1 Chronicles 7

1 And, to the sons of Issachar, belonged, Tola and Push, Jashib and Shimron, four.

Of the sons of Issachar: Tola, and Puah, Jashub, and Shimron, four.

2 And, the sons of Tola, were Uzzi and Rephaiah and Jeriel and Jahmai and Ibsam and Shemuel, chiefs of their ancestral house, pertaining to Tola, heroes of valour, in their generations, —their number, in the days of David, twenty-two thousand and six hundred.

The sons of Tola: Uzzi, and Rephaiah, and Jeriel, and Jahmai, and Ibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their fathers' houses of Tola; mighty men of valor in their generations: their number in the days of David was twenty-two thousand six hundred.

3 And, the sons of Uzzi, Izrahiah, —and, the sons of Izrahiah, Michael and Obadiah and Joel, Isshiah—five, chiefs, all of them;

The sons of Uzzi: Izrahiah. The sons of Izrahiah: Michael, and Obadiah, and Joel, and Isshiah. All five of them leaders.

4 and, with them by their generations, pertaining to their ancestral house, were bands of a host for war, thirty-six thousand, —for they had many wives and sons;

With them, by their generations, after their fathers' houses, were bands of the army for war, thirty-six thousand; for they had many wives and sons.

5 and, their brethren, of all the families of Issachar, heroes of great valour, were eighty-seven thousand, when they had, all, registered themselves.

Their brothers among all the families of Issachar, mighty men of valor, reckoned in all by genealogy, were eighty-seven thousand.

6 Benjamin, Bela and Becher and Jediael, three.

The sons of Benjamin: Bela, and Beker, and Jediael, three.

7 And, the sons of Bela, Ezbon and Uzzi and Uzziel and Jerimoth and Iri, five, chiefs of the ancestral house, heroes of great valour, —who, when they had registered themselves, were twenty-two thousand and thirty-four,

The sons of Bela: Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and Iri, five; heads of ancestral houses, mighty men of valor; and they were reckoned by genealogy twenty-two thousand thirty-four.

8 And, the sons of Becher, Zemirah and Joash and Eliezer and Elioenai and Omri, and Jeremoth and Abijah, and Anathoth, and Alemeth. All these, were sons of Becher.

The sons of Beker: Zemirah, and Joash, and Eliezer, and Elioenai, and Omri, and Jeremoth, and Abijah, and Anathoth, and Alemeth. All these were the sons of Beker.

9 And, when they had registered themselves by their generations, the chiefs of their ancestral house, the heroes of valour, were twenty thousand and two hundred.

They were reckoned by genealogy, after their generations, heads of their fathers' houses, mighty men of valor, twenty thousand two hundred.

10 And, the sons of Jediael, Bilhan, —and, the sons of Bilhan, Jeish and Benjamin and Ehud and Chenaanah, and Zethan, and Tarshish, and Ahishahah.

The sons of Jediael: Bilhan. The sons of Bilhan: Jeush, and Benjamin, and Ehud, and Kenaanah, and Zethan, and Tarshish, and Ahishahar.

11 All these—sons of Jediael, by ancestral chiefs, heroes of great valour, were seventeen thousand and two hundred, ready to go forth as a host to war: —

All these were sons of Jediael, heads of their fathers' houses, mighty men of valor, seventeen thousand and two hundred, who were able to go forth in the army for war.

12 Shuppim also and Huppim, sons of Ir, Hushim sons of Aher.

And Shuppim and Huppim were the sons of Ir, Hushim the son of Aher.

13 the sons of Naphtali, Jahziel and Guni, and Jezer and Shallum, sons of Bilhah.

The sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem, the sons of Bilhah.

14 The sons of Manasseh, Asriel, whom, [his wife] bare, —his concubine, the Syrian, bare Machir the father of Gilead;

The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, whom his Aramean secondary wife bore; she bore Makir the father of Gilead.

15 and, Machir, took a wife pertaining to Huppim and Shuppim, and, the name of his sister, was Maacah, and, the name of the second, Zelophehad, —and, Zelophehad, had, daughters.

And Makir took a wife of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister's name was Maacah; and the name of the second was Zelophehad: and Zelophehad had daughters.

16 So then Maacah, wife of Machir, bare a son, and called his name Peresh, and, the name of his brother, was Sheresh, —and, his sons, were Ulam and Rakem;

Maacah the wife of Makir bore a son, and she named him Parash; and the name of his brother was Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam and Rekem.

17 and, the sons of Ulam, Bedan. These, were the sons of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manasseh.

The son of Ulam: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead the son of Makir, the son of Manasseh.

18 And, his sister, Hammolecheth, bare Ishhod, and Abiezer, and Mahlah.

His sister Hammoleketh bore Ishhod, and Abiezer, and Mahlah.

19 And, the sons of Shemida, were Ahian and Shechem, and Likhi, and Aniam.

The sons of Shemida were Ahian, and Shechem, and Likhi, and Aniam.

20 And, the sons of Ephraim, Shuthelah, —and Bered his son, and Tahath his son, and Eleadah his son, and Tahath his son;

The sons of Ephraim: Shuthelah, and Bered his son, and Tahath his son, and Eleadah his son, and Tahath his son,

21 and Zabad his son and Shuthelah his son, and Ezer and Elead, —but the men of Gath who had been born in the land slew them, because they had come down to take away their cattle.

and Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his son, and Ezer, and Elead, whom the men of Gath who were born in the land killed, because they came down to take away their livestock.

22 And Ephraim their father mourned many days, —and his brethren came to comfort him.

Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brothers came to comfort him.

23 And he went in unto his wife, and she conceived, and bare a son, —and he called his name, Beriah, because, in misfortune, was she in his house.

He went in to his wife, and she conceived, and bore a son, and he named him Beriah, because tragedy had come to his house.

24 And, his daughter, was Sheerah, who built Beth-horon the nether and the upper, —and Uzzen-sheerah.

His daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth Horon, and Uzzen Sheerah.

25 And Rephah his son, and Resheph, and Telah his son, and Tahan his son, —

Rephah was his son, and Resheph his son, and Telah his son, and Tahan his son,

26 Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son, —

Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son,

27 Non his son, Joshua his son.

Nun his son, Joshua his son.

28 And, their possessions, and their dwellings, were Bethel, and the villages thereof; and, eastward, Naaran, and, westward, Gezer, and the villages thereof, and Shechem, and the villages thereof, —as far as Aiyah, and the villages thereof; —

Their possessions and habitations were Bethel and its towns, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with its towns; Shechem also and its towns, to Aiah and its towns;

29 and, on the sides of the sons of Manasseh, Beth-shean and the villages thereof, Taanach and the villages thereof, Megiddo and the villages thereof, Dor and the villages thereof. In these, dwelt the sons of Joseph, son of Israel.

and by the borders of the people of Manasseh, Beth Shean and its towns, Taanach and its towns, Ibleam and its towns, Megiddo and its towns, Dor and its towns. In these lived the people of Joseph the son of Israel.

30 The sons of Asher, Imnah, and Ishvah, and Ishvi and Beriah, —and Serah their sister.

The sons of Asher: Jimnah, and Jishvah, and Jishvi, and Beriah, and Serah their sister.

31 And, the sons of Beriah, Heber, and Malchiel, —the same, was the father of Birzaith.

The sons of Beriah: Heber, and Malkiel, who was the father of Birzaith.

32 And, Heber, begat Japhlet, and Shomer, and Hotham, —and, Shua, their sister.

Heber became the father of Japhlet, and Shemer, and Helem, and Shua their sister.

33 And, the sons of Japhlet, Pasach, and Bimhal, and Ashvath. These, were the sons of Japhlet.

The sons of Japhlet: Pasach, and Bimhal, and Ashvath. These are the sons of Japhlet.

34 And, the sons of Shemer, Ahi, and Rohgah, Jahbah, and Aram.

The sons of Shemer his brother: Rohgah, and Hubbah, and Aram.

35 And, the sons of Helem, his brother, Zophah, and Imna, and Shelesh and Amal.

The sons of Helem his brother: Zophah, and Imna, and Shelesh, and Amal.

36 The sons of Zophah, Suah and Harnepher, and Shual and Beri, and Imrah, —

The sons of Zophah: Suah, and Harnepher, and Shual. And the sons of Imna:

37 Bezer and Hod, and Shamma and Shilshah, and Ithran and Beera.

Bezer, and Hod, and Shamma, and Shilshah, and Jether, and Beera.

38 And, the sons of Jether, Jephunneh, and Pispa, and Ara.

The sons of Jether: Jephunneh, and Pispa, and Ara.

39 And, the sons of Ulla, Arah, and Hanniel, and Rizia.

The sons of Ulla: Arah, and Hanniel, and Rizia.

40 All these, were sons of Asher, chiefs of the ancestral house, choice men, heroes of great valour, chiefs of the leaders, —and, when they registered themselves, in host, for war, the number of the men, was twenty-six thousand.

All these were the people of Asher, heads of ancestral houses, choice and mighty men of valor, chief of the princes. The number of them reckoned by genealogy for service in war was twenty-six thousand men.