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1 Binyamin fathered Bela his firstborn son; his second, Ashbel; his third, Achrach;
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And Benjamin was the father of Bela his oldest son, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,
2 his fourth, Nochah; and his fifth, Rafa.
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Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.
3 Bela had sons: Adar, Gera, Avihud,
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And Bela had sons, Addar and Gera, the father of Ehud,
4 Avishua, Na'aman, Achoach,
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And Abishua and Naaman and Ahoah
5 Gera, Sh'fufan and Huram.
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And Gera and Shephuphan and Huram.
6 These are the sons of Ehud, the heads of fathers' clans among the inhabitants of Geva (they were carried away captive to Manachat;
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And these are the sons of Ehud, heads of families of those living in Geba: Iglaam and Alemeth
7 those who carried them off were Na'aman, Achiyah and Gera): he fathered 'Uzah and Achichud.
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And Naaman and Ahijah and Gera; and Iglaam was the father of Uzza and Ahihud.
8 Shacharayim fathered children on the plains of Mo'av; after sending away his wives Hushim and Ba'ara,
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And Shaharaim became the father of children in the country of the Moabites after driving out Hushim and Beerah his wives;
9 it was through his wife Hodesh that he fathered: Yovav, Tzivya, Mesha, Malkam,
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And by Hodesh his wife he became the father of Jobab and Zibia and Mesha and Malcam.
10 Ye'utz, Sokhya and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of clans.
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And Jeuz and Shachia and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of families.
11 Through Hushim he fathered Avituv and Elpa'al.
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And Hushim became the father of Abitub and Elpaal.
12 The sons of Elpa'al: 'Ever, Mish'am, Shemed - he built Ono and Lod with its towns -
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And the sons of Elpaal: Eber and Misham and Shemed (he was the builder of Ono and Lod and their daughter-towns);
13 and B'ri'ah and Shema - they were heads of fathers' clans among the inhabitants of Ayalon, who drove away the people living in Gat.
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And Beriah and Shema, who were heads of the families of those who were living in Aijalon, who put to flight the people living in Gath;
14 Achyo, Shashak, Yeremot,
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And their brothers Shashak and Jeremoth.
15 Z'vadyah, 'Arad, 'Eder,
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And Zebadiah and Arad and Eder
16 Mikha'el, Yishpah and Yocha were the sons of B'ri'ah.
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And Michael and Ishpah and Joha, the sons of Beriah;
17 Z'vadyah, Meshulam, Hizki, Hever,
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And Zebadiah and Meshullam and Hizki and Heber
18 Yishm'rai, Yizli'ah and Yovav were the sons of Elpa'al.
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And Ishmerai and Izliah and Jobab, the sons of Elpaal;
19 Yakim, Zikhri, Zavdi,
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And Jakim and Zichri and Zabdi
20 Eli'einai, Tziltai, Eli'el,
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And Elienai and Zillethai and Eliel
21 'Adayah, B'rayah and Shimrat were the sons of Shim'i.
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And Adaiah and Beraiah and Shimrath, the sons of Shimei;
22 Yishpan, 'Eved, Eli'el,
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And Ishpan and Eber and Eliel
23 'Avdon, Zikhri, Hanan,
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And Abdon and Zichri and Hanan
24 Hananyah, 'Eilam, 'Anatotyah,
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And Hananiah and Elam and Anathothijah
25 Yifdeyah and P'nu'el were the sons of Shashak.
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And Iphdeiah and Penuel, the sons of Shashak;
26 Shamsh'rai, Sh'charyah,'Atalyah,
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And Shamsherai and Shehariah and Athaliah
27 Ya'areshyah, Eliyah and Zikhri were the sons of Yerocham.
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And Jaareshiah and Elijah and Zichri, the sons of Jeremoth.
28 These were leaders of fathers' houses through all their generations, leading men who lived in Yerushalayim.
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These were heads of families in their generations; chief men: these were living in Jerusalem.
29 In Giv'on lived the father of Giv'on, whose wife's name was Ma'akhah;
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And in Gibeon was living the father of Gibeon, Jeiel, whose wife's name was Maacah;
30 and his firstborn son 'Avdon, Tzur, Kish, Ba'al, Nadav,
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And his oldest son Abdon, and Zur and Kish and Baal and Ner and Nadab
31 G'dor, Achyo and Zekher.
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And Gedor and Ahio and Zechariah and Mikloth.
32 Miklot fathered Shim'ah. In contrast with some of their kinsmen, they and their families lived in Yerushalayim.
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And Mikloth was the father of Shimeah. And they were living with their brothers in Jerusalem opposite their brothers.
33 Ner fathered Kish; Kish fathered Sha'ul; and Sha'ul fathered Y'honatan, Malkishua, Avinadav and Eshba'al.
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And Ner was the father of Abner, and Kish was the father of Saul, and Saul was the father of Jonathan and Malchi-shua and Abinadab and Eshbaal.
34 The son of Y'honatan was M'riv-Ba'al, and M'riv-Ba'al fathered Mikhah.
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And the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal; and Merib-baal was the father of Micah.
35 The sons of Mikhah: Piton, Melekh, Ta'rea and Achaz.
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And the sons of Micah: Pithon and Melech and Tarea and Ahaz.
36 Achaz fathered Y'ho'adah; Y'ho'adah fathered 'Alemet, 'Azmavet and Zimri; Zimri fathered Motza;
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And Ahaz was the father of Jehoaddah; and Jehoaddah was the father of Alemeth and Azmaveth and Zimri; and Zimri was the father of Moza;
37 and Motza fathered Bin'a. His son was Rafah, his son was El'asah and his son was Atzel.
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And Moza was the father of Binea: Raphah was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son;
38 Atzel had six sons, whose names were: 'Azrikam, Bokhru, Yishma'el, Sh'aryah, 'Ovadyah and Hanan; all these were sons of Atzel.
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And Azel had five sons, whose names are: Azrikam, his oldest, and Ishmael and Sheariah and Obadiah and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.
39 The sons of his brother 'Eshek: Ulam his firstborn, Ye'ush the second and Elifelet the third.
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And the sons of Eshek his brother: Ulam his oldest son, Jeush the second, and Eliphelet the third.
40 The sons of Ulam were strong, brave men, archers; they had many children and grandchildren, a hundred and fifty. All these were descendants of Binyamin.
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And the sons of Ulam were men of war, bowmen, and had a great number of sons and sons' sons, a hundred and fifty. All these were the sons of Benjamin.
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