1 A s to sons of Reuben, first-born of Israel -- for he the first-born, and on account of his profaning the couch of his father hath his birthright been given to the sons of Joseph son of Israel, and not to be reckoned by genealogy for the birthright,

Reuben was the first-born son of Israel but because he sinned against his father’s marriage bed, his birth-right was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel. Reuben is not written down in the family names by his birth-right.

2 f or Judah hath been mighty over his brother, and for leader above him, and the birthright to Joseph.

Judah became stronger than his brothers, and a prince came from him. But the birth-right belonged to Joseph.

3 S ons of Reuben, first-born of Israel: Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

The sons of Reuben the first-born of Israel were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron and Carmi.

4 S ons of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,

The sons of Joel were Shemaiah, Gog his son, Shimei his son,

5 M icah his son, Reaiah his son, Baal his son,

Micah his son, Reaiah his son, Baal his son,

6 B eerah his son, whom Tilgath-Pilneser king of Asshur removed; he prince of the Reubenite.

and Beerah his son. Beerah was the one whom Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria carried away to a strange land. He was a leader of the Reubenites.

7 A nd his brethren, by their families, in the genealogy of their generations, heads: Jeiel, and Zechariah,

These are his brothers by their families, from the writings of their family names. There was Jeiel the leader, then Zechariah,

8 a nd Bela son of Azaz, son of Shema, son of Joel -- he is dwelling in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baal-Meon;

and Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who lived in Aroer as far as Nebo and Baal-meon.

9 a nd at the east he dwelt even unto the entering in of the wilderness, even from the river Phrat, for their cattle were multiplied in the land of Gilead.

He lived as far east as the beginning of the desert this side of the Euphrates River, because their cattle had become too many for the land of Gilead.

10 A nd in the days of Saul they have made war with the Hagarites, who fall by their hand, and they dwell in their tents over all the face of the east of Gilead.

In the days of Saul they made war with the Hagrites and killed them. So they lived in their tents over all the land east of Gilead. The Family of Gad

11 A nd the sons of Gad, over-against them have dwelt in the land of Bashan unto Salcah,

The sons of Gad lived beside them in the land of Bashan as far as Salecah.

12 J oel the head, and Shapham the second, and Jaanai and Shaphat in Bashan;

Joel was the leader. Then there was Shapham, then Janai, and Shaphat in Bashan.

13 a nd their brethren of the house of their fathers Michael, and Meshullam, and Sheba, and Jorai, and Jachan, and Zia, and Heber, seven.

Their seven brothers of their fathers’ houses were Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber.

14 T hese sons of Abihail son of Huri, son of Jaroah, son of Gilead, son of Michael, son of Jeshishai, son of Jahdo, son of Buz;

These were the sons of Abihail, the son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz.

15 A hi son of Abdiel, son of Guni, head of the house of their fathers;

Ahi the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, was head of their fathers’ houses.

16 a nd they dwell in Gilead in Bashan, and in her small towns, and in all suburbs of Sharon, upon their outskirts;

They lived in Gilead, in Bashan and its towns, and in all the fields of Sharon as far as they go.

17 a ll of them reckoned themselves by genealogy in the days of Jotham king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel.

All of these were added to the family names in the days of King Jotham of Judah and King Jeroboam of Israel.

18 S ons of Reuben, and the Gadite, and the half of the tribe of Manasseh, of sons of valour, men bearing shield and sword, and treading bow, and taught in battle, forty and four thousand and seven hundred and sixty, going out to the host.

The sons of Reuben, the Gadites and the half-family group of Manasseh were powerful soldiers. They carried the battle-covering and the sword, and shot with the bow. They were able men in battle. There were 44, 760 of them who went to war.

19 A nd they make war with the Hagarites, and Jetur, and Naphish, and Nodab,

They made war against the Hagrites, Jetur, Naphish and Nodab.

20 a nd they are helped against them, and the Hagarites are given into their hand, and all who with them, for they cried to God in battle, and He was entreated of them, because they trusted in Him.

They were given help against them, and the Hagrites and all who were with them were given into their hand. They cried out to God in the battle. He gave them what they asked for, because they trusted in Him.

21 A nd they take captive their cattle, of their camels fifty thousand, and of sheep two hundred and fifty thousand, and of asses two thousand, and of human beings a hundred thousand;

They took away their animals, 50, 000 camels, 250, 000 sheep, 2, 000 donkeys, and 100, 000 men.

22 f or many have fallen pierced, for of God the battle; and they dwell in their stead till the removal.

Many were killed, because the war was of God. They lived in their place until they were taken away by Assyria. The Family of Manasseh East of the Jordan River

23 A nd the sons of the half of the tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the land, from Bashan unto Baal-Hermon, and Senir, and mount Hermon, they have multiplied.

The sons of the half-family group of Manasseh lived in the land. There were many of them from Bashan to Baal-hermon, Senir and Mount Hermon.

24 A nd these heads of the house of their fathers, even Epher, and Ishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, men mighty in valour, men of name, heads to the house of their fathers.

The heads of their fathers’ houses were Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel. They were powerful soldiers, men whose names were well-known. And they were heads of their fathers’ houses.

25 A nd they trespass against the God of their fathers, and go a-whoring after the gods of the peoples of the land whom God destroyed from their presence;

But they sinned against the God of their fathers. They sold themselves to the gods of the people of the land, whom God had destroyed before them.

26 a nd stir up doth the God of Israel the spirit of Pul king of Asshur, and the spirit of Tilgath-Pilneser king of Asshur, and he removeth them -- even the Reubenite, and the Gadite, and the half of the tribe of Manasseh -- and bringeth them in to Halah, and Habor, and Hara, and the river of Gozan unto this day.

So the God of Israel moved the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, also known as Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria. And he carried the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-family group of Manasseh away to a strange land. He brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the river of Gozan. And they are there to this day.