1 T hese sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,

These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,

2 D an, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

3 S ons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah, three have been born to him of a daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, first-born of Judah, is evil in the eyes of Jehovah, and He putteth him to death.

The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah; which three were born to him of Shua’s daughter the Canaanitess. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in Yahweh’s sight; and he killed him.

4 A nd Tamar his daughter-in-law hath borne to him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah five.

Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.

5 S ons of Pharez: Hezron, and Hamul.

The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.

6 A nd sons of Zerah: Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara; all of them five.

The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara; five of them in all.

7 A nd sons of Carmi: Achar, troubler of Israel, who trespassed in the devoted thing.

The son of Carmi: Achar, the troubler of Israel, who committed a trespass in the devoted thing.

8 A nd sons of Ethan: Azariah.

The son of Ethan: Azariah.

9 A nd sons of Hezron who were born to him; Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai.

The sons also of Hezron, who were born to him: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai.

10 A nd Ram begat Amminadab, and Amminadab begat Nahshon, prince of the sons of Judah;

Ram became the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah;

11 a nd Nahshon begat Salma, and Salma begat Boaz,

and Nahshon became the father of Salma, and Salma became the father of Boaz,

12 a nd Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse;

and Boaz became the father of Obed, and Obed became the father of Jesse;

13 a nd Jesse begat his first-born Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimea the third,

and Jesse became the father of his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimea the third,

14 N ethaneel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,

Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,

15 O zem the sixth, David the seventh,

Ozem the sixth, David the seventh;

16 a nd their sisters Zeruiah and Abigail. And sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, and Joab, and Asah-El -- three.

and their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. The sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, Joab, and Asahel, three.

17 A nd Abigail hath borne Amasa, and the father of Amasa Jether the Ishmeelite.

Abigail bore Amasa; and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite.

18 A nd Caleb son of Hezron hath begotten Azubah, Isshah, and Jerioth; and these her sons: Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon.

Caleb the son of Hezron became the father of children of Azubah his wife, and of Jerioth; and these were her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.

19 A nd Azubah dieth, and Caleb taketh to him Ephrath, and she beareth to him Hur.

Azubah died, and Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur.

20 A nd Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat Bezaleel.

Hur became the father of Uri, and Uri became the father of Bezalel.

21 A nd afterwards hath Hezron gone in unto a daughter of Machir father of Gilead, and he hath taken her, and he a son of sixty years, and she beareth to him Segub.

Afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he took as wife when he was sixty years old; and she bore him Segub.

22 A nd Segub begat Jair, and he hath twenty and three cities in the land of Gilead,

Segub became the father of Jair, who had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead.

23 a nd he taketh Geshur and Aram, the small villages of Jair, from them, with Kenath and its small towns, sixty cities -- all these the sons of Machir father of Gilead.

Geshur and Aram took the towns of Jair from them, with Kenath, and its villages, even sixty cities. All these were the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.

24 A nd after the death of Hezron in Caleb-Ephratah, then the wife of Hezron, Abijah, even beareth to him Asshur, father of Tekoa.

After Hezron died in Caleb Ephrathah, Abijah Hezron’s wife bore him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.

25 A nd sons of Jerahmeel, first-born of Hezron, are: the first-born Ram, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, Ahijah.

The sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were Ram the firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah.

26 A nd Jerahmeel hath another wife, and her name Atarah, she mother of Onam.

Jerahmeel had another wife, whose name was Atarah. She was the mother of Onam.

27 A nd sons of Ram, first-born of Jerahmeel, are Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker.

The sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.

28 A nd sons of Onam are Shammai and Jada. And sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur.

The sons of Onam were Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur.

29 A nd the name of the wife of Abishur Abihail, and she beareth to him Ahban and Molid.

The name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail; and she bore him Ahban and Molid.

30 A nd sons of Nadab: Seled, and Appaim; and Seled dieth without sons.

The sons of Nadab: Seled and Appaim; but Seled died without children.

31 A nd sons of Appaim: Ishi. And sons of Ishi: Sheshan. And sons of Sheshan: Ahlai.

The son of Appaim: Ishi. The son of Ishi: Sheshan. The son of Sheshan: Ahlai.

32 A nd sons of Jada, brother of Shammai: Jether, and Jonathan: and Jether dieth without sons.

The sons of Jada the brother of Shammai: Jether and Jonathan; and Jether died without children.

33 A nd sons of Jonathan: Peleth, and Zaza. These were sons of Jerahmeel.

The sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel.

34 A nd Sheshan had no sons, but daughters, and Sheshan hath a servant, an Egyptian, and his name Jarha,

Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha.

35 a nd Sheshan giveth his daughter to Jarha his servant for a wife, and she beareth to him Attai;

Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant as wife; and she bore him Attai.

36 a nd Attai begat Nathan, and Nathan begat Zabad,

Attai became the father of Nathan, and Nathan became the father of Zabad,

37 a nd Zabad begat Ephlal, and Ephlal begat Obed,

and Zabad became the father of Ephlal, and Ephlal became the father of Obed,

38 a nd Obed begat Jehu,

and Obed became the father of Jehu, and Jehu became the father of Azariah,

39 a nd Jehu begat Azariah, and Azariah begat Helez, and Helez begat Eleasah,

and Azariah became the father of Helez, and Helez became the father of Eleasah,

40 a nd Eleasah begat Sismai, and Sismai begat Shallum,

and Eleasah became the father of Sismai, and Sismai became the father of Shallum,

41 a nd Shallum begat Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begat Elishama.

and Shallum became the father of Jekamiah, and Jekamiah became the father of Elishama.

42 A nd sons of Caleb brother of Jerahmeel: Mesha his first-born, he father of Ziph; and sons of Mareshah: Abi-Hebron.

The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.

43 A nd sons of Hebron: Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema.

The sons of Hebron: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.

44 A nd Shema begat Raham father of Jorkoam, and Rekem begat Shammai.

Shema became the father of Raham, the father of Jorkeam; and Rekem became the father of Shammai.

45 A nd a son of Shammai Maon, and Maon father of Beth-Zur.

The son of Shammai was Maon; and Maon was the father of Beth Zur.

46 A nd Ephah concubine of Caleb bare Haran, and Moza, and Gazez; and Haran begat Gazez.

Ephah, Caleb’s concubine, bore Haran, Moza, and Gazez; and Haran became the father of Gazez.

47 A nd sons of Jahdai: Regem, and Jotham, and Geshem, and Pelet, and Ephah, and Shaaph.

The sons of Jahdai: Regem, Jothan, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.

48 T he concubine of Caleb, Maachah, bare Sheber and Tirhanah;

Maacah, Caleb’s concubine, bore Sheber and Tirhanah.

49 a nd she beareth Shaaph father of Madmannah, Sheva father of Machbenah, and father of Gibea; and a daughter of Caleb Achsa.

She bore also Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbena, and the father of Gibea; and the daughter of Caleb was Achsah.

50 T hese were sons of Caleb son of Hur, first-born of Ephrathah: Shobal father of Kirjath-Jearim,

These were the sons of Caleb, the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim,

51 S alma father of Beth-Lehem, Hareph father of Beth-Gader.

Salma the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth Gader.

52 A nd there are sons to Shobal father of Kirjath-Jearim: Haroeh, half of the Menuhothite;

Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim had sons: Haroeh, half of the Menuhoth.

53 a nd the families of Kirjath-Jearim: the Ithrite, and the Puhite, and the Shumathite, and the Mishraite: from these went out the Zareathite, and the Eshtaulite.

The families of Kiriath Jearim: the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; from them came the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites.

54 S ons of Salma: Beth-Lehem, and the Netophathite, Atroth, Beth-Joab, and half of the Menuhothite, the Zorite;

The sons of Salma: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth Beth Joab, and half of the Manahathites, the Zorites.

55 a nd the families of the scribes the inhabitants of Jabez: Tirathites, Shimeathites, Suchathites. They the Kenites, those coming of Hammath father of the house of Rechab.

The families of scribes who lived at Jabez: the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and the Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.