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1 The sons of Jacob were Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
These [are] the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,
2 Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
3 Judah’s sons were Er, Onan, and Shelah. Their mother was the daughter of Shua from the Canaan people-group. [When] Judah’s oldest son Er [grew up, he] did something that Yahweh considered to be very wicked, so Yahweh caused him to die.
The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: [which] three were born to him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the first-born of Judah, was evil in the sight of the LORD; and he slew him.
4 Judah and his daughter-in-law Tamar had [twin boys named] Perez and Zerah. So altogether Judah had five sons.
And Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah [were] five.
5 The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
The sons of Pharez; Hezron, and Hamul.
6 Zerah had five sons: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Darda (OR, Dara).
And the sons of Zerah; Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara: five of them in all.
7 [One of the sons of Zimri was Carmi]. Carmi’s son Achan (OR, Achar) caused the people of Israel to experience much trouble, because he stole some of the things that had been devoted [to Yahweh to be destroyed].
And the sons of Carmi; Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in the thing accursed.
8 Ethan’s son was Azariah.
And the sons of Ethan; Azariah.
9 Hezron’s sons were Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb (OR, Chelubai).
The sons also of Hezron, that were born to him; Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai.
10 Ram was the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab was the father of Nahshon. Nahshon was a leader of the tribe of Judah.
And Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah;
11 Nahshon was the father of Salmon, who was the father of Boaz.
And Nahshon begat Salma, and Salma begat Boaz,
12 Boaz was the father of Obed, and Obed was the father of Jesse.
And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse,
13 Jesse’s oldest son was Eliab. His other sons were Abinadab, Shimea,
And Jesse begat his first-born Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third,
14 Nethanel, Raddai,
Nethaneel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,
15 Ozem, and the youngest was David.
Ozem the sixth, David the seventh:
16 Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah’s three sons were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel.
Whose sisters [were] Zeruiah, and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah; Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three.
17 Abigail’s husband was Jether, a descendant of Ishmael, and their son was Amasa.
And Abigail bore Amasa: and the father of Amasa [was] Jether the Ishmaelite.
18 Hezron’s younger son Caleb had two wives. One of them, Azubah, gave birth to [three] sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.
And Caleb the son of Hezron begat [children] of Azubah [his] wife, and of Jerioth: her sons [are] these; Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon.
19 When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath. Their son was Hur.
And when Azubah was dead, Caleb took to him Ephrath, who bore to him Hur,
20 Hur was the father of Uri, and Uri was the father of Bezalel.
And Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat Bezaleel.
21 When Hezron was 60 years old, he married [EUP] Makir’s daughter, who was the sister of Gilead. The son of Hezron and Makir was Segub.
And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he married when he [was] sixty years old; and she bore him Segub.
22 Segub was the father of Jair. Jair’s [army] controlled twenty-three cities in the region ruled by Gilead.
And Segub begat Jair, who had three and twenty cities in the land of Gilead.
23 But [the armies of] Geshur and Aram captured those towns controlled by Jair. They also captured Kenath [city] and the nearby towns; altogether they captured 60 towns. The people who lived there were all descendants of Makir, the father of Gilead.
And he took Geshur, and Aram, with the towns of Jair, from them, with Kenath and its towns, [even] sixty cities. All these [belonged to] the sons of Machir, the father of Gilead.
24 Shortly after Hezron died in Caleb-Ephrath [town], his widow Abijah had a son Asshur; Asshur started Tekoa [town].
And after that Hezron was dead in Caleb-ephratah, then Abiah Hezron's wife bore him Ashur the father of Tekoa.
25 Hezron’s oldest son was Jerahmeel. His sons were Ram, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah. Jerahmeel’s oldest son was Ram.
And the sons of Jerahmeel the first-born of Hezron were, Ram the first-born, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, [and] Ahijah.
26 Jerahmeel had another wife named Atarah. Their son was Onam.
Jerahmeel had also another wife, whose name [was] Atarah; she [was] the mother of Onam.
27 The sons of Ram, Jerahmeel’s oldest son, were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.
And the sons of Ram the first-born of Jerahmeel were, Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker.
28 Onam’s sons were Shammai and Jada. Shammai’s sons were Nadab and Abishur.
And the sons of Onam were, Shammai, and Jada. And the sons of Shammai; Nadab, and Abishur.
29 Abishur’s wife was Abihail. The sons of Abishur and Abihail were Ahban and Molid.
And the name of the wife of Abishur [was] Abihail; and she bore him Ahban, and Molid.
30 Nadab’s sons were Seled and Appaim. Seled did not have any children.
And the sons of Nadab; Seled, and Appaim: but Seled died without children.
31 Appaim’s son was Ishi; Ishi’s son was Sheshan. One of Sheshan’s daughters was Ahlai.
And the sons of Appaim; Ishi. And the sons of Ishi; Sheshan. And the children of Sheshan; Ahlai.
32 Shammai’s [younger] brother was Jada. Jada’s sons were Jether and Jonathan. Jether did not have any children.
And the sons of Jada the brother of Shammai; Jether, and Jonathan: and Jether died without children.
33 Jonathan’s sons were Peleth and Zaza. Those were the descendants of Jerahmeel.
And the sons of Jonathan; Peleth, and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel.
34 Sheshan did not have any sons; he had only daughters. He had a servant from Egypt whose name was Jarha.
Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. And Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name [was] Jarha.
35 Sheshan allowed his daughter to marry Jarha, and their son was Attai.
And Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant for a wife; and she bore him Attai.
36 Attai was the father of Nathan. Nathan was the father of Zabad.
And Attai begat Nathan, and Nathan begat Zabad,
37 Zabad was the father of Ephlal. Ephlal was the father of Obed.
And Zabad begat Ephlal, and Ephlal begat Obed,
38 Obed was the father of Jehu. Jehu was the father of Azariah.
And Obed begat Jehu, and Jehu begat Azariah,
39 Azariah was the father of Helez. Helez was the father of Eleasah.
And Azariah begat Helez, and Helez begat Eleasah,
40 Eleasah was the father of Sismai. Sismai was the father of Shallum.
And Eleasah begat Sisamai, and Sisamai begat Shallum,
41 Shallum was the father of Jekamiah. And Jekamiah was the father of Elishama.
And Shallum begat Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begat Elishama.
42 Jerahmeel’s [younger] brother was Caleb. Caleb’s oldest son was Mesha. Mesha was the father of Ziph. Ziph was the father of Mareshah. Mareshah was the father of Hebron.
Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel [were], Mesha his first-born, who [was] the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.
43 Hebron’s sons were Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.
And the sons of Hebron; Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema.
44 Shema was the father of Raham. Raham was the father of Jorkeam. Rekem was the father of Shammai.
And Shema begat Raham, the father of Jorkoam: and Rekem begat Shammai.
45 Shammai was the father of Maon. Maon was the father of Beth-Zur.
And the son of Shammai [was] Maon: and Maon [was] the father of Beth-zur.
46 Caleb had a slave wife who was named Ephah. Caleb and Ephah’s sons were Haran, Moza, and Gazez. Haran had a son whom he also named Gazez.
And Ephah, Caleb's concubine, bore Haran, and Moza, and Gazez: and Haran begat Gazez.
47 Ephah’s father was Jahdai. Jahdai was the father of [six sons: ] Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.
And the sons of Jahdai; Regem, and Jotham, and Geshan, and Pelet, and Ephah, and Shaaph.
48 Caleb had another slave wife whose name was Maacah. Caleb and Maacah’s sons were Sheber, Tirhanah,
Maachah, Caleb's concubine, bore Sheber, and Tirhanah.
49 Shaaph, and Sheva. Shaaph was the father of Madmannah. Sheva was the father of Macbenah and Gibea. Caleb’s daughter was Acsah.
She bore also Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbenah, and the father of Gibea: and the daughter of Caleb [was] Achsah.
50 These people were also descendants of Caleb: [Caleb had another wife whose name was] Ephrathah. Their oldest son was Hur. Hur’s sons were Shobal, Salma, and Hareph. Shobal started Kiriath-Jearim [city]. Salma started Bethlehem [town]. Hareph started Beth-Gader [town].
These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the first-born of Ephratah; Shobal the father of Kirjath-jearim,
Salma the father of Beth-lehem, Hareph the father of Beth-gader.
52 Shobal’s descendants were Haroeh, and half of the Manahath people-group.
And Shobal the father of Kirjath-jearim had sons; Haroeh, [and] half of the Manahethites.
53 His descendants also included these clans that lived in Kiriath-Jearim: Ithri, Put, Shumath, and Mishra. The Zorath and Eshtaol clans were descendants of the Mishra clan.
And the families of Kirjath-jearim; the Ithrites, and the Puhites, and the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; of them came the Zereathites, and the Eshtaulites.
54 Salma’s descendants in Bethlehem were the Netophath clan, the Atroth-Beth-Joab clan, the other half of the Manahath clan, and the Zor clan.
The sons of Salma; Beth-lehem, and the Netophathites, Ataroth, the house of Joab, and half of the Menahethites, the Zorites.
55 Salma’s descendants also included the families at Jabez [town] who wrote and copied important documents. These were the Tirath clan, the Shimeath clan, and the Sucath clan. They were all from the Ken people-group who came from Hammath [city], and who had married members of the family [MTY] of Rechab.
And the families of the scribes who dwelt at Jabez; the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, [and] Suchathites. These [are] the Kenites that came of Hemath, the father of the house of Rechab.

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