1 N ow the sons of Issachar were four: Tola, Puah, Jashub and Shimron.

¶ The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron, four.

2 T he sons of Tola were Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam and Samuel, heads of their fathers’ households. The sons of Tola were mighty men of valor in their generations; their number in the days of David was 22, 600.

The sons of Tola: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Jibsam, and Shemuel, heads of the houses of their fathers. Those of Tola numbered by their families twenty-two thousand valiant men of might in the days of David.

3 T he son of Uzzi was Izrahiah. And the sons of Izrahiah were Michael, Obadiah, Joel, Isshiah; all five of them were chief men.

The son of Uzzi was Izrahiah; and the sons of Izrahiah: Michael, Obadiah, Joel, Ishiah, all of them, five princes.

4 W ith them by their generations according to their fathers’ households were 36, 000 troops of the army for war, for they had many wives and sons.

And with them, by their lineages, after the houses of their fathers, were bands of soldiers for war, thirty-six thousand men, for they had many wives and sons.

5 T heir relatives among all the families of Issachar were mighty men of valor, enrolled by genealogy, in all 87, 000. Descendants of Benjamin

And their brethren among all the families of Issachar were valiant men of might, reckoned in all by their genealogies eighty-seven thousand.

6 T he sons of Benjamin were three: Bela and Becher and Jediael.

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

7 T he sons of Bela were five: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth and Iri. They were heads of fathers’ households, mighty men of valor, and were 22, 034 enrolled by genealogy.

The sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri, five, heads of the houses of their fathers, mighty men of valour; and were reckoned by their genealogies twenty-two thousand and thirty-four.

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

The sons of Becher: Zemira, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jerimoth, Abiah, Anathoth, and Alameth. All these are the sons of Becher.

9 T hey were enrolled by genealogy, according to their generations, heads of their fathers’ households, 20, 200 mighty men of valor.

And the number of them, after their genealogy by their generations, heads of the houses of their fathers, mighty men of valour, was twenty thousand two hundred.

10 T he son of Jediael was Bilhan. And the sons of Bilhan were Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish and Ahishahar.

The son of Jediael was Bilhan; and the sons of Bilhan: Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar.

11 A ll these were sons of Jediael, according to the heads of their fathers’ households, 17, 200 mighty men of valor, who were ready to go out with the army to war.

All these were sons of Jediael, by the heads of their fathers, mighty men of valour, seventeen thousand two hundred soldiers, fit to go out for war and battle.

12 S huppim and Huppim were the sons of Ir; Hushim was the son of Aher. Sons of Naphtali

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

13 T he sons of Naphtali were Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum, the sons of Bilhah. Descendants of Manasseh

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

14 T he sons of Manasseh were Asriel, whom his Aramean concubine bore; she bore Machir the father of Gilead.

The sons of Manasseh: Ashriel, whom his concubine, the Aramitess, gave birth unto him; she also gave birth to Machir, the father of Gilead.

15 M achir took a wife for Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister’s name was Maacah. And the name of the second was Zelophehad, and Zelophehad had daughters.

And Machir took wives of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister’s name was Maachah, and the name of the second was Zelophehad. And Zelophehad had daughters.

16 M aacah the wife of Machir bore a son, and she named him Peresh; and the name of his brother was Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rakem.

And Maachah, the wife of Machir, gave birth to a son unto him, and she called his name Peresh, and the name of his brother was Sheresh, whose sons were Ulam and Rakem.

17 T he son of Ulam was Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh.

The son of Ulam was Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh.

18 H is sister Hammolecheth bore Ishhod and Abiezer and Mahlah.

And his sister Hammoleketh gave birth to Ishod, Abiezer, and Mahalah.

19 T he sons of Shemida were Ahian and Shechem and Likhi and Aniam. Descendants of Ephraim

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

20 T he sons of Ephraim were Shuthelah and Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eleadah his son, Tahath his son,

¶ The sons of Ephraim: Shuthelah, Bered, his son, Tahath his son, Eladah, his son, Tahath, his son,

21 Z abad his son, 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 their livestock.

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

22 T heir father Ephraim mourned many days, and his relatives came to comfort him.

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

23 T hen he went in to his wife, and she conceived and bore a son, and he named him Beriah, because misfortune had come upon his house.

And when he went in to his wife, she conceived and gave birth to a son, and he called his name Beriah, because he had been in affliction in his house.

24 H is daughter was Sheerah, who built lower and upper Beth-horon, also Uzzen-sheerah.

(And his daughter was Sherah, who built Bethhoron, the lower and the upper, and Uzzensherah.)

25 R ephah was his son along with Resheph, Telah his son, Tahan his son,

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

26 L adan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son,

Laadan, his son, Ammihud, his son, Elishama, his son,

27 N on his son and Joshua his son.

Nun, his son, Joshua, his son.

28 T heir possessions and settlements were Bethel with its towns, and to the east Naaran, and to the west Gezer with its towns, and Shechem with its towns as far as Ayyah with its towns,

And their inheritance and habitation was Bethel with its towns, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer with its towns; likewise Shechem and its towns unto Gaza and its towns,

29 a nd along the borders of the sons of Manasseh, Beth-shean with its towns, Taanach with its towns, Megiddo with its towns, Dor with its towns. In these lived the sons of Joseph the son of Israel. Descendants of Asher

and by the side of the sons of Manasseh, Bethshean and her towns, Taanach and her towns, Megiddo and her towns, Dor and her towns. In these dwelt the sons of Joseph, the son of Israel.

30 T he sons of Asher were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi and Beriah, and Serah their sister.

The sons of Asher: Imnah, Isuah, Ishuai, Beriah, and Serah, their sister.

31 T he sons of Beriah were Heber and Malchiel, who was the father of Birzaith.

And the sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel, who was the father of Birzavith.

32 H eber became the father of Japhlet, Shomer and Hotham, and Shua their sister.

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

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

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

34 T he sons of Shemer were Ahi and Rohgah, Jehubbah and Aram.

And the sons of Shamer: Ahi, Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram.

35 T he sons of his brother Helem were Zophah, Imna, Shelesh and Amal.

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

36 T he sons of Zophah were Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri and Imrah,

The sons of Zophah: Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah,

37 B ezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran and Beera.

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

38 T he sons of Jether were Jephunneh, Pispa and Ara.

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

39 T he sons of Ulla were Arah, Hanniel and Rizia.

And the sons of Ulla: Arah, Haniel, and Rezia.

40 A ll these were the sons of Asher, heads of the fathers’ houses, choice and mighty men of valor, heads of the princes. And the number of them enrolled by genealogy for service in war was 26, 000 men.

All these were sons of Asher, heads of their father’s houses, chosen, mighty men of valour, heads of princes. And the number throughout the genealogy of those that were apt for war and for battle was twenty-six thousand men.