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1 Binyamin fathered Bela his firstborn son; his second, Ashbel; his third, Achrach;
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Now Benjamin begat Bela his firstborn, 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 the sons of Bela were, Addar, and Gera, and Abihud,
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: these are the heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Geba, and they removed them to Manahath:
7 those who carried them off were Na'aman, Achiyah and Gera): he fathered 'Uzah and Achichud.
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And Naaman, and Ahiah, and Gera, he removed them, and begat 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 begat children in the country of Moab, after he had sent them away; Hushim and Baara were his wives.
9 it was through his wife Hodesh that he fathered: Yovav, Tzivya, Mesha, Malkam,
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And he begat of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcham,
10 Ye'utz, Sokhya and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of clans.
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And Jeuz, and Shachia, and Mirma. These were his sons, heads of the fathers.
11 Through Hushim he fathered Avituv and Elpa'al.
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And of Hushim he begat 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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The sons of Elpaal; Eber, and Misham, and Shamed, who built Ono, and Lod, with the towns thereof:
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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Beriah also, and Shema, who were heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who drove away the inhabitants of Gath:
14 Achyo, Shashak, Yeremot,
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And Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth,
15 Z'vadyah, 'Arad, 'Eder,
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And Zebadiah, and Arad, and Ader,
16 Mikha'el, Yishpah and Yocha were the sons of B'ri'ah.
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And Michael, and Ispah, and Joha, the sons of Beriah;
17 Z'vadyah, Meshulam, Hizki, Hever,
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And Zebadiah, and Meshullam, and Hezeki, and Heber,
18 Yishm'rai, Yizli'ah and Yovav were the sons of Elpa'al.
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Ishmerai also, and Jezliah, 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 Zilthai, 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 Shimhi;
22 Yishpan, 'Eved, Eli'el,
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And Ishpan, and Heber, 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 Antothijah,
25 Yifdeyah and P'nu'el were the sons of Shashak.
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And Iphedeiah, 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 Jaresiah, and Eliah, and Zichri, the sons of Jeroham.
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 the fathers, by their generations, chief men. These dwelt in Jerusalem.
29 In Giv'on lived the father of Giv'on, whose wife's name was Ma'akhah;
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And at Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon; whose wife's name was Maachah:
30 and his firstborn son 'Avdon, Tzur, Kish, Ba'al, Nadav,
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And his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab,
31 G'dor, Achyo and Zekher.
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And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zacher.
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 begat Shimeah. And these also dwelt with their brethren in Jerusalem, over against them.
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 begat Kish, and Kish begat Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchishua, 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 Meribbaal; and Meribbaal begat Micah.
35 The sons of Mikhah: Piton, Melekh, Ta'rea and Achaz.
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And the sons of Micah were, 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 begat Jehoadah; and Jehoadah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat 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 begat Binea: Rapha 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 six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, 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 were, Ulam his firstborn, Jehush 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 mighty men of valour, archers, and had many sons, and sons' sons, an hundred and fifty. All these are of the sons of Benjamin.
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