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30 The sons of Asher were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah; Serah was their sister.
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The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi and Beriah. Their sister was Serah.
31 The sons of Beriah were Heber and Malkiel, who had Birzaith.
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The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malkiel, who was the father of Birzaith.
32 Heber had Japhlet, Shomer, Hotham, and Shua their sister.
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Heber was the father of Japhlet, Shomer and Hotham and of their sister Shua.
33 Japhlet had Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath.
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The sons of Japhlet: Pasak, Bimhal and Ashvath. These were Japhlet’s sons.
34 His brother Shomer had Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram.
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The sons of Shomer: Ahi, Rohgah, Hubbah and Aram.
35 His brother Helem had Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal.
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The sons of his brother Helem: Zophah, Imna, Shelesh and Amal.
36 Zophah had 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 had Jephunneh, Pispah, and Ara.
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The sons of Jether: Jephunneh, Pispah and Ara.
39 Ulla had Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia.
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The sons of Ulla: Arah, Hanniel and Rizia.
40 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.
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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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