The Descendants of Issachar 1 CPDV Now the sons of Issachar were Tola and Puah, Jashub and Shimron, four. BSB BSB: The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron—four in all.
2 CPDV The sons of Tola: Uzzi, and Rephaiah, and Jeriel, and Jahmai, and Ibsam, and Shemuel, leaders according to the houses of their kindred. From the stock of Tola, there were numbered, in the days of David, twenty-two thousand six hundred very strong men. BSB BSB: The sons of Tola: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Shemuel, the heads of their families. In the days of David, 22,600 descendants of Tola were numbered in their genealogies as mighty men of valor.
3 CPDV The sons of Uzzi: Izrahiah, from whom were born: Michael, and Obadiah, and Joel, and Isshiah; all five were leaders. BSB BSB: The son of Uzzi: Izrahiah. The sons of Izrahiah: Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah. All five of them were chiefs.
4 CPDV And with them, by their families and peoples, there were thirty-six thousand very strong men, girded for battle. And they had many wives and children. BSB BSB: In addition to them, according to their genealogy, they had 36,000 troops for battle, for they had many wives and children.
5 CPDV Also, their brothers, throughout all the kindred of Issachar, were numbered as eighty-seven thousand, very fit for battle. BSB BSB: Their kinsmen belonging to all the families of Issachar who were mighty men of valor totaled 87,000, as listed in their genealogies.
The Descendants of Benjamin 6 CPDV The sons of Benjamin: Bela, and Becher, and Jediael, three. BSB BSB: The three sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, and Jediael.
7 CPDV The sons of Bela: Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth and Iri, five leaders of families, also very fit for battle; and their number was twenty-two thousand thirty-four. BSB BSB: The sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri, heads of their families—five in all. There were 22,034 mighty men of valor listed in their genealogies.
8 CPDV Now 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. BSB BSB: The sons of Becher: Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth; all these were Becher’s sons.
9 CPDV And they were numbered according to their families, by the leaders of their kindred, very strong in warfare, twenty thousand and two hundred. BSB BSB: Their genealogies were recorded according to the heads of their families—20,200 mighty men of valor.
10 CPDV And the sons of Jediael: Bilhan, and the sons of Bilhan: Jeush, and Benjamin, and Ehud, and Chenaanah, and Zethan, and Tarshish, and Ahishahar. BSB BSB: The son of Jediael: Bilhan. The sons of Bilhan: Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar.
11 CPDV All these were sons of Jediael, the leaders of their kindred, very strong men, seventeen thousand and two hundred, going forth to battle. BSB BSB: All these sons of Jediael were heads of their families, mighty men of valor; there were 17,200 fit for battle.
12 CPDV Also, Shuppim and Huppim, the sons of Ir; and Hushim, sons of Aher. BSB BSB: The Shuppites and Huppites were descendants of Ir, and the Hushites were descendants of Aher.
The Descendants of Naphtali 13 CPDV Then the sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shallum, sons of Bilhah. BSB BSB: The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum—the descendants of Bilhah.
The Descendants of Manasseh 14 CPDV Also, the son of Manasseh: Asriel. And his concubine, a Syrian, bore Machir, the father of Gilead. BSB BSB: The descendants of Manasseh: Asriel through his Aramean concubine. She also gave birth to Machir the father of Gilead.
15 CPDV Now Machir took wives for his sons, Huppim and Shuppim. And he had a sister named Maacah; but the name of the second was Zelophehad, and daughters were born to Zelophehad. BSB BSB: Machir took a wife from among the Huppites and Shuppites. The name of his sister was Maacah. Another descendant was named Zelophehad, who had only daughters.
16 CPDV And Maacah, the wife of Machir, bore a son, and she called his name Peresh. And the name of his brother was Sheresh. And his sons were Ulam and Rakem. BSB BSB: Machir’s wife Maacah gave birth to a son, and she named him Peresh. His brother was named Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rekem.
17 CPDV Then the son of Ulam: Bedan. These are the sons of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh. BSB BSB: The son of Ulam: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead son of Machir, the son of Manasseh.
18 CPDV And his sister, Regina, bore Ishhod, and Abiezer, and Mahlah. BSB BSB: His sister Hammolecheth gave birth to Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.
19 CPDV Now the sons of Shemida were Ahian, and Shechem, and Likhi and Aniam. BSB BSB: And these were the sons of Shemida: Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.
The Descendants of Ephraim 20 CPDV And the sons of Ephraim: Shuthelah, Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eleadah his son, Tahath his son, whose son was Zabad, BSB BSB: The descendants of Ephraim: Shuthelah, Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eleadah his son, Tahath his son,
21 CPDV and his son was Shuthelah, and his son was Ezer, and also Elead. But the men indigenous to Gath killed them, because they had descended to invade their possessions. BSB BSB: Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his son. Ezer and Elead were killed by the natives of Gath, because they went down to steal their livestock.
22 CPDV And so their father, Ephraim, mourned for many days; and his brothers arrived, so that they might console him. BSB BSB: Their father Ephraim mourned for many days, and his relatives came to comfort him.
23 CPDV And he entered to his wife; she conceived and bore a son. And he called his name Beriah, because he rose up during a time of evil for his house. BSB BSB: And again he slept with his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. So he named him Beriah, because tragedy had come upon his house.
24 CPDV Now his daughter was Sheerah, who built lower and upper Beth-horon, and also Uzzen-sheerah. BSB BSB: His daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth-horon, as well as Uzzen-sheerah.
25 CPDV And Rephah was his son, and Resheph, and Telah, from whom was born Tahan, BSB BSB: Additionally, Rephah was his son, Resheph his son, Telah his son, Tahan his son,
26 CPDV who conceived Ladan. And his son was Ammihud, who conceived Elishama, BSB BSB: Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son,
27 CPDV from whom was born Nun, who had Joshua as a son. BSB BSB: Nun his son, and Joshua his son.
28 CPDV Now their possessions and habitations were: Bethel with her daughters, and toward the east, Naaran, and toward the western region, Gezer and her daughters, as well as Shechem with her daughters, as far as Ayyah with her daughters; BSB BSB: Their holdings and settlements included Bethel and its villages, Naaran to the east, Gezer and its villages to the west, and Shechem and its villages as far as Ayyah and its villages.
29 CPDV also, beside the sons of Manasseh, Bethshean and her daughters, Taanach and her daughters, Megiddo and her daughters, Dor and her daughters. In these places, there lived the sons of Joseph, the son of Israel. BSB BSB: And along the borders of Manasseh were Beth-shean, Taanach, Megiddo, and Dor, together with their villages. The descendants of Joseph son of Israel lived in these towns.
The Descendants of Asher 30 CPDV The sons of Asher: Imnah, and Ishvah, and Ishvi, and Beriah, and Serah their sister. BSB BSB: The children of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah.
31 CPDV And the sons of Beriah: Heber, and Malchiel, the same is the father of Birzaith. BSB BSB: The sons of Beriah: Heber, as well as Malchiel, who was the father of Birzaith.
32 CPDV Now Heber conceived Japhlet, and Shomer, and Hotham, and their sister Shua. BSB BSB: Heber was the father of Japhlet, Shomer, and Hotham, and of their sister Shua.
33 CPDV The sons of Japhlet: Pasach, and Bimhal, and Ashvath; these are the sons of Japhlet. BSB BSB: The sons of Japhlet: Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These were Japhlet’s sons.
34 CPDV Then the sons of Shomer: Ahi, and Rohgah, and Jehubbah, and Aram. BSB BSB: The sons of Shemer: Ahi, Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram.
35 CPDV And the sons of Helem, his brother: Zophah, and Imna, and Shelesh, and Amal. BSB BSB: The sons of his brother Helem: Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal.
36 CPDV The sons of Zophah: Suah, Harnepher, and Shual, and Beri, and Imrah, BSB BSB: The sons of Zophah: Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah,
37 CPDV Bezer, and Hod, and Shamma, and Shilshah, and Ithran, and Beera. BSB BSB: Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran, and Beera.
38 CPDV The sons of Jether: Jephunneh, and Pispa, and Ara. BSB BSB: The sons of Jether: Jephunneh, Pispa, and Ara.
39 CPDV Then the sons of Ulla: Arah, and Hanniel, and Rizia. BSB BSB: The sons of Ulla: Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia.
40 CPDV All these were sons of Asher, the leaders of families, elect and very strong rulers among rulers. And the number of those who were of an age that was fit for warfare was twenty-six thousand. BSB BSB: All these were the descendants of Asher—heads of their families, choice and mighty men of valor, and chiefs among the leaders. The number of men fit for battle, recorded in their genealogies, was 26,000.
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