'ri-el, whom his Aramean concubine bore; she bore Machir the father of Gilead.
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Manasseh's sons, born of his Aramean concubine, were Asriel and Makir the father of Gilead.
15 And Machir took a wife for Huppim and for Shuppim. The name of his sister was Ma'acah. And the name of the second was Zeloph'ehad; and Zeloph'ehad had daughters.
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Makir got his wife from the Huppites and Shuppites. His sister's name was Maacah. Another son, Zelophehad, had only daughters.
16 And Ma'acah 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.
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Makir's wife Maacah bore a son whom she named Peresh; his brother's name was Sheresh and his sons were Ulam and Rakem.
17 The sons of Ulam: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead the son of Machir, son of Manas'seh.
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Ulam's son was Bedan. This accounts for the sons of Gilead son of Makir, the son of Manasseh.
18 And his sister Hammo'lecheth bore Ishhod, Abi-e'zer, and Mahlah.
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His sister Hammoleketh gave birth to Ishdod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.
19 The sons of Shemi'da were Ahi'an, Shechem, Likhi, and Ani'am.
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The sons of Shemida were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.
20 The sons of E'phraim: Shuthe'lah, and Bered his son, Tahath his son, Ele-a'dah his son, Tahath his son,
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The sons of Ephraim were Shuthelah, Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eleadah his son, Tahath his son,
21 Zabad his son, Shuthe'lah his son, and Ezer and E'le-ad, whom the men of Gath who were born in the land slew, because they came down to raid their cattle.
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Zabad his son, Shuthelah his son, and Ezer and Elead, cattle-rustlers, killed on one of their raids by the natives of Gath.
22 And E'phraim their father mourned many days, and his brothers came to comfort him.
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Their father Ephraim grieved a long time and his family gathered to give him comfort.
23 And E'phraim went in to his wife, and she conceived and bore a son; and he called his name Beri'ah, because evil had befallen his house.
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Then he slept with his wife again. She conceived and produced a son. He named him Beriah (Unlucky), because of the bad luck that had come to his family.
24 His daughter was She'erah, who built both Lower and Upper Beth-hor'on, and Uz'zen-she'erah.
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His daughter was Sheerah. She built Lower and Upper Beth Horon and Uzzen Sheerah.
25 Rephah was his son, Resheph his son, Telah his son, Tahan his son,
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Rephah was Ephraim's son and also Resheph; Telah was his son, Tahan his son,
26 Ladan his son, Ammi'hud his son, Eli'shama his son,
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Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son,
27 Nun his son, Joshua his son.
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Nun his son, and Joshua his son.
28 Their possessions and settlements were Bethel and its towns, and eastward Na'aran, and westward Gezer and its towns, Shechem and its towns, and Ayyah and its towns;
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They occupied Bethel and the neighboring country from Naaran on the east to Gezer and its villages on the west, along with Shechem and its villages, and extending as far as Ayyah and its villages.
29 also along the borders of the Manas'sites, Beth-she'an and its towns, Ta'anach and its towns, Megid'do and its towns, Dor and its towns. In these dwelt the sons of Joseph the son of Israel.
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Stretched along the borders of Manasseh were Beth Shan, Taanach, Megiddo, and Dor, together with their satellite villages. The families descended from Joseph son of Israel lived in all these places.
30 The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beri'ah, and their sister Serah.
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The sons of Asher were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah; Serah was their sister.
31 The sons of Beri'ah: Heber and Mal'chi-el, who was the father of Bir'zaith.
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The sons of Beriah were Heber and Malkiel, who had Birzaith.
32 Heber was the father of Japhlet, Shomer, Hotham, and their sister Shu'a.
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Heber had Japhlet, Shomer, Hotham, and Shua their sister.
33 The sons of Japhlet: Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These are the sons of Japhlet.
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Japhlet had Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath.
34 The sons of Shemer his brother: Rohgah, Jehub'bah, and Aram.
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His brother Shomer had Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram.
35 The sons of Helem his brother: Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal.
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His brother Helem had Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal.
36 The sons of Zophah: Su'ah, Har'nepher, Shu'al, Beri, Imrah,
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Zophah had Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah,
37 Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran, and Be-e'ra.
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Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran, and Beera.
38 The sons of Jether: Jephun'neh, Pispa, and Ara.
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Jether had Jephunneh, Pispah, and Ara.
39 The sons of Ulla: Arah, Han'niel, and Rizi'a.
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Ulla had Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia.
40 All of these were men of Asher, heads of fathers' houses, approved, mighty warriors, chief of the princes. Their number enrolled by genealogies, for service in war, was twenty-six thousand men.
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These were Asher's sons, all of them responsible, excellent in character, and brave in battle - good leaders. They listed 26,000 combat-ready men in their family tree.