1 S ons of Judah: Pharez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.

The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.

2 A nd Reaiah son of Shobal begat Jahath, and Jahath begat Ahumai and Lahad; these families of the Zorathite.

And Reaiah the son of Shobal begat Jahath; and Jahath begat Ahumai and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites.

3 A nd these of the father of Etam: Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash; and the name of their sister Hazzelelponi,

And these were the sons of the father of Etam: Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash; and the name of their sister was Hazzelelponi;

4 a nd Penuel father of Gedor, and Ezer father of Hushah. These sons of Hur, first-born of Ephratah, father of Beth-Lehem.

and Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the first-born of Ephrathah, the father of Beth-lehem.

5 A nd to Ashhur father of Tekoa were two wives, Helah and Naarah;

And Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.

6 a nd Naarah beareth to him Ahuzzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Haahashtari: these sons of Naarah.

And Naarah bare him Ahuzzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.

7 A nd sons of Helah: Zereth, and Zohar, and Ethnan.

And the sons of Helah were Zereth, Izhar, and Ethnan.

8 A nd Coz begat Anub, and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel son of Harum.

And Hakkoz begat Anub, and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.

9 A nd Jabez is honoured above his brethren, and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, `Because I have brought forth with grief.'

And Jabez was more honorable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow.

10 A nd Jabez calleth to the God of Israel, saying, `If blessing Thou dost bless me, then Thou hast made great my border, and Thy hand hath been with me, and Thou hast kept from evil -- not to grieve me;' and God bringeth in that which he asked.

And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my border, and that thy hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it be not to my sorrow! And God granted him that which he requested.

11 A nd Chelub brother of Shuah begat Mehir; he father of Eshton.

And Chelub the brother of Shuhah begat Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.

12 A nd Eshton begat Beth-Rapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah father of Ir-Nahash; these men of Rechah.

And Eshton begat Beth-rapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Ir-nahash. These are the men of Recah.

13 A nd sons of Kenaz: Othniel, and Seraiah; and sons of Othniel: Hathath.

And the sons of Kenaz: Othniel, and Seraiah. And the sons of Othniel: Hathath.

14 A nd Meonothai begat Ophrah, and Seraiah begat Joab father of the valley of artificers, for they were artificers.

And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab the father of Ge-harashim; for they were craftsmen.

15 A nd sons of Caleb son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam; and sons of Elah, even Kenaz.

And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam; and the sons of Elah; and Kenaz.

16 A nd sons of Jehaleleel: Ziph and Ziphah, Tiria, and Asareel.

And the sons of Jehallelel: Ziph, and Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.

17 A nd sons of Ezra Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon: and she beareth Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah father of Eshtemoa.

And the sons of Ezrah: Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon; and she bare Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.

18 A nd his wife Jehudijah bare Jered father of Gedor, and Heber father of Socho, and Jekuthiel father of Zanoah. And these sons of Bithiah daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered took,

And his wife the Jewess bare Jered the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. And these are the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered took.

19 a nd sons of the wife of Hodiah sister of Nahom: Abi-Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maachathite.

And the sons of the wife of Hodiah, the sister of Naham, were the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maacathite.

20 A nd sons of Shimon Amnon, and Rinnah, Ben-Hanon, and Tilon; and sons of Ishi: Zoheth, and Ben-Zoheth.

And the sons of Shimon: Amnon, and Rinnah, Ben-hanan, and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi: Zoheth, and Ben-zoheth.

21 S ons of Shelah son of Judah: Er father of Lecah, and Laadah father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of the service of fine linen, of the house of Ashbea;

The sons of Shelah the son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of them that wrought fine linen, of the house of Ashbea;

22 a nd Jokim, and the men of Chozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who ruled over Moab and Jashubi-Lehem; and these things ancient.

and Jokim, and the men of Cozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who had dominion in Moab, and Jashubilehem. And the records are ancient.

23 T hey the potters and inhabitants of Netaim and Gedera; with the king in his work they dwelt there.

These were the potters, and the inhabitants of Netaim and Gederah: there they dwelt with the king for his work.

24 S ons of Simeon: Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul;

The sons of Simeon: Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul;

25 S hallum his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his son.

Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his son.

26 A nd sons of Mishma: Hammuel his son, Zacchur his son, Shimei his son.

And the sons of Mishma: Hammuel his son, Zaccur his son, Shimei his son.

27 A nd to Shimei sixteen sons and six daughters, and to his brethren there are not many sons, and none of their families have multiplied as much as the sons of Judah.

And Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brethren had not many children, neither did all their family multiply like to the children of Judah.

28 A nd they dwell in Beer-Sheba, and Moladah, and Hazar-Shaul,

And they dwelt at Beer-sheba, and Moladah, and Hazarshual,

29 a nd in Bilhah, and in Ezem, and in Tolad,

and at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad,

30 a nd in Bethuel, and in Hormah, and in Ziklag,

and at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag,

31 a nd in Beth-Marcaboth, and in Hazar-Susim, and in Beth-Birei, and in Shaarim; these their cities till the reigning of David.

and at Beth-marcaboth, and Hazar-susim, and at Beth-biri, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities unto the reign of David.

32 A nd their villages Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities,

And their villages were Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities;

33 a nd all their villages that round about these cities unto Baal; these their dwellings, and they have their genealogy:

and all their villages that were round about the same cities, unto Baal. These were their habitations, and they have their genealogy.

34 e ven Meshobab, and Jamlech, and Joshah son of Amaziah,

And Meshobab, and Jamlech, and Joshah the son of Amaziah,

35 a nd Joel, and Jehu son of Josibiah, son of Seraiah, son of Asiel,

and Joel, and Jehu the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel,

36 a nd Elioenai, and Jaakobah, and Jeshohaiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel, and Jesimiel, and Benaiah,

and Elioenai, and Jaakobah, and Jeshohaiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel, and Jesimiel, and Benaiah,

37 a nd Ziza son of Shiphi, son of Allon, son of Jedaiah, son of Shimri, son of Shemaiah.

and Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah-

38 T hese who are coming in by name princes in their families, and the house of their fathers have broken forth into a multitude;

these mentioned by name were princes in their families: and their fathers' houses increased greatly.

39 a nd they go to the entrance of Gedor, unto the east of the valley, to seek pasture for their flock,

And they went to the entrance of Gedor, even unto the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.

40 a nd they find pasture, fat and good, and the land broad of sides, and quiet, and safe, for of Ham are those dwelling there before.

And they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for they that dwelt there aforetime were of Ham.

41 A nd these who are written by name come in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and smite their tents, and the habitations that have been found there, and devote them to destruction unto this day, and dwell in their stead, because pasture for their flock there.

And these written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and smote their tents, and the Meunim that were found there, and destroyed them utterly unto this day, and dwelt in their stead; because there was pasture there for their flocks.

42 A nd of them, of the sons of Simeon, there have gone to mount Seir, five hundred men, and Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, sons of Ishi, at their head,

And some of them, even of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men, went to mount Seir, having for their captains Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi.

43 a nd they smite the remnant of those escaped of Amalek, and dwell there unto this day.

And they smote the remnant of the Amalekites that escaped, and have dwelt there unto this day.